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Petrified Wood

Coal Mine Basin, Idaho - Petrified & Opalized Wood

Coal Mine Basin, Idaho Rockhounding: Petrified Wood, Opal & Agate

2026-04-12
Willamette River Rocks, Oregon

Willamette River Rockhounding: Geology and What You Can Find

2026-04-06
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

2026-01-14
Saddle Mountains Petrified Wood

Saddle Mountains Rockhounding for Petrified Wood in Washington

2025-09-07
The Petrified Forest Calistoga, CA, California: A gravel path winding through a forested area, with a person walking away from the camera and petrified logs visible along the trail.

Calistoga Petrified Forest – The Largest Petrified Redwood

2025-04-21
Petrified Forest National Park Arizona - Fossilized Desert Wonders: A large, polished section of petrified wood with a striking display of crystal formations, set against a barren, rocky landscape with additional petrified logs and sparse vegetation.

Petrified Forest: From Towering Trees to Fossilized Wonders

2025-03-07
Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park: A Must-Visit Fossil Forest: Several petrified logs are displayed on a gravel surface, with a scenic view of a river and distant hills under a clear blue sky, showcasing the natural beauty and geological significance of the area.

Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park: A Must-Visit Fossil Forest

2025-03-06
Negro Rock Rockhounding, Oregon

Negro Rock – Hunting for Petrified Wood in Eastern Oregon

2025-03-03
Warm Springs Reservoir Rockhounding Oregon agate

Warm Springs Reservoir – Rockhounding Adventure in Eastern Oregon

2025-01-10
North Beede Reservoir Rockhounding Oregon

Exploring North Beede Reservoir: Rockhounding Guide

2024-11-29
Haystack Butte Jasper Rockhounding Oregon

Haystack Butte – Explore Oregon’s Owyhee High Desert

2024-11-17
Twin Springs Rockhounding

Twin Springs – High Desert of the Oregon Owyhee Uplands

2024-11-15

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Boulder Creek Pyrite Rockhounding at Quartzville Creek Oregon: The picture "orange-stained quartz with pyrite cube" features a chunk of quartz rock streaked with orange and yellow iron staining, highlighting a small, shiny pyrite cubic crystal on its surface, set among other angular rock fragments.

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

Paris Canyon Rockhounding in Idaho: The picture "Paris Canyon Rockhounding hand holding brachiopod fossil" features a person's hand holding a thin, rectangular rock slab with a prominent circular brachiopod fossil at its center, with the dusty ground and a bag in the blurry background.

Paris Canyon, Idaho – Fossils, Calcite, and the Story of an Ancient Ocean




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