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GEM SHOWS COMING SOON

For more information about Gem Shows, search for the desired show at the Gem Shows page.
   
  
    

REGISTER TO ADD YOUR OWN SHOW AND CLUB DETAILS
Lapidary Clubs are now able to add and edit their own Club and Show details.  Simply register on the site and use the Contact Us  form to let us know your username so that we can assign permissions.  Once that is done you can then go to the Club or Show Directory and click on the 'Add ...' link or if you have already added your content then click on the little pencil icon to edit your details.

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Take note porn pedlers and spammers, this is a family friendly site; email addresses on this site are protected - your spiders will not work.  I regularly monitor the web log and new users and I will ban your IP addresses.

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New articles added 27 May 2008
Pop over to the Articles and Websites page and read the new articles that have been added. 

 First book added to library.
Check out the first book added to the library.  Its a text rescued from the archives and contains interesting information about gems and precious stones in our fledgling colony in the late 1800s.

Add Your Club Newsletter
Join with Illawarra Lapidary Club and the Australian Lapidary Club Directory and start producing your Club Newsletter here.  Simply nominate a member of your Club, have them register on this site and notify me via the Contact Us page so that I can assign the appropriate access rights.  Once the access rights have been assigned your Club representative will have the ability to produce your Club Newsletter.

Chat with other Enthusiasts
Visitors and members of ALCD are now able to chat online.  Follow the link above or go to the Community/Chat Rooms tab.  Private chat is available by clicking on the person you wish to chat with and selecting Private Chat.  Membership of the website is not necessary to use this facility.

 
   
  
    
ANNUAL CLONCURRY ROCKHANA GEM & MINERAL FESTIVAL 5 & 6 JULY 2008

Opening hours are 9:00AM to 5:00PM daily. The Rockhana Gem and Mineral Festival is a unique event showcasing local fossicking sites and gemstones to be found in the Cloncurry Shire. Cloncurry is presently experiencing a mineral boom and the Rockhana is a celebration of the importance of mining to the town. The minerals of the area are a significant factor in defining the nature of Cloncurry and the Great North West of Queensland, since Ernest Henry first discovered copper and developed the Great Australia Mine. The Cloncurry Shire is rich in gold, copper, garnets, amethyst, Maltese crosses as well as minor minerals. Earnest Henry mine tours will leave from the park at 10:00AM Friday. A wide variety of refreshments are available and entry is free.

 
HERVEY BAY GEM & MINERAL CLUB ANNUAL SHOW 12 & 13 JULY 2008

A great show not to be missed with trade stalls,tailgaters, exhibits, demonstrations as well as raffles and an auction. Food & Drinks are also available.

 
   
  
   
  
    

Read interesting articles

Read our collection of articles brought together into our collection from all over the internet.  We write some to document a particularly interesting field trip but more interestingly we help to take you around the world into places you will only dream of visiting.  We don't claim to have travelled to these places only that like you we dream about it.  While I have copied some articles onto this site I do not claim copyright only fair use.  You will see that I have provided a link to the original site so that the author receives all credit and often to lead you to more information related to the article.

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Find a club or gem show

Are you looking for a lapidary club in your area or trying to find details about when or where a gem show might be found.  Look no further because you will find no better source of that information.  The Australian Lapidary Club Directory provides Australias only source of dynamic information about lapidary clubs and gem shows.  Browse our database or search for a club by name or location then simply click on the magnifying glass to get more detail.  Our directory is the only directory of clubs that provides a link to a map showing the location of the club.

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Learn about gemstones

Ever bought a coloured gemstone for a loved one but weren't exactly sure whether you paid a fair price?  Perhaps you have heard the argument that that cheap sapphire you just bought will never be an investment nor will it ever rival the beauty of a craftsman cut gem, so how do you tell the quality of the stone you purchased?  Maybe you just want to learn a bit more about gemstones or just look at the pretty pictures.  Don't forget our gallery by the way, we may not take you to the wilds of Borneo but then doesn't Australia have it's own unique beauty?

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