How much do you really know about Alabama? The southern state is neighbors with Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. However, none of its neighbors has nearly the same amount of minerals. Alone, Alabama comprises around
Looking for some good places to hunt for geodes in Colorado? Here's a list of where to find geodes in Colorado.
Massachusetts isn’t particularly well known for its rockhounding, but for a relatively small state it packs quite a few good rockhounding sites and interesting minerals within its borders. The geology of the state is dominated by vast basalts cut by the Connecticut River, resulting in the exposure of many interesting finds such as agate and …
Oregon Rockhounding Map. Oregon, with its geographic and geologic diversity, is a unique state, offering a great gem-hunting experience.
Georgia is a surprisingly great state for rockhounding, both for the sheer number of prospective collecting sites and the large array of rock and mineral specimens that can be found here. Home to the first true gold rush in the United States, Georgia’s complex and varied geology provides the perfect environment for rockhounding. Many of …
Are you a rockhound visiting the Las Vegas area? Here is a list of 8 must visit rockhounding dig sites near Las Vegas you don't want to miss
Oregon Rockhounding Map. Oregon, with its geographic and geologic diversity, is a unique state, offering a great gem-hunting experience.
Since before I knew there was a word for it I've been a rockhound. As a young child I would pick up pretty rocks anywhere I could and save them in small boxes labeled with various mineral names.
Tennessee is a great state for rockhounding, thanks in large part to the complicated geological history of the eastern portion of the state. The mountain ranges in the east contain a wide variety of minerals and correspondingly have a great many prospective rockhounding locations. In the alluvial river plains of western Tennessee it is fairly …
There are numerous swimming spots along the Elk River that is designated as Wild and Scenic. Recreational rock collecting is allowed.
How do you know if that rock you found is a geode? Here are a couple of things you can do to know if it's a geode and what to do if it is.
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A short stretch of the beach near Cape Meares, Short Beach is a one of the best destination for rockhounding along the Oregon Coast.
This unique park is the perfect place to uncover your own piece of Earth's ancient history.
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Rockhound on Oregon beaches for agates, jasper, petrified wood, and arrowheads. How and where to beachcomb.
Do you enjoy hunting down rocks to add to your mineral collection? You can enjoy that experience at this unique state park.
With a little planning and a lot of driving, you can treat your family to an adventure they'll remember forever (and it comes with free souvenirs!)
Sapphires, agates, gold and fossils are just some of the geological treasures you'll find in Montana. Here's a list of some of the best rockhounding sites in Montana.
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Thundereggs! Kind of like geodes, but with one major difference. If you want to learn more about thundereggs, then here's everything you'll need to know.
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Ocean Shores is a popular tourist town in Southwest Washington. It calms down in the winter, but this is my favorite time to visit because the agate hunting is fantastic! Head down to Damon Point, the southernmost point on the peninsula and you'll find tons of agates, orbital jaspers, and more beach treasures.
What rockhound hasn't gazed with geo-lust as they looked at photos of beautifully preserved fossil ferns? We seem to be "fond of fronds." (Okay, that was cheesy, but still accurate.) I remember, as a child, studying books and magazines with gorgeous, full-color images of various minerals, rocks, and fossils. The trilobites were fascinating, the colorful varieties of petrified wood were captivating, but there was always something magical about large plates of shale covered in delicately-preserved fossil ferns. For decades I had heard about the famous fossilized ferns of Eastern Pennsylvania (Llewellyn Formation) and had dreamed of traveling there. The opportunity finally arrived during a family trip to visit our daughter in York, Maine. As we traveled along Highway 80, a quick Google search made my heart nearly jump---we would pass just to the north of St. Clair, and St. Clair is home to the most sought-after fossil ferns in the world! You have almost certainly seen photos of St. Clair fossil ferns. Due to the replacement of the organic material by pyrite (and then a subsequent oxidation process leading to Pyrophyllite) the fern and plant impressions are often a brilliant white set against the dark gray of the shale. As my son, Chase, and I arrived at the huge collecting area, our expectations were more than exceeded. Nearly every piece of shale is covered in various types of plant remains, primarily ferns...it is a veritable fossil fern forest. Here is a short video about this incredible collecting locale: Directions: *** NOTICE: I have recently read that the current owners have closed this area for individual collecting. Please contact the owners prior to visiting the site. The latest information I have found is that the owners are Reading Anthracite. They offer permits for off-road, ATV and hiking activities, but may not allow fossil collecting.*** Travel to St. Clair, Pennsylvania along Route 61 (Central Eastern Pennsylvania). If you are headed North on 61, turn right onto E. Hancock (which becomes Burma Road), if you are headed south on 61, turn left onto E. Hancock. You will drive exactly 2.8 miles and there will be a small parking area on the right just before the road curves to the left and goes uphill. (Caution: There is another parking lot on the right just before this spot. That parking area is for a gun shooting range. If you pull into the lot and see some boulders and then several wooden stands beyond the rocks, then you are in the wrong spot...you will need to travel about another 100 yards to the east.) Park in the small, gravel lot, and take the smooth gravel hiking trail to the southeast for approximately 850 feet. Another trail will break off to the left, take it. You will need to hike about 1200 feet down this second trail until you see a small footpath through the bushes on your right. Go about 50 feet down this trail and the collecting area will open up before you. It is quite extensive. (Don't worry, even if you miss the second trail, if you hike all the way down the first trail you will eventually hit the lower, western end of the collecting area.) Google Map location for the turn from Route 61 to E. Hancock: https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B043'12.2%22N+76%C2%B011'35.4%22W/@40.7200556,-76.1941564,314m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d40.720058!4d-76.193159 Google Map location for parking area: https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B044'24.9%22N+76%C2%B008'51.9%22W/@40.74025,-76.1495913,584m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d40.740253!4d-76.147737 Google Map location for Fern Fossil collecting area: https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B044'20.8%22N+76%C2%B008'26.5%22W/@40.7391111,-76.1425009,573m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d40.739098!4d-76.140698 Head down this trail for 850 feet before turning left and hiking about 1200 feet: Take this small trail off to the right for about 50 feet: Collecting area: Photos from the adventure: Visit our Rockhounding USA Store. Find that perfect gift for any Rockhound or Prospector in your life!
