Societies and Associations
- Washinton State Mineral Council
- American Federation of Minerological Societies
- Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies
- Friends of Minerology – Pacific Northwest Chapter
- Washington Prospectors Mining Association
- Northwest Stone Sculptors Association
- Puget Sound Knappers Association
Instructional/Educational/Suppliers
- Geology of Steamboat Rock State Park – the PDF version of a program presented in 2022
- Kingsley North – lapidary equipment, supplies, books, etc.
- Bellingham Metal Arts Guild
- Kid’s Links at American Federation Mineral Soc.
- Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness
- Exhibits at WWU Geology Department
- Northwest Geology Fieldtrips
- Gemology course
- Mt. Baker Volcano Research Center
- Stone Rose Fossil Interpretive Center
- Utah Geological Survey collecting info
- USGS Rocks and Minerals
- Rock Tumbling, the Ultimate Guide
- Rock Tumbling Hobby
- Home Hobbies: Rock Collecting
- Rockhounding in Washington includes map of locations
- Rockhounding Washington by Gator Girl
Books
- Tucker, D. Geology Underfoot in Western Washington. 2015, Mountain Press Publishing co. Missoula, MT. (and local libraries)
- Morton, M.C., Aerial Geology- A high-altitude tour of North America’s spectacular volcanoes, canyons, glaciers, lakes, craters, and peaks, 2017, Timber Press, Portland, OR. (and local library system)
- Brown, N. 2017, Mountain Building Geology in the Pacific Northwest. Chuckanut Editions, Bellingham, WA
- Easterbrook, D.J. 2010, A Walk Through Geologic Time from Mt. Baker to Bellingham Bay, Chuckanut Editions, Bellingham, WA (and local library system)
- Tabor, R.W., 1999, Geology of the North Cascades, A Mountain Mosaic. The Mountaineers, Seattle, WA. (and local library system)
- Romaine, G. 2014, Gem Trails of Washington, Gem Guides Book co.