rockhounding Tag Posts Index

Why is Granite so Colorful and Shiny? And its radioactive...?

I have no idea in what community to post it because none seems suitable, so I'm going with this one. Hope it's ok. Recently, I picked up an interest of rockhounding

Catch and Release

Hi friends, A few months ago, the family came out with me for a day of gold prospecting. Of course, we never found that elusive gold nugget, but we did find lots

Amethyst

Hi friends, Rockhounding is a fun hobby I like to do, particularly on gold prospecting missions. My kids have started to take to it as well, and my son recently

Gems

HI friends, As an avid rockhound, I am always on the hunt for precious and semi-precious stones, especially when gold prospecting as they are often found together.

My Awesome Gemstone Adventure! Rockhounding for Fluorite in Arizona #gemstones

Howdy pardners 🤠 I have been a busy bee here in Arizona as I expand my search for beautiful gemstones and minerals! This is an abandoned fluorite mine in southern

My California - San Antonio Creek

For this weeks Show Us Your California contest by @thesocalhive I head up into the San Gabriel mountains to cool off at... San Antonio Creek!! My buddy

Gem Show

Hi friends, My family and I went to a local gem show this weekend :). I do have an affinity for rocks, gemstones and geology in general, as my failed gold prospecting

Making Sparks with Rocks - Primitive Fire Starting Skills for Survival

Learn primitive fire starting techniques with me! Starting a fire from sparks using rocks is one of the most valuable primitive fire starting methods. In this video,

Someone once tried to sell us an Ice Maker in the Arctic.

Someone once tried to sell us an Ice Maker in the Arctic. I told them that I have an Igloo to sell them but it's in Arizona. 😂 One of the perks of living in the

Gemstones

Hi friends, A while back, my friend @derekrichardson and I went out rockhounding and gem hunting. We were trying to find lapis lazuli, but came up short. However,

Day 10 #3StepsToSuccess What Kind of Marketer Are you?

Hey there! I'm Bonnie Roberts and I am the 4th Type of Marketer... what does that mean? You've got to see Click Track Profit's Training about the type of marketers

Chalcedony

Hi friends, When out prospecting for gold, you can often find other cool minerals and gemstones. While I am no expert, I keep my eye out for unique, unusual or valuable

Day 4 #3StepsToSuccess Thank you, Learning About Hive, and Going Rockhounding

Hey! First of all I want to thank @adcreatordesign for delegating because I misjudged the resources that things take to carry out here on Hive... thank you so much...

Hiking - Show Us Your California

Hi friends, This post is an entry into the weekly Show Us Your California contest hosted by @thesocalhive where we share an aspect of our California. I had a few

MILES OF ROCKS! How many AGATES can I find along the Columbia River in Washington!

At an awesome location this time! Coordinates are in the video, Here you can find small amounts of agates. The Ranger doesn't like it when you collect here, BUT

What's up the Mann Butte | Amazing Chunks Found!! | Rockhounding in Washington

As you could expect, it was quite muddy going up Mann Butte on a cool PNW day. We explored some quarries and found some large veins of mineral scattered amongst

CRAZY agate location near Portland and Vancouver | Rockhounding Washington Agates, Jasper, Crystals!

Today we traveled up the Wind River in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. We checked out a location we've previously found in the past and decided to check it

This is a Thunderegg from Saguache Colorado

Rubies!

Hi Friends, I had been wanting to try rockhounding for a while, but my knowledge of rocks and minerals is not good so I have been hesitant to spend a day wandering

My California - Waterfalls and Rubies in San Antonio Canyon

For this weeks Show Us Your California contest by @thesocalhive I headed up into San Antonio canyon to find... Waterfalls and Rubies! I wanted to get out and do