minerals

Hello! I live in Hot Springs, Arkansas and I've recently started diving into the world of crystal/mineral collecting! I've only just scratched the surface of this topic/hobby, so I'm hoping to learn a lot as I go! I am just curious if anyone else lives in the same state, where you typically go...

So I found this today in Masontown, PA outside of an abandoned coal mine. I was looking for kimberlite but this is all I could find. The rock has a lot of mineralization. There are some red spots which I think may be garnets. Not really sure what these blue gemstones are. My guess is either...

Hello this is my first post here. I live in Buckeye with the white tank mountains in my back yard. I do a lot of single track dirt biking in the white tanks, and then all the mountains over by lake pleasant in Morristown. While riding in a wash in Morristown I seen a small opening in this over...

I dug these up in Sweetwater, TX.

Howdy! My folks recently bought property in Western NC (Bevard/Hendersonville area) and I was wondering how I can trek out into the mountains and find myself some gems/minerals. I've done a good bit of Google-ing, but it seems to me that the only options available are commercial mines, which I...

Recently got in contact with a guy that buys storage units and ended up picking up a set of over 100 rocks wrapped in newspaper from the 80s. My wife and I are amateur rock collectors, and we couldn't pass this up. The really cool thing about this collection is it seems to have belonged to a...

Found this here in Kentucky while looking for arrowheads. Really heavy and very smooth. Found just like this just cleaned it up. Any ideas? Thanks for the help!

My grandfather died before I was born so not sure how or where these were obtained. At one point they were labeled. This is only a fraction of the collection, but what I am most curious about. Thought maybe 14 was Rose quartz, and 19 was tumbled Amethyst but I'm not sure. Thank you, any IDs much...

Is this a gold?

Looking for a rock and mineral club/gold prospecting in or near Asheboro, NC

I can usually always tell but i really dont want to crush it and i dont want to crack it. I found that while prospecting for gold in Northern Virginia, Goldvien area part of the gold belt? I've had it for 4 years now and I'm still wondering, I know it's just a pic but I hope someone can identify...

All I did was wash them so far. Just wondering what they are && I don't have a magnet or anything else with me to test them. The one on top has what looks like metal Bob's on the top. And green inside. And the middle one had a thin crust and is heavy. And the bottom is blue/green inside. Thanks...

I have a vague idea for some of these but for the most part I'm stumped, I bought a small collection recently and have been looking through my collection from when I was really young and these are the last ones I have to identify. Please let me know if I need to take more pictures or provide...

its much harder to id rocks so not having much luck on google.

I could not navigate back to where it said identifications could be made with photo. I figured I would start here. Can anyone tell me if this is orange calcite and also what are the green crystals formed within it? Peridot, diopside?? It looks light in color to be diopside... Any insight...

Hello, First time posting. I have several items that I cannot identify. I found your site and hope that someone can tell me what some of these things are, if anything. I would appreciate any information or comment that you may have.

Hi, I bought this geode from a RenFest a few weeks ago and cracked it open. I have been hanging out there a while watching other people crack theirs open to see whats inside. When I opened mine they were surprised to see what was inside. They told me it was a rare geode and a great find. They...

Hello. I found this rock at a thrift shop. It looks like it might be lava rock. (Sorry for the bad photos... the color looks like the darker picture rather than the close ups)

Hello everyone, I found this Little Rock on my property in Texas while I was gardening, anyone have an idea of what it is?

So i bought three and a half fifty gallon barrels from this older fellow who said "back 25 years ago i bought these off of a few fellows who had been collecting them all their lives from many different places" I am still sorting through. But, i am kinda lost at what a lot of them are? i have...

I left from my work today and along off side the railroad tracks in the grass area I found some turquoise!! I think it's turquoise...

Each picture is of a different Rock specimen I found in my backyard in an ancient Creek bed.

found in south central pennsylvania. Thanks for looking!

Hi All, Looking for some contacts in Idaho. I'm from Australia and may be over there for a few weeks sometime between March and May 2017. I've been a prospector on/off for over 20 years. Latest detector used is Minelab GPX5000. I've founded several Australian exploration companies and have...

i haven't heard of anyone else finding Sapphires in Pennsylvania yet, so i am glad to announce that i have! i have 3 lots on my eBay store for sale from what i have found. (low grade sapphires, medium grade, high grade, all according to price) i found these in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area...

Is anyone else going to the Texas Gem, Mineral, and Coin Show in Grapevine in September 2015? They are currently selling booths for $250 for a regular booth or $300 for a corner booth. There is also a $2.00 entry fee for customers but it will be free on one of the days. Email...

Sooo me and my brother decide to take a hike today at a certain place. After a greasy rain, at the bottom of the hill on trail, we found these scattered among the "normal" rocks some poking out of the did still. I'm no expert but I was wise enough to know we had something awesome ! Gems ! First...

Here is a link to me and my partners website. We are placer miners who hunt for gemstones, minerals and gold. Thanks for looking! :icon_thumleft: One-Time Collectibles Website

I need help identifying these stones. They have a somewhat waxy luster and are translucent when held to the light. They do not scratch with quartz. The longer one I believe is agatized wood. There is distinct banding when wet, but the smaller pieces have no banding whatsoever. The larger nodual...

I picked these up at a rock shop near my home a few months ago. I am going to guess that the light brown piece is petrified wood. As for the others-I don't have a clue. Can someone help? Thanks

Found this large rock along the river on Randall's Island in NYC it stuck out among all the other rocks and I liked the way it looked so I lugged it home, has anyone came across a rock like this anywhere?

Unkown blue crystals ID help please!! My first post so I thought I would post about this piece. Me and a friend were in an area where we were digging up quartz crystals, some pretty good size 4-5" long. in about 4 hours we ended up with 2 5 gallon buckets full, we had to be careful because my...