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The Searchers Local Societies and Links
Educational Links
Mindat - website with information about mines and claims for land with valuable rocks and minerals.
https://www.Mindat.org/
Questions about rock tumbling materials, equipment and instructions.
https://forum.RockTumblingHobby.com/page/rocktumblinghobby
Obsidian
http://www.swxrflab.net/swobsrcs.htm
Interactive map with detailed geologic information and raw elemental concentrations about each obsidian site.
Local Societies
The American Opal Society's primary purpose is promoting interest and knowledge of this precious gem.
http://www.opalsociety.org/
We are the local affiliate of the national Cactus and Succulent Society of America, founded in 1973.
http://OCCSS.org/wp_occss_new/
The California Begonia Society is an umbrella for the various Begonia Branches of the ABS in California.
https://www.CaliforniaBegoniaSociety.org/
Local Vendors
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