A site for information on rock,mineral and fossil collecting as well as lapidary information for those around the Washington State area

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Introduction

The Washington Agate and Mineral Society (WAMS) is located in Olympia Washington. If you live in the area and would like to join us or just drop by click the About us link to find out more information.

We hope to make this a good site for information on rock,mineral and fossil collecting as well as lapidary information for those around the Washington State area. Any input would be greatly appreciated so please feel free to email us with suggestions.

What's New

02/07/2008 - Added Google map Links to the shows locations.
Now you can easily get directions to the shows .

01/28/2008 - New Show list !!!. .

01/15/2008 - New Field trip list !!!. Most trips are still tentative. Please
check with trip sponsor for details.

03/16/2007 - I fixed up the members pages. I added all the WAMS and
WSMC newsletters I had in PDF format.

03/11/2007 - I added a few more field trips to the Field Trip page and
shows to the calendar pages.
02/26/2007 - I updated a lot of the sites date related materials such as
the 2007 field trips and the calendar. I haven't updated the site for awhile
and will try to catch up and keep the site more up to date in the future.

Added gate changes to Cherry Creek site .

Added Bibliography of Washington State Rock/Fossil Collecting Books.

Link to Mount St Helens Volcano Cam and Cascade Volcano Observatory.

New Kalama Access Rules

 

Next Meeting
Tuesday
March 4th.

 

Next Field Trip

 

Brooklyn Trip March 9th Canceled Due to Snow

Harrison Lake
March 15th .

Next Show

Tualatin Valley Gem Club

Golden Anniversary
Rock & Gem Show

March 2008
7th 9am - 5pm
8th 10am - 5pm
9th 10am - 5pm

Washington Co., Fairplex
873NW 34th Ave. Hillsboro, Oregon

check out more February Shows on the Shows Page
or
Local Shows posted on mineralcounil.org

 

Rocks & Fossils in the News

'Fossils for sale' seized in US

Mammoth meteorite unearthed

A new fire in tiger's eye

Hope Diamond originally came from French crown

Man-made diamonds are now so perfect they stump the experts

Some worlds might be rich with diamonds

Petrified wood created in the lab

Myanmar builds underground museum for largest jade stone

Miner Digs Up 182 Carat Diamond, and Trouble

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