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The Green River Fossil Formation is one of the best known and most prolific fossil locations in the U.S. About 55 million years ago, during the Eocene period, the Rocky Mountains were formed. At that ...

Before you can go out rockhounding you may need permission of whoever is in charge of the land you want to be on. So, who is in charge of land management? Private land is just that and you should alw ...

Did you know there are lots of rocks and minerals that we use in everyday life?  It is estimated that in the United States alone, every person will have used more than 3 million pounds of rocks, ...

I’ve been writing a series of blogs about rockhounding. But what if you are wanting to collect rocks for commercial purposes or you actually find a cool rock or mineral on one of your rockhound ...

Fossils are a record of a past life. They are the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. A fossil can be a part of the animal; such as the shell or bone. It can be an egg ...

    We have spent many summers digging dinosaur bones in Wyoming! The Native American word for Wyoming, mecheweaming, means “at the big flat”. A very accurate description of ...

Gemstone Animal Carving Figurines, Fetishes and Symbolism What is my spirit animal? Early people honored animals for their strength and character, and the animal was recognized as a symbol for th ...

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 ...

What are the rules or laws for Rockhounding? Rockhounding is the term used to describe people who rock hunt, or collect rocks for fun.  Though it use to be easy to just go out and collect rock ...