I can’t decide if this agate/chalcedony is happy or frightening.1mo ⋅ WonderfulRockPeace1 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Deep blue fluorite brain with unique crystal structure from Fujian Province, China. She makes me smile every time I look at her, which is the reason that we collect them, right?3yr ⋅ burndownthedisco1 ⋅ r/rockhounds
I accidentally can’t stop finding this. (Drunicorn Hyalite Opal)4yr ⋅ sherocksherstones ⋅ r/rockhounds
Went thrifting today - found this mancala board and had the perfect idea! 1mo ⋅ hotbitch420 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Lake Superior Agates (between 6-8 oz each) found on farm fields in central Minnesota.2yr ⋅ Snuzgy47 ⋅ r/rockhounds
I found a couple of raw vein quartz stones on my property in Connecticut. I tried digging up one and but stopped after about a foot. Any advice on what I should do?1yr ⋅ Quelor15 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Is this a some sort of agate? I found it on Lake Superior... either way, I am obsessed 😍11mo ⋅ RuinLeading585 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Heart Shaped Rock. Always thought this agate looked like a heart or some sort of flesh.1yr ⋅ RnF_UT ⋅ r/rockhounds
Love the unique swirling pattern in this sandstone with magnesium and iron! Find this combo a lot but rarely with this patterning. Hudson Valley NY2yr ⋅ HoundstoothFox ⋅ r/rockhounds
Found on Northern Arizona / New Mexico border. What is this beauty?10mo ⋅ MissyLissy94 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Found this sandwich of petrified wood, agate, and quartz on the Yellowstone river today3yr ⋅ Pseudocycle ⋅ r/rockhounds
Some of the rocks my dad has found and polished here in Eastern Montana this summer. He's really proud and send me pictures every day when he finishes a new one:)1yr ⋅ m_chutch ⋅ r/rockhounds
Priday plume thunderegg from the Richardson Rock Ranch outside of Madras Oregon that I saw at the Madras Rock show.1yr ⋅ akoski12 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Is this combo fine for first time rock hounding? (And I have safety glasses)1yr ⋅ sonofsig ⋅ r/rockhounds
My current Swiss gwindel collection. Top & bottom are Furka pass area, middle is grimsel lake area4yr ⋅ lunarxnymph ⋅ r/rockhounds
My painting of the Tessellated Pavement in Tasmania, Australia. It looks manmade but was formed 300 million years ago when the siltstone was fractured and then eroded by the ocean into these 'tiles'. It's extremely rare, found only in a few places on earth.1yr ⋅ hazzlaw ⋅ r/rockhounds
A few more smaller Lake Superior Agates found in the Mississippi River near Elk River MN.3yr ⋅ Snuzgy47 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Really loving this Herkimer still in the rock I found at a little mom and pop rock shop today.4yr ⋅ PolymerPussies ⋅ r/rockhounds
Had a chance to hound for some Kentucky agate. Really surprised by the patterns and variations.4yr ⋅ FireRotor ⋅ r/rockhounds
What is this and what are those markings? It was found in Payson , AZ5mo ⋅ Plastic-Butterfly-89 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Some of my beach finds that I keep on my smoking table. They bring me joy and a sense of tranquility2yr ⋅ beefyque ⋅ r/rockhounds
Indonesian agatized fossil coral (approx. 20 million yrs old). There was a recent post with a nice cabochon of this material so I thought some may find it interesting to see it in the rough.3yr ⋅ WonderfulRockPeace1 ⋅ r/rockhounds
A tiger banded chert bifacial stonetool I found while working as an archaeologist in Utah about 13 years ago. Probably my best find.4yr ⋅ Shazbot_2017 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Starting a new shelf in my specimen collection; unusual visible inclusions. Here is my new petroleum quartz from Pakistan.3yr ⋅ GreenThumbCottage ⋅ r/rockhounds
I don’t know a lot about rocks, but I know something cool when I see it 😎4yr ⋅ magickismight ⋅ r/rockhounds
Dug this up in my backyard garden, immediately took it to the saw. An old rockhound definitely used to live here!1yr ⋅ VRTemjin ⋅ r/rockhounds
I love the slightly deformed quartz crystal growth here with inclusions of sharp, deep green epidote crystals. It makes me wonder about the environment that allowed these to grow together in such a unique manner. From Baluchistan, Pakistan3yr ⋅ burndownthedisco1 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Went to the gettin spot yesterday. Not a bad day....well 45 minutes actually.3yr ⋅ www4free ⋅ r/rockhounds
