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Equipment and Tools

Mohs Hardness Test Kit

Best Mohs Hardness Test Kits for Rockhounds and Mineral Collectors

2025-11-29
Best Rock Tumbler

The Best Rotary Rock Tumblers: How to Choose the Right One

2025-10-26
Best Smartwatch

Best GPS Smartwatches for Outdoor Adventures and Rockhounding

2025-10-19
Best Shovels for Rockhounding

Best Military-Grade Shovels for Rockhounding, Camping, and Survival

2025-09-22
Sifting Screens: Selecting the Right Mesh for Gold and Rocks for rockhounding and gold panning

Sifting Screens: Selecting the Right Mesh for Gold and Rocks

2025-04-02
Geiger Counter for rockhounding

Best Geiger Counters for Rockhounding: Radiation Detectors for Field Use

2025-03-31
Best Rockhounding Chisels: Top Picks & How to Choose the Right One

Best Rockhounding Chisels: Top Picks & How to Choose the Right One

2025-03-12
Tunnel Beach

Top-Rated Beachcombing Gear

2025-03-10
The Best Geology Pick

Best Rock Pick for Rockhounding: Choose the Right Tool for Your Adventures

2025-02-25
Fluorite under UV Light

Best UV Lights for Rockhounding & Identification of Fluorescent Minerals

2025-01-21
Sixes River Rocks, Oregon Coast

Sand Dipper Beach Scoop: The Ultimate Rock Collecting Tool

2025-01-19
Twin Springs Rockhounding

Hiking GPS Navigator: Essential Gear for for Remote Explorers

2024-12-14

Recent Posts

Sommer Camp Road Rockhounding in Idaho: The picture "surface finds of opal and chalcedony" presents several small opal and chalcedony rocks of various shapes and colors, laying on sunlit dusty ground.

Sommer Camp Road, Idaho: Rockhounding for Fluorescent Opal

Boulder Creek Pyrite Rockhounding at Quartzville Creek Oregon: Orange-stained volcanic rock with pyrite cube"

Boulder Creek Pyrite Rockhounding Site, Quartzville Creek, Oregon

Brice Creek rocks, Oregon

Brice Creek: Gold Panning and Rockhounding in Oregon

Bruneau River Canyon Rockhounding in Idaho: The picture "Bruneau River Canyon jasper and river rock fragments" shows several tan, brown, and yellow jasper and river rocks scattered on dry, sandy ground, highlighting their varied shapes and textures under bright sunlight.

Bruneau River Canyon, Idaho Rockhounding: Jasper and Petrified Wood

The China Hat Geological Site in Idaho: The picture "China Hat Geological Site quartzite rock fragments" shows a cluster of light gray and tan quartzite rocks on the ground, some displaying angular breaks and rough textures, surrounded by scattered green grass and smaller stones.

China Hat Geological Area, Idaho – Fluorescent Rhyolite Site




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