DEDICATED TO THE HOBBY OF ROCK-HOUNDING AND RELATED INTERESTS ORIGINAL ARTICLES & ARTICLES COMPILED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES         OKLAHOMA CLUB LIST

 

SOCIETIES

 

TULSA ROCK & MINERAL SOCIETY

BROKEN ARROW PALEO SOCIETY

OKLAHOMA STATE COUNCIL OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FEDERATION OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES

OKLAHOMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

OKLAHOMA ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY

OKLAHOMA ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY

THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

SAM NOBLE OKLAHOMA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

GILCREASE MUSEUM

WILLARD ELSING MUSEUM

DALLAS PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY

AUSTIN GEM AND MINERAL

THE FLUORESCENT MINERAL SOCIETY

MINERALS AND MINERAL COLLECTING

THE SOCIETY OF PRIMITIVE TECHNOLOGY

 

MESSAGE BOARDS

 

McROCKS

T-TOWN ROCKHOUND

ROCKS AND MINERALS COLLECTING / TRADING

SPHERE MAKERS AND COLLECTORS

275 LIST

MINDAT MESSAGE BOARD

MINDAT CHAT

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

LAPIDARY JOURNAL

ROCK & GEM

THE MINERALOGICAL RECORD

THE ECLECTIC LAPIDARY

 

INTERESTING PLACES

 

CLOUDLAND - THE HOME PAGES OF TIM EARNST - NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER

EXTRAORDINARY PHOTOGRAPHY AND DAILY JOURNAL OF LIFE AT CLOUDLAND CABIN

OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S CHRONICLES OF OKLAHOMA

LAKE LAHONTAN EXPEDITION

DZRTGRLS

 

RESEARCH

 

MINDAT.ORG - MINERAL AND LOCATION DATABASE

SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY - MINERALS

UNITED STATES GEOLOGIC SURVEY

USDA FOREST SERVICE

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

LAWS, REGULATIONS, & STANDARDS

MINERAL ID KEY

 

Cherokee Prayer

As I walk the trail of life
in the fear of the wind and rain,
grant O Great Spirit
that I may always walk
like a man

Cherokee Traveler's Greeting

I will draw thorns from your feet.
We will walk the White Path of Life together.
Like a brother of my own blood,
I will love you.
I will wipe tears from your eyes.
When you are sad,
I will put your aching heart to rest.

Native Commandments

Jasper Saunkeah, Cherokee

Treat the Earth and all that dwell thereon with respect.
Remain close to the Great Spirit.
Show great respect for your fellow beings.
Work together for the benefit of all Mankind.
Give assistance and kindness wherever needed.

Do what you know to be right.
Look after the well being of mind and body.
Dedicate a share of your efforts to the greater good.
Be truthful and honest at all times.
Take full responsibility for your actions.
Let us greet the dawn of a new day
when all can live as one with nature
and peace reigns everywhere.

Oh Great Spirit, bring to our brothers
the wisdom of Nature and the knowledge
that if her laws are obeyed
this land will again flourish
and grasses and trees will grow as before.

Guide those that through their councils
seek to spread the wisdom of their leaders to all people.
Heal the raw wounds of the earth
and restore to our soul the richness
which strengthens men's bodies
and makes them wise in their councils.

Bring to all the knowledge that great cities
live only through the bounty
of the good earth beyond their paved streets
and towers of stone and steel.