Resources and Links

Attractions of Geologic Interest

Cave of the Mounds, Blue Mounds, WI
Crystal Cave W965 State Road 29, Spring Valley, WI 54767
Kickapoo Caverns 4850 Rhein Hollow Road, Wauzeka, WI 53826
Crater of Diamonds State Park Arkansas
Castellated Mounds of Central Wisconsin
Baraboo Point of Rocks Historical Geological Feature
Earthcache entries for Wisconsin
Dells of the Eau Claire River
Ice Age Trail
Ledgeview Park W2348 Short Road Chilton, WI (920) 849-7094
Timms Hill, Highest Point in Wisconsin
Rock Elm Disturbance
Rib Mountain
Baraboo Range and Devils Lake
North Country Trail
Wisconsin Geological Localities

Mont Saint-Hilaire

Museums and Societies

American Federation of Mineralogical Societies
Burpee Museum of Natural History
Geological Society of America
Kenosha Public Museum
Midwest Federation of Mineralogical & Geological Societies
The Field Museum
The Mineral Museum of Michigan
University of Wisconsin Geology Museum
UW Madison Department of Geoscience
Virtual Museum of Geology
Wisconsin Federation of Museums
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey

Area Clubs
Ancient Earthworks Society
Badger Lapidary and Geological Society
Black Hawk Gem and Mineral Club (Rock Island Illinois)
Cedar Valley Rock Club, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society
Chippewa Valley Gem and Mineral Society, Eau Claire, WI
Des Plaines Valley Geological Society (Des Plaines, IL)
Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois
Elgin Rock and Mineral Society
Four Lakes Metal Detecting Club
Greenbush Prospectors
Mid-america Geographic Foundation, Fond du lac, WI
Neville Public Museum (which has a rock club)
Oshkosh Earth Science Club, Oshkosh, WI
Racine Geological Society
Rock Ladies Educational Business
Rock River Valley Geological Club
St Croix Rockhounds, Stillwater, MN
Wisconsin Geological Society (Milwaukee)
Wisconsin Prospectors

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Madison-Area Resources
UW Madison Lakeshore Preserve area geology such as Picnic Point & Lake Mendota
Map with interesting comments about the glacial history of Lake Mendota
Construction revealed clues that last ice age epoch was 25k years ago in Madison.

Miscellaneous Resources

Semi Precious Stones Guide
Book: Meteorite Hunting
Interactive Wisconsin Geology
Prof Dutch's Geology of Wisconsin
Great Lakes Drainage Basin
First Illinois Geological Survey 1851-1875 online
Morvel tectonic plate movement model
About fireballs (meteor falls) and reporting them
Mississippi Valley Archeology Center
Geology by Light Plane
Cultural Landscape Legacies
Classzone Exploring Earth
An Online Guide to Sequence Stratigraphy
Invertebrate Paleontology Tutorial
Mineralogical Society of America
Ice Age Trail Foundation

Ultimate Beginners Guide to Rock Tumbling

Learn how to make a battery

Consumer Affairs (resource for gold dealers, collectors, etc)

Beyond 4Cs

Home Hobbies: Rock Collecting by HomeAdvisor - Special thank you to Amy Ashford and the students at Kingston Schools for using our site, giving feedback, and introducing us to this resource!

Maryville University Guide to Geodes - Special thank you to Jenn Nelson and Chris for sharing this resource. Rock on in your geode studies for science class!

Sources of Rocks and Gear

Metaphysical Crystals and Stone Resources

Angel Light, LLC Elm Grove WI

Crystal Life Technology Geneva, IL

Earthsong Books & Gifts Janesville, WI
Free Spirit Crystals Rough specimens, tumbled stones, & large pieces - Butler, WI

Mimosa Books & Gifts Specimens & tumbled stones - Madison, WI

Peaceful Heart Gifts & Books 123 S. Main Street, Oregon, WI 53575 (608) 835-5288

The Rose Gallery Lake Mills, WI

Shakti Bookshop A small selection of minerals & tumbled stones - Madison, WI

General Rock & Gear Resources

Bob's Rock Shop Sales and abundant information for rockhounds
Burnies Rock Shop Rocks, Minerals, Gems, Jewelry Madison, WI
Casoro: Guide to Diamonds, Rocks, and Minerals
Dust Devil Mining Sunstone Mine, OR
Earthaven Museum - Earth Science Education Gillett, WI
Earth Prospect Minerals Plymouth, WI
Gary's Rock Shop Viroqua, WI - Beginners to serious collectors; lapidary supplies
Jack Pine Rock Shop Hayward, WI
Larsons' Rocks and Minerals Reedsburg, WI
Leach's Rock & Gift Shop Nekoosa, WI
Pampered Stones Ripon, WI
Minerals and More (previously Relics Fossils and Rocks)
Rosley's Rocks and Gems Chicago, IL
Steven's Rocks & Gifts Marshall, WI-Cut & uncut rocks, geodes, polished, art objects
Wrap-N-Rock Gems

(Inactive links removed or updated 3/21/17. Links also removed when Google Maps has indicated that a business is permanently closed.)