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You might find something
interesting in the movie
section. There are a number of short videos made by rock hounds and
miners.
MINING /
ROCK HOUNDING / FIELD TRIPS
Travel to
Mongolia and discover its scenic beauty Travel to Mongolia with Black Ibex
Expeditions - We take care of all the details of your trip so that you can
travel with complete peace of mind.
Richardson's Rock Ranch Richardson's Rock Ranch is a family-owned and
operated enterprise, providing year-round family recreation. The ranch is a
working cattle ranch, suplimented by recreational activities. Highlighting the
ranch are the world famous agate beds, featuring thundereggs and ledge agate
material. Rocks from all over the world can be found at our rock shop. Our goal
is to provide "Fun for Everyone" -- rockhounding, photography, and camping.
Always open to provide fun for all!
Gobi Expeditions
This is a well put together site, complete with testimonials. Travel
in Mongolia with Gobi Expeditions.
Sterling Hill
Mining Museum - A world famous underground zinc mine in northwestern New
Jersey open for tours to all. Visit an actual mine and have a fun and
educational experience. (Not recommended for anyone under 6 years of age.)
Virtual Field Trips
- North America
Crater of
Diamonds State Park Yes, you really can dig your own diamonds.
Wagner Quartz Crystal
Mine Wholesale quartz in all it's various forms. Fee dig.
Ulrich's
Fossil Gallery - Ulrich’s Fossil Gallery features some of the finest
prepared fossil fish specimens ever found. Fish fossils from Ulrich’s Quarry
reside in museums worldwide, yet they are also available to the public for sale,
in fossil preparation kit form, or as a dig-for-your-own adventure with a member
of our staff.
Treasure Mountain
Diamond Mine Herkimer diamonds
The Gem and
Mineral Exploration Company Lots of information on pegmatites; especially
some of the famous mines in Southern California.
Juniper Ridge Fire Opal
Mine Fee dig in Southern Oregon. I have heard nothing but good
things about this operation and hope to go there myself . . . one of these days.
Crystal Grove
Diamond Mine & Campground Herkimer diamonds
Lehman
Caves A beautiful limestone cave formation within the Great Basin National
Park
Warfield Fossils, Inc. - Hunting Fossil Fishes in the Warfield Springs
Quarry will be an experience of wonder and education. You will want to return
year after year to the discovery of 50 million-year-old fossils that YOU
uncover.
Starfire
Crystal Mines Mt. Ida, Arkansas
Lucky Strike Mine - The
Lucky Strike and Valley View Thunder Eggs Mines have Agates with the best range
in colors, probably in the world. The eggs contain mosses, banded agate,
fortification, plumes and geodes. The fees we charge are based on the weight of
the mined products. Source for Blue Mountain picture jasper.
Sheffield Mine
Ruby & sapphire mine; Franklin, NC
Amethyst Mine Panorama -
Thunder Bay, Ontario - A "dig-your-own" amethyst adventure awaits you at
Amethyst Mine Panorama. Have lots of family fun mining your own amethysts from
our spacious digging area.
Sweet Surrender Crystal Mine Dig your own quartz
crystal in an operational crystal mine in the beautiful Ouachita Mountains,
Arkansas.
Bob
Jackson's Geology Adventures If you
don't know who Bob Jackson is there's only one question to ask. Do you live on
the moon or under a rock or what? . . . I take that back - if you live under a
rock you probably know him.
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Trail Finder
- Trails.Com - interesting commercial site
Lemitar Mountains, New Mexico
Gem Mountain Cooney's
Sapphire Village - Retail store and gravel wash trough full of Montana
sapphires are open through the summer to mid-October.
Field Trip Planning
Spokane Bar
Sapphire Mine - No, there is no 'bar' at the Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine.
However, the mine does actually exist. This quaint turn of the century mine sits
on the banks of Hauser Lake as the Missouri River flows in 'Big Sky Country' -
Helena, Montana. Visitors come through the mine digging through the gravel
looking for sapphires every day.
Go For The Gold
Adventure Tours Experience the new rapidly growing hobby of recreational
gold, gem and relic prospecting. Enjoy an educational hands on adventure tour,
utilizing the latest technology. Supervised by our knowledgeable experienced
guides.
ToveCo Specimen Mining
Beautiful fluorite specimens
Poland Mining Camps Collect minerals in Maine
Sapphire Studio
- Our sapphire mine is in the famous area in Montana referred to over the years
as "Gem Mountain". Explored and mined since the late 1800's, the area is well
known by the rock hounding public for having fabulous sapphires, and gemologists
consider this area to be a world class sapphire deposit.
Nomadic Expeditions
Rockhounding Arkansas
Mineral Search Safaris Great
minerals, great people, great times, great memories
Oregon Sunstone - at the Dustdevil
Mine. You can view a short Utube
video
about the Dust Devil here.
Crystal Point
Diamond Mines - Quartz crystal fee dig near Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Walter S. Bowser's Mineral Search Safaris
The Stewart Mine Source of world
famous pink tourmaline.
Fossil plants At Aldrich Hill, Nevada
Washington State Rockhounding Locations
Rockhounds
Information Page - companion site to the Rockhounds Mailing List
Kartchner Caverns State Park,
Arizona
U-Dig Fossils - We operate a private quarry west of Delta, Utah, that
contains one of the world's richest deposits of trilobites. Come experience the
thrill of finding your own fossil trilobites!
Fun Time Jeep
Tours Come and enjoy scenic Colorado with a luxury jeep tour at an economy
price.
Gold City Gem Mine Fee dig
in North Carolina. Come to Gold City for a day full of fun and excitement
for the whole family. Mine in our new and improved, covered flume rain or shine.
Keep what you find! Take all mined stones in to our jeweler for free gem
identification. Professional cutting is also available in our jewelry store
along with a wide variety of gold and silver jewelry.
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