My husband and I went yooperlite hunting in Michigan! Found 7!! I call that a success!2yr ⋅ Kindly-Mango1655 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Some plume that comes from a new deposit i've been digging for a little while now.3yr ⋅ Rookie-rockhound ⋅ r/rockhounds
Saw someone's full shelf post and so I raise you my recently maxed out space1yr ⋅ Jayn_Xyos ⋅ r/rockhounds
Cut my first stone! A Virginia amethyst, I had some trouble getting the crown and table to polish well but it turned out great for a first try!4yr ⋅ bobbyisbest10 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Got around to cutting some thunder eggs from last summer. This one was super nice with distinctive plumes.4yr ⋅ defender-of-awesome ⋅ r/rockhounds
Sand Under the Microscope: WSP Sample 0033, Waikoloa Beach, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, USA. More photos with maps at bit.ly/WSP0033Photos. What do you see in this image?4yr ⋅ worldsandproject ⋅ r/rockhounds
Yesterday, I spent 5 hours polishing this piece of rhodochrosite by hand. I'm super happy with how it turned out!4yr ⋅ MimicCamouflage ⋅ r/rockhounds
Took a trip to the Llano River Dam Saturday. My daughter found a “neat rock” that was dirty. We brought it home and this is what it looks like. It made a cut on our smoker.1yr ⋅ pewpew26 ⋅ r/rockhounds
My daughter gave me a virus eating rock. I better inform the CDC.2yr ⋅ Banana_Pankcakes ⋅ r/rockhounds
These were advertised as amethyst, citrine, and kyanite. I'm a little skeptical of the amethyst and citrine. Do these look like dyed/heated quartz?2yr ⋅ j_smitty01 ⋅ r/rockhounds
My daughter (3 years old), found this lovely stone today on our walk. She’s super keen on rocks. I’m trying to encourage the habit. However I have no idea what this is? Appreciate any help please? Thanks (Found in Buckinghamshire, UK, England)4yr ⋅ _finteched_ ⋅ r/rockhounds
Finally got a tile saw! I posted this rock a few months back. Here's what it looks like on the inside!4yr ⋅ gfvvgg ⋅ r/rockhounds
Found this lil nugget on the Olympic peninsula. Haven’t a clue what it is though1yr ⋅ gusaloo ⋅ r/rockhounds
May have found another crystal portal. self collected in Washington.1yr ⋅ Outside_Arachnid_689 ⋅ r/rockhounds
2 hrs before low tide this afternoon... can anyone help ID todays haul? Stones in water for vibrancy and pic taken in full sun1yr ⋅ Keelykalgrubber ⋅ r/rockhounds
Went rock hunting yesterday and hit the Motherlode of pink opal. Throughout the years of hunting in this area, we've found bits and pieces here and there. No longer! We've now nicknamed the area The Dragon's Lair.4yr ⋅ Ethnafia_125 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Rock with a perfect circle cutout. Found in a central MN farm field.1yr ⋅ FerociousBlunts ⋅ r/rockhounds
Hit the beach today with the GF for some Agates. Found one piece of Jasper and quite a few Agates!4yr ⋅ DoorDashCrash ⋅ r/rockhounds
Some pretty garnets from Mahenge, Tanzania. Mahenge garnets are usually reddish purple, but the lighter colors are my favorite!4yr ⋅ earlysong ⋅ r/rockhounds
absolutely love this stuff. got some more slabs on the way and this cab.. need to make more lol2yr ⋅ NorthStarRocks87 ⋅ r/rockhounds
First batch right out of the tumbler. I still need to give them a thorough wash and burnishing but I learned a lot and am excited to start my next batch!4yr ⋅ narwhals-are-magical ⋅ r/rockhounds
Found these beauties while prepping rocks for the tumble. Pink topaz I believe.7mo ⋅ Ok_Bumblebee_3889 ⋅ r/rockhounds
My Grandfather used to take everything he would find and make jewelry for my grandmother with it. Here are a couple pieces my mom gave me.4yr ⋅ kimburlee35 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Firefly Opal is a daylight-luminescencing hyalite opal from Utah, USA. It is extremely rare and only known to be found in a couple places in the world. This glow-in-the-light opal has got to be one of the coolest stones on the planet.3yr ⋅ sherocksherstones ⋅ r/rockhounds
