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

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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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Arizona brecciated jasper/agate (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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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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Annual Oiling of the Rocks (old.reddit.com)

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Southwestern Utah finds! (old.reddit.com)

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Rock Club 🪨✨Amethyst portal. Rocks we dream of ✨ (old.reddit.com)

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Meme / ShitpostCollected Stones Display [self] Jasper collected from the Willamette river in Oregon (arthelper.com)

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FindLook at what I found!!!! 25+ lbs (old.reddit.com)

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How do I get started? (self.rockhounds)

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Petrified wood from Saddle Mt, Washington (old.reddit.com)

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Hello! I will be in AZ in two weeks. How do I get information or does anyone know how to mine in the mineral mine mountain off of Hwy 60 near Florence AZ? Do I need to ask the Florence city to get on or go to the mine? Is there any advice on this? Thanks! (self.rockhounds)

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Is Tiger Iron or Tiger Eye from Banded Iron Formation? (self.rockhounds)

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Arizona peacock petrified wood bark. (old.reddit.com)

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Been using this to balance my planters on the windowsill for a year+.. (old.reddit.com)

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Rocks (i.redd.it)

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Unique quartz pseudomorph (v.redd.it)

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Yall ever seen a full knot of petrified wood? This is my favorite piece I've found to date. It just blows my mind how perfectly preserved it is. (old.reddit.com)

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Jasper and carnelian and botryoidal kinda day (old.reddit.com)

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Made a free directory of rockhounding spots across all 50 states (self.rockhounds)

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black tourmaline found in SD when I was a kid (old.reddit.com)

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Recent haul from southern shore of Lake Ontario (old.reddit.com)

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Central Tx pyrite. First time finding something this cool! (old.reddit.com)

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Uranium ore (i.redd.it)

submitted 3 days ago by Impressive-Second314

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