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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

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

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

Taft Beach and Siletz Bay Rockhounding Area in Oregon: The picture "Taft Beach coral agate close-up" displays a close-up of a yellowish, textured coral agate resting on a piece of driftwood, with the sandy beach and sparkling water softly blurred in the background.

Taft Beach Rockhounding – Siletz Bay’s Hidden Treasures

Lost Creek Rockhounding in Oregon: The picture "Lost Creek agates and basalt" shows several yellow and white agates along with a red stone resting on wet sand among shiny black basalt rocks.

Lost Creek – Rockhounding and Beachcombing near Newport

Ona Beach Rockhounding in Oregon: The picture "Ona Beach agate among basalt rocks" shows a cluster of wet, dark basalt rocks on the beach, with a shiny, translucent agate partially embedded among them.

Ona Beach – Newport Blues and Oregon Coastal Scenery




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