Here’s my humble collection of crystals, teeth, claws, Indian beads, shells, and other fossils(:4yr ⋅ reverse__centaur ⋅ r/rockhounds
As found photo of a Fairburn Agate from South Dakota. I call this one Foxy Fairburn!3yr ⋅ walleyed11 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Request to identify this agate from the oregon coast! It has botryoidal features and is a blue/grey color.1yr ⋅ raccooninvasion ⋅ r/rockhounds
Parking lot pyrite. I've found 3 so far this year passing by daily. Middle one I found today. Unlike the others, it has botryoidal clustering. Very exciting!2yr ⋅ popecollision ⋅ r/rockhounds
Another Thrift Score to Gear Up the Next Generation of Rockhounds3yr ⋅ meandthedarkness ⋅ r/rockhounds
I work in White City OR. Found this in the field next door today before work.4yr ⋅ rock-hound ⋅ r/rockhounds
Petrified wood found in Southern Oregon. Found the lighter part about a month ago, went hunting in the same spot yesterday and found another chunk!3yr ⋅ Delaplaine24 ⋅ r/rockhounds
hotel is starting to feel a little more home like...know what I'm sayin?2yr ⋅ rockhardwoods ⋅ r/rockhounds
Found this weekend, can’t wait to see what it looks like cleaned up. Definitely the biggest plate I’ve ever found.3yr ⋅ TheR0ckhammer ⋅ r/rockhounds
My green rocks, given to me as emeralds and likely so. I just like that they're green.1yr ⋅ LeWitchy ⋅ r/rockhounds
My dad and I have been collecting and polishing rocks for years, and now we decided to do something with them. These rocks are going to get glued onto the Idaho and then we’ll hang it up. Thoughts? (Hand is for scale)4yr ⋅ Huter7146 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Going to my first meeting at the gem and mineral club in my town tonight and I am excited and nervous!1yr ⋅ mewantsnu ⋅ r/rockhounds
A lot of people liked my blue agate from my last post. Is blue more rare?2yr ⋅ postwarhippo ⋅ r/rockhounds
Rockhounding kit! (stuff on the far right is just for cleaning up rough pieces) Can you think of anything else i should add to it?...will list what i've currently got below (forgot to include my 'spray bottle' and yes that is a toffee hammer and it is extremely handy for soft rock like Gypsum! 🤣1yr ⋅ dreadfort13 ⋅ r/rockhounds
I found these beauties while beach combing in Jaco, Costa Rica today. There is not much sand mostly rocks and when the tide is high it Chios away at the cliffs and loosens up many varieties of gemstones. The top left is Apatite, center bottom is Clear brown Quartz. Do you know what the rest are?3yr ⋅ birdieboo21 ⋅ r/rockhounds
Just found while hiking a wash outside Tucson. Any idea what it is? Broke it open and it was metallic.2yr ⋅ az_roaming ⋅ r/rockhounds
Found quite a bit of orbicular jasper this weekend. Excited to tumble some of this!3yr ⋅ Jerdom ⋅ r/rockhounds
My Amazonite haul from today. Found an untouched vein on Haystack Knob, Lone Pine, CA.1yr ⋅ ChasingLightbeams ⋅ r/rockhounds
Estate sale find. What is this? Could this be a slice of petrified wood?3yr ⋅ AnnSansE ⋅ r/rockhounds
Boulder Opal maybe? I was gifted this and am trying to find the value, if you could help that would be awesome ! There’s definite orange and red flashes in the light. But mostly blue !3yr ⋅ another4now ⋅ r/rockhounds
Beautiful people of the earth. Once again your great knowledge is needed . what is this specimen ?2yr ⋅ MysteriousVersion84 ⋅ r/rockhounds
So the girlfriend and I bought a house here in Virginia, I thought it was just a stump but after further examination... thought some of you may enjoy the sight?4yr ⋅ cspringerVA ⋅ r/rockhounds
My son and I found some Jasper today on our hike. This was our favorite.4yr ⋅ CommutingTurtle ⋅ r/rockhounds
Some what I think are beryl but what is probably quartz crystals, ima test em when I get home. Bethel ct2yr ⋅ tacticalloon2 ⋅ r/rockhounds
