Preparation is key to a successful rock hounding adventure with kids. Plan right so that everyone (even mom) has a good time. When we go exploring, I bring a rock hounding kit for each of my children ...

TOP CHOICE OF GEOLOGISTS – The rock hammers of choice for geologists and rockhounds, featuring a sharp, pointed tip perfect for precise rock splitting, fossil extraction, and detailed geological work.

Anthony and Traci Lujan, along with their son Anthony Jr. love to go rock hounding. They say Utah is a mecca when it comes to rock hounding. Two of their favorite places to go rock hounding are Topaz ...

Apr. 7—Pink, green and blue tourmaline, aquamarine beryl and deep red garnet, purple amethyst and sparkling lepidolite — they all lie buried in Maine granite. To find them, all you have to do is dig — ...

There’s treasure in Washington’s mountains, beaches and creeks. It comes in the form of crystals and agates, fossils and petrified wood. The state is rock hounding paradise, say those who pursue the ...