Rock Hounds or beach glass hunters

Dig a hole in your back yard and put the dirt in a bucket. Sift the dirt out, leaving the rock. You'll be surprised what those rocks look like once they are tumbled out. You don't have to travel anywhere to find rocks and stones.

By the way, you know to tumble rocks, you have to leave the tumbler running for several days non-stop. And they are noisy!

Do a search for "rockhounding, Pennsylvania" and see what happens. There is also a great magazine called "Rock and Gem".....they have lots of info.

Be careful, it is addictive. There are books that can help you both as to what the rocks look like and where to find them.
Yesterday my husband looked at my window sill full of rocks and wondered if we will come back with as many this year and where will we put them.Luckily we both pick them up.

Oregon has Agate Beach and New Mexico has Rockhound State Park, Good Link
Then if you really want to get the bug, try gold panning. LOL

Don't ever go here.

Glass Beach - Fort Bragg, CA

Pangaea Ron wrote:
Don't ever go here.

Glass Beach - Fort Bragg, CA

I'll be durned! My grandson is now stationed in the Coast Guard at Ft Brag. There's lots of reasons for me to visit and this is one more!

In our travels over the years I have found agates in Lake Superior while free diving off the north shore. Found quartz crystals in White Mtns NF in NH and Herkimer diamonds in NY,garnets in CT with GS. Always find something walking along the beaches.

Glass Beach was a dump until the 1960s. It then underwent a massive cleanup in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but the glass from bottles and other items remained, worn smooth over time from tumbling through the ocean. Glass collection is banned, although most people ignore this rule.

I've collected numerous species of rock in places like Stone Mountain GA, and in the mountains in North Carolina.

Never thought of tumbling - might look into it.

A better venue for selling this kind of stuff is to set up an ebay store. My aunt makes a lot of money doing this.

I used to tumble rocks when I was a kid! I loved shiny rocks. I especially liked the tiger eye, and colorful ones like that. Thought it might be nice for DW, but seems she only likes those boring clear ones. :h