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Calcite

Travertine Hot Springs Rockhounding Travertine Calcite Aragonite California

Travertine Hot Springs – Rockhounding and Calcite Finds Near Mono Lake

2025-01-04
Oregon Fischer Canyon Rockhounding

Fischer Canyon: Calcite, Jasper, and Petrified Wood in the High Desert

2024-11-13
Bear Creek Rockhounding Oregon Petrified Wood SIte

Bear Creek Rockhounding for Petrified Wood in Oregon

2024-08-29
Short Beach Gemstones

Short Beach – But a Bunch of Agates and Jaspers!

2023-11-28

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Selway River Rockhounding in Idaho: The picture "Selway River Rockhounding in Idaho – riverbank rocks" shows a close-up view of a collection of smooth, multicolored river rocks and pebbles scattered across a sandy riverbank.

Selway River Rockhounding in Idaho – Johnson Bar, Geology & Access Points

Bullard Beach Rockhounding, Oregon Coast - Treasures of Coquille River Mouth Gravel Bars in Oregon: The picture "Bullard Beach Rockhounding - Treasures of Coquille River Mouth Gravel Bars in Oregon – mixed agates and jaspers on wet sand" shows a close-up of various agates, jaspers, and other colorful rocks, some wet and shiny, scattered across the sand and gravel.

Bullard Beach Rockhounding – Treasures of Coquille River Mouth Gravel Bars

Gardiner Travertine in Montana: The picture "Gardiner Travertine in Montana – rock slab by dirt road" features a flat white slab of travertine with a chunk of rock resting on top, set on a rocky, arid hillside overlooking a dirt road and distant mountain ranges under a partly cloudy sky.

Gardiner Travertine Deposits: Traces of Ancient Hot Springs

Stinkingwater Petrified Wood – Clear Creek Rockhounding in Eastern Oregon: The picture "Stinkingwater Petrified Wood – Clear Creek hand holding petrified wood" features a close-up of a hand holding a rough piece of tan and reddish petrified wood, with a blurred dry landscape in the background.

Stinkingwater Petrified Wood Rockhounding for Unique Golden Oak

Moonstones at Moonstone Beach can be seen and photographed, but not taken

California Coast Rockhounding: Collect Safely and Legally




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