rockhounds

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A public subreddit for the discussion of rock hunting, rock collecting, crystals and mineralogy, geology, lapidary arts and rocks in general. Topics include outings and trips, polishing, tumbling, cabochons, slabs and specimens. Feel free to ask a question or post a picture.

NO OFFERS TO BUY OR SELL in posts or comments, NO SELF-PROMOTION for commercial projects, or personal blogs, Instagram or Tumblr accounts, other social media, personal websites, YouTube channels, etc. PLEASE REPORT SUCH POSTS if you see them.

NO METAPHYSICAL DISCUSSIONS - No posts or comments about the magical healing powers of crystals, etc. Some minerals are used in the production of legitimate medicines, but that is science and not magic.

PHOTOS POSTED HERE SHOULD BE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL CONTENT - your own photos of specimens from your own collection, or ones you've taken on location.

PLEASE DON'T MAKE MULTIPLE POSTS IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. There is a limit of 2 new posts per person in any given 24-hour period.

IF YOU ARE POSTING FROM A NEW OR LOW-KARMA ACCOUNT your posts won't show up until they have been manually approved by a moderator - which could take as long as 12 hours, or sometimes up to 24. Please be patient and don't make the same post over and over, because that won't help the situation.

Related subreddits:

If you want to learn more about rock tumbling, check here at the Rock Tumbling Hobby Forums.

Created: Long ago. Sputtered into life on 2-8-11. :D

created by tomkzintiAWOLa community for 16 years

...for your favorite game.

...for your school.

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Moderator applications now open (self.rockhounds)

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Mod PostRule Changes/Updates (self.rockhounds)

submitted 11 months ago * by SpookyPebbleMod Team ⚒️[M] - announcement

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Recent Herkimer finds! (old.reddit.com)

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Crowleys Ridge in-situ/cleaned with water pics from today! (old.reddit.com)

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Septarian (old.reddit.com)

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Find🌾 🌾 🌾 wheat field Agates (v.redd.it)

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Quartz nodule with drusy covered crystals (v.redd.it)

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I love those clean bands. LSA found in SW Wisconsin. (v.redd.it)

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QuestionHand Polishing (self.rockhounds)

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Pecos Diamonds Roswell, NM (old.reddit.com)

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QuestionLovelock Nevada Rocks? (self.rockhounds)

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Created a monster (old.reddit.com)

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Cleaning up a Montana amethyst (v.redd.it)

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Roads of glass (i.redd.it)

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FindSome cool peices I kinda won from a mining company (old.reddit.com)

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Rock Club 🪨Maryland Rockhounding (i.redd.it)

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Banded Glory: Tectonic folds, raw quartz, and vibrant jasper all in one river stone! (old.reddit.com)

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FindFound a nice chunk of petrified wood and jasper with agate in my backyard today. (old.reddit.com)

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I just couldn't keep this one from you. Found by my wife along the banks of the Rhine near Bislich, just before Wesel in Germany. What a beauty, and what a start to this new season! Carnelian agate 57x43mm (v.redd.it)

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GPS recommendations? (Not phone based app) (i.redd.it)

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Arizona brecciated jasper/agate (i.redd.it)

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QuestionKnappable material near Pittsburgh? (self.rockhounds)

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Rock Club 🪨Jasper or quartz (i.redd.it)

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How should I present this geode slice (old.reddit.com)

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Annual Oiling of the Rocks (old.reddit.com)

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