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Limb cast are arguably some of the most beautiful “Petrified Wood” around.  But what is a limb cast? Limb cast begin the same way that Petrified Wood does, trees are buried quickly u ...

West Coast Mining owns the Polka Dot Agate Mine. It is near Madras, Oregon and they are open to visits! If you would like to experience digging at an actual mine site you can visit the Polka Do ...

Gemstones and crystals have been used for centuries to promote healing and well-being for humans, but did you know that they can also be very useful for your pets too? Belief in the supernatural heal ...

Massachusetts, though small, has great rocks and minerals found there. Massachusetts is divided into two geological provinces by the Connecticut River. East of the river, the land falls, with a few ...

Washington's Petrified Woods are some of the finest in the nation. The Petrified Woods not only represent a broad range of colors and patterns, but also represent a wide range of identifiable spec ...

Though Alabama isn’t really known for its rocks, it actually is rich in pretty rocks!  About 190 different minerals have been found in Alabama. The southern half of Alabama is a coastal ...

Finding rocks and minerals in Maryland can be challenging. A lot of the good hunting areas, where rocks and minerals may be found, are heavily vegetated. The easternmost part of the state of Maryla ...

Most of the good rock and mineral areas lie in the more mountainous northwestern part of South Carolina. South Carolina is located on the southern Eastern Seaboard of the United States, bordering th ...

Pennsylvania is not rich in rocks and minerals, and not very great for rockhounding.  There are very limited public lands, and much of it is hunting grounds. Pennsylvania does not have an ...

Mexico is another country rich in rock and mineral resources. Unfortunately a lot of those resources remain unexplored. There is a great Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, which crosses the entire count ...

There are rocks and minerals to be found in Iowa, but the variety is low. Iowa is mostly rolling prairie land deposited by glacial activity over sedimentary rock. In the northeast corner, where ther ...

For obvious reasons rockhounding is much harder in Alaska!  Much of the ground is frozen or hard to get to. But Alaska does have lots of rocks and minerals including agates, jaspers, and p ...