Web Links & Partner Organizations
Below are some of KYANA’s partner organizations, host sites, and favorite resources related to geology, fossils, minerals, lapidary arts, and earth science education.
Our Meeting Host Site
Our Friends at KET
KYANA Affiliations
Museums & Parks
- Cincinnati Museum Center
- Falls of the Ohio State Park
- Indiana State Museum & Historic Sites
- Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
- Louisville Science Center
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- The Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum
- The Field Museum (Chicago, Illinois)
U.S. & State Geological Surveys
- Association of American State Geologists
- Illinois Geological Survey
- Indiana Geological & Water Survey
- Kentucky Geological Survey
- Kentucky Geology (USGS)
- Kentucky Stratigraphy (USGS)
- Ohio Geological Survey
Other Societies & Clubs
- Birmingham Paleontological Society (Alabama)
- Blue Grass Gem and Mineral Club
- Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society
- Cincinnati Mineral Society
- Dry Dredgers (Cincinnati)
- Delaware Valley Paleontological Society (Pennsylvania)
- Greater St. Louis Association of Earth Science Clubs, Inc.
- Indian Mounds Rock & Mineral Club (Wyoming, Michigan)
- Kentucky Paleontological Society
- Kentucky Society of Natural History
- Lawrence County Rock Club (Bedford, Indiana)
- Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society
- Mid-America Paleontology Society (MAPS)
- Mid-Tennessee Gem and Mineral Society
- Midwest Chapter Friends of Mineralogy
- Mineralogy Club of Antwerp, Belgium
- New York Paleontological Society
- North Coast Fossil Club (Cleveland, Ohio)
- Rockhounds of Central Kentucky
- The Georgia Mineral Society, Inc.
- Three Rivers Gem & Mineral Society (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Professional Societies & Associations
- American Geological Institute
- Geological Society of America
- International Geoscience Education Organisation
- Indiana Mineral Aggregates Association
- Kentucky Society of Professional Geologists
- The Paleontological Society
Fossil Sites & Educational Resources
- A Guide to the Orders of Trilobites
- Digital Atlas of Ancient Life – PRI
- National Geographic – Intro to Fossils & Geologic Time
- NPS – Fossils & Paleontology Resources
- Smithsonian NMNH – Paleontology Education
- Paleobiology Database / Fossilworks
- Paleozoic.org – Fossil Educational Resource
- Trace Fossil Image Database
- The Paleontological Society – Education & Outreach
Mineral Sites & Identification Resources
- Caltech Mineral Spectroscopy Server
- Geology.com – Mineral Identification Guides
- Harvard Mineralogical & Geological Museum
- Minerals Education Coalition
- Mindat
- Mineralogical Society of America
- Smithsonian NMNH – Gems & Minerals Collection
- WebMineral – Dana Classification & Mineral Data
Other Related Sites
- GeoFair – Cincinnati, Ohio
- Kentucky Guild of Artists & Craftsmen
- Louisville Artisans Guild
- Rock Identification – MSA Collector’s Corner
- Women in Mining
Periodicals
Online Discussion Forums & Lists
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