Built some risers for our collection yesterday and it made a huge improvement to our display. All self collected except for ~10 pieces.3yr ⋅ jafrey1 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Latest retail find. Deep purple amethyst crystal free from any support2yr ⋅ Recovering_Scientist ⋅ r/rockhounds
In 2000, I visited friends up in the Petosky area of Michigan. I brought back a single Petosky stone, and have been carrying around this stone for 23 years. Finally...FINALLY...I got around to polishing it. It has been a doorstop, a paperweight, a rock. *Chicken egg for scale, I'm out of bananas.1yr ⋅ SithRose ⋅ r/rockhounds
Moldavite (tektite) formed by a meteorite that hit the river moldau million+ years ago in modern day Germany3yr ⋅ saltykitty84 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Found this massive chunk of Galena (8x8in) Handling Safety? Value?2yr ⋅ VisualThinker94 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Waiting patiently for my new saw blade to come in... I hate waiting...2yr ⋅ GuberMcSanchez ⋅ r/rockhounds
Finished cutting some cabochons. Sonora Sunrise Chrysocholla and dendritic Rhyolite.3yr ⋅ colorforge ⋅ r/rockhounds
Orbicular Jasper I found on WA Coast. Cabachons made by my girlfriend today💚3yr ⋅ uprisingcirca85 ⋅ r/rockhounds
After a large hardscape delivery, I can now agate hunt leisurely in my backyard. OR.3yr ⋅ lisadia ⋅ r/rockhounds
I got a geode opened at our local Texas gem and mineral show. The guy said the pink inside was extremely rare and tried to buy it back from me immediately. I didn’t sell obviously. Can anyone tell me what the pink inclusion may be? It’s very shiny.1yr ⋅ DNRmygoldfish ⋅ r/rockhounds
One of several nice little smokey quartz pieces from a pocket I'm exploring. Found in a Colorado11mo ⋅ smokeythequartz ⋅ r/rockhounds
Botryoidal agate and druzy quartz in a multitude of colors. Ground collected near Silverton Oregon. Beautiful specimen of petrified wood.2yr ⋅ Auh20- ⋅ r/rockhounds
You know you're a rockhound when you've got piles like this sitting on your deck.2mo ⋅ proscriptus ⋅ r/rockhounds
Couldn’t crosspost this from r/Arrowheads. But this one hit home for me! Was told y’all would enjoy. Happy hunting folks3yr ⋅ mln045 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Is this my first agate or a pretty imposter ? Lake Michigan Milwaukee area.7mo ⋅ kalenotwhales ⋅ r/rockhounds
My girlfriend and I hand polish opal. Heres a beautiful contraluz opal from Mexico with some uncommon rutile inclusions 😍 easily one of the coolest pieces to pass through my hands. Never know whats gonna be under the potch ;)4yr ⋅ tickbitdicktip ⋅ r/rockhounds
Gossamer thin calcite flower from Linwu County, Hunan Province, China.3yr ⋅ burndownthedisco1 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Wife said take care of the rocks and stuff in the bathroom. I thought it was quite organized and tidy myself.... What's the problem? Plenty of room for her stuff.3yr ⋅ baldonebighead ⋅ r/rockhounds
Slice of a fossiliferous chalcedony I found last year in Wyoming. 2020 wasn’t ALL bad!3yr ⋅ Lactaniac ⋅ r/rockhounds
Here is what real “Ellensburg Blue” looks like. Deep blue chalcedony which turns pink when light is shone behind it. The largest collection I’ve seen of such material, carved by an Ellensburg local.4yr ⋅ MedleyOfAbsurdity ⋅ r/rockhounds
Anyone else get that addiction feeling just looking at a picture like this?9mo ⋅ sharkmesharku ⋅ r/rockhounds
Hello, hello, long-time listener first-time caller. My daughter found this “stone” in the Llano river just upriver of the damn. She went to rinse it in a bowl of water and it broke apart but we seen these golden flakes. She (13) believes she has found gold flakes but I’m skeptical.1yr ⋅ pewpew26 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Really cool Lake Michigan find. Not sure what the non-quartz part is. Any guesses?1yr ⋅ TheYoungLions ⋅ r/rockhounds
This caught my eye when I was walking along a railroad track. It was just with the rocks they use on the tracks, just got lucky and noticed it4yr ⋅ buddycatz ⋅ r/rockhounds
Everything besides the larger clusters. Nowhere to lie I stuck my hand in a small hole filled with Murphy clay colored water. Around the perimeter of the hole I found minuscule crystals. Reached my hand and pulled out a crystal then started digging- PA2yr ⋅ nighwalkerjysn ⋅ r/rockhounds
