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http://www.mineralsocal.org |
Parareargar |
Gupsum Inyo County, California |
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Calcite, San Bernandino, Ca |
Dioptase, San Bernandino, Ca |
Jarosite, San Bernandino, Ca |
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FMS, Calico, 1933 |
FMS, 1933 |
http://www.lam.mus.ca.us/aboutus.htm - the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits is one of the world''s most famous fossil localities, recognized for having the largest and most diverse assemblage of extinct Ice Age plants and animals in the world.. This unique Southern California attraction displays Ice Age fossils of animals from the sticky asphalt deposits that are 10,000 to 40,000 years old, including saber-toothed cats, mammoths, dire wolves and mastodons. Also on display are the fossilized remains of microscopic plant remains, insects and reptiles |
The California Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CFMS) was organized in 1936 to bring about a closer association of Clubs and Societies devoted to the study of Earth Sciences and the practice of Lapidary Arts and Crafts in the Western part of the United States.
The CFMS includes approximately 137 clubs and societies mostly in California. There are a few clubs outside this area in Arizona and Nevada due to historical affiliation. The CFMS is a member of the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies (AFMS).