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Rowley Mine Chrysocolla: What to Cut

Admin - March 12, 2025

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Searching Kemmerer Fossils for Fossil Fish

Admin - March 8, 2025

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Are We Running Out of Sand?

Admin - February 21, 2025

Fire and steam erupting from Kilauea Crater (Pu'u O'o crater), Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island of Hawaii

The Legend of Pele’s Curse

Admin - January 30, 2025

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Claiming & Naming Mines: A Frontier Spirit

Admin - January 24, 2025

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What is a Rockhound?

Admin - January 23, 2025

obsidian

Obsidian 101: Formation and Types

Admin - January 23, 2025

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Michigan Minerals, Mines & Museums

Admin - January 17, 2025

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Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption

Admin - January 14, 2025

Quartz Varieties & Forms: On the Rocks

Admin - January 11, 2025

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DIG ADVENTURES

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8 Rocks Found on Lake Michigan Beaches

June 10, 2026

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Finding Starburst Quartz, New Mexico

June 4, 2026

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Finding Amazonite at Mineral Hill

May 18, 2026

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Rockhounding Women Shaping the Future

March 11, 2026

HOT NEWS

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Seraphinite – What to Cut

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What Minerals Make Paint Colors?

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How to Polish Rocks by Hand

Wishing Stones: Gemstone Lore & Legend