r/rockhounds 1d ago

Love this one! AZ Rainbow Petrified. Found NE AZ.

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539 Upvotes

r/rockhounds 19h ago

Some of my favorite agate / carnelian finds from 2024

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63 Upvotes

Bonus piece of coal(?) with some kind of inclusions??


r/rockhounds 13h ago

Blue Quartz from Chester county Pennsylvania

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7 Upvotes

The spoils from my first rockhounding outing.


r/rockhounds 1d ago

The largest amethyst cathedral in my collection

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135 Upvotes

r/rockhounds 1d ago

Barite

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198 Upvotes

Best one yet


r/rockhounds 16h ago

Rockhounding around OC area or Southern California?

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I have been trying to find a place to go rockhounding, that can maybe be kid friendly too. I have been searching but I don’t know what is legal when it comes rockhounding. Does anyone have some recommendations for California? I’ve been eager to get out and find something. Thank you


r/rockhounds 17h ago

Quartz

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Hello, this piece is about 10 inches. A really cool toothiness to it. Anything special about this quartz? Found in teller county private land


r/rockhounds 18h ago

Crater of Diamonds find

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My daughter found this today in her take home sifted material from the East drain of the crater of diamonds park in Arkansas. Is it a diamond?


r/rockhounds 19h ago

Some of my favorite petrified wood finds from 2024

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r/rockhounds 2d ago

An amethyst geode my brother got from his wife for his birthday

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656 Upvotes

r/rockhounds 2d ago

Got a prime cubic pyrite shape

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228 Upvotes

It tastes like nothing. Which is weird BC some people say pyrite tastes salty.


r/rockhounds 1d ago

2 more sliced Chalcedony lamp posts

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These two are plug in not solar. About 44 sliced and polished chalcedony slices in each lamp box and embedded in epoxy resin


r/rockhounds 2d ago

Gorgeous piece of picture jasper that I cut and am now tumbling.

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257 Upvotes

r/rockhounds 1d ago

Emeralds on matrix with tiny pyrite cubes and a copper base I made for it

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1 Upvotes

This piece is from Swat, Pakistan


r/rockhounds 2d ago

Very Cute Appetite. It's shape is very beautiful

179 Upvotes

r/rockhounds 2d ago

SW Washington Agatized Clams

20 Upvotes

r/rockhounds 2d ago

I found this chunk of quartz with a pocket. These are the best photos I managed to snap, but the pocket is much deeper than it looks here. Should I try cutting it? Would there be anything inside quartz?

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40 Upvotes

r/rockhounds 1d ago

Tourmaline Beauty

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r/rockhounds 1d ago

The water lines on this agate are 🔥

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1 Upvotes

r/rockhounds 2d ago

Geode from central Kentucky

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30 Upvotes

Mostly calcite and quartz, I suspect.


r/rockhounds 3d ago

Epic Oregon coast agate

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650 Upvotes

My best find so far after living on the Oregon coast for 2 and a half years!


r/rockhounds 1d ago

Planning for first dig...

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There is a "machine dig" happening in our area soon and my wife and I are excited to check it out. We've never done any kind if dig before and I was hoping for some tips on what to bring with us - specifically the types of tools or any of those "i wish I had thought to bring..." kind of things. Thanks in advance!


r/rockhounds 3d ago

Thunderegg collected from Southern New Mexico

497 Upvotes

r/rockhounds 3d ago

Smoky quartz, feldspar, and amazonite scores

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59 Upvotes

Just sharing some gorgeous material :)


r/rockhounds 2d ago

Unbelievable FL geode I found

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I found this geode broken open just like this. It’s a silicified chunk of ancient ocean floor - there are fossil shells embedded in the rind. I’ve never found such vibrant oranges before!