The hunt starts with small sparkling pockets in chert and limestone, but the finds keep getting better. He spots druzy quartz ...

Oklahoma has a way of hiding its best stories in plain sight. Sometimes, you just have to pick up the ground to find them. Across open plains, riverbeds, and rugged outcrops, the landscape quietly ...

Known for their colors and patterns, collectors are often amazed at agates that turn up on Upper Peninsula lakeshores, with ...

Most people do their rock hunting during the day, but you have to wait until dark to find "Yooperlites." Yooperlites, sodalite-rich syenite rocks that fluoresce in the dark under ultraviolet light, ...

Lake Superior is a dramatic rock dealer with better lighting. I love beaches where everyone else sees gray pebbles and I see possible agates, tiny copper rumors, prehnite glimmers, and the kind of ...

Washington is full of dazzling minerals and fossils — you just have to know where to look. But getting started as a so-called rockhound, or a collector of minerals and fossils, can be intimidating. A ...

My idea of a relaxing weekend away is a luxury spa with a great book in a quiet place. My husband’s preference is to go gem collecting with fellow rockhounds. For years I just thought this was quirky ...

If you’re looking for a unique outdoor activity in 2026, rockhounding in Montana should be at the top of your list. Spring is one of the best times of year to get outside and search for rocks in ...

Deondre Smith Jr., 9, and his brother Devonne, 7, searched for their favorite rock Friday among thousands for sale at the opening day of the Roxy Ann Gem & Mineral Show in southern Oregon’s Central ...

Maria rockhounds at Ore Car Mine and learns how to find hidden gems in the desert. Maria visits Lake Mead National Recreation Area to explore Ore Car Mine with local rockhounding experts Eric and ...

A member of the Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society holds up a piece of blue-green tourmaline found while on a field trip at Havey Quarry in Poland, Maine. Credit: Courtesy of Maine ...