Collecting Cool Rocks! Minerals, Crystals, Fossils, Geodes, etc.

[CluckNDoodle]

Petrified wood from Sheridan, WY area
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Such a nice red color. I would be so tempted to slice it and polish the end.

 

[R2elk]

Such a nice red color. I would be so tempted to slice it and polish the end.

That one is really fragile. I don't think it would slice well.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

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Have you ever been walking through a park, on a hike, or walking down a beach when a rock caught your eye? One that seemed special enough that it couldn't be left behind? That's where rock collecting starts for many of us! People that go out to collect their own rocks are often called "Rock Hounds" but some of us can't stop at collecting rocks in our general area and start branching off buying, and trading rocks and minerals from all over the world!

I got the rock collecting bug really young when I kept small stones that I thought were pretty and especially loved smooth, shiny stones that had been rounded from time in the ocean as the waves and sand washed over them.

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Now that I've been collecting for many years I've acquired some really interesting specimens. Including fluorescent and even phosphorescent stones and geodes!

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I also find all of the different formations really interesting. The image below is all examples of clear quartz, a geode, clusters, points, and a tumbled stone. All very different formations and clarity, yet they are the same!

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Some of my fossils and petrified wood.

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I would love to see some of what you collect too!

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[Dinogrrl]

I need to get some good photos of my collection...
I'm a geology/paleontology major so of course I have a collection of my own, a good portion of which I collected myself over the years from places as far apart as South Dakota and Kentucky, anything from mineral specimens to invertebrate fossils to some vertebrate stuff as well, from sites that are now closed. Got a rock slab with a likely dinosaur footprint in my curio cabinet .

 

[JadeFarms]

Here’s some of mine.

 

[Dinogrrl]

Are those fixed in place on that hat? Pretty awesome

 

[JadeFarms]

Are those fixed in place on that hat? Pretty awesome

No I just put them there for the pic, I also took this.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I need to get some good photos of my collection...
I'm a geology/paleontology major so of course I have a collection of my own, a good portion of which I collected myself over the years from places as far apart as South Dakota and Kentucky, anything from mineral specimens to invertebrate fossils to some vertebrate stuff as well, from sites that are now closed. Got a rock slab with a likely dinosaur footprint in my curio cabinet .

Nice! That's awesome that you're actually majoring in geology/paleontology! I've been interested for much of my life but I'm definitely still a novice. I have some great books on the subject but I think I'll have to read through then ten more times before I can more easily identify much on the fly. I look forward to seeing pictures of your collection!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

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Pretty! I love your little rock hoarding tiny dragon too, lol.

 

[JadeFarms]

Pretty! I love your little rock hoarding tiny dragon too, lol.

Thank you