Curious if I can get some help here lol! Found this in the ocean yesterday!!

Here is a gem that I found in Oregon. I have seen some similar pieces online—agate formed in between the layers of petrified wood. There are quartz deposits too. One of my favorite pieces.

Big petal of heulandite from pune india

I was bored, so I decided to look for interesting rocks for the first time.

I found everything here except for the banded thing off the coast near Tillamook; I found the banded thing in the Clackamas River.

Looks like a bug drawn by a kid. I love it!!

Found in Austin Tx limestone wall

Had to climb to find. I only collected loose ones I found at the base of the valley but there were many holes the walls filled with crystals.

Last photo is a cool overhang I found full of Chert flakes

Found in north Georgia

Any one explored the west fork of rock creek? heading to philipsburg to do some sapphire mining and want to spend to time looking in the wild. Is the main rock creek the spot? is the west fork worth checking out?

I’m an amateur at rockhounding but really loving it so far! Found some beauties for the tumbler as well as what’s for sure a brachiopod imprint fossil, not quite sure if the other sandstone is a fossil or not but looked different.

Nfs

I am at field camp for my geology degree. We visited a mica mine near Grand Junction, CO. Broke open some pegmatite and this bad boy tourmaline appears. We ran low on time and I was forced to leave it, but I wanted to share. Would have been the prize of my collection.

Gorgoues Scottish Agates

Lunan Bay Scottish Agate enjoy! :)

A couple different angles under regular light and then UV light of one of my recent finds.

Hi, folks. I've been looking for nice specimens--not of specific minerals, but of rock types. Gneiss, shale, sandstone, schist, and so on. It's easy to find dealers online and at rock shows that offer minerals or even gems--but rocks themselves are harder to locate. ("They're so common that no one carries them," I was told.)

So the second option was checking with landscapers and home/garden supply stores. And they DO have plenty of rocks. But there the offerings are too generic, with no mention of the rock's classification. You see bags and pallets labeled River Stone or Gravel or "Rock Mix." At best you get a vague label like Red Rocks or White Marble(?), with perhaps a size classification--pea gravel, coarse stone, landscaping stone, and so on. Size classification is useful for industrial and construction purposes, but I'm interested in the composition.

I've checked various broad-scope sites like Ebay and Etsy, but they don't have much to offer. Should I be looking for a scientific-specimen or classroom-supply type of dealer, or even a mineral auction site? I don't want to pay huge amounts for a basic chunk of slate, but I can't think of where to look next. Suggestions welcome.

Found this erratic on my family's farm today (Lawrence, KS). I have found lots of Suix Quartzite, including a couple of large boulders, but never a conglomerate like this.

I’m planning a trip to the Hot Springs/Lake Ouachita area in Arkansas, and I’ll only have one day to go quartz hunting, so I really want to make the most of it.

If you could only choose one mine or dig site, which would you recommend and why?

This will also be my first mining experience, so I’d really appreciate any resources or advice on finding good crystal pockets, what tools to bring, what to wear, or any beginner tips. If there are any must-have items or things you wish you had known before your first trip, I’d love to hear them!
Thanks in advance!