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Books, Gear, and Supplies


Rockhound Library

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General Rockhounding:
  • The Rockhound's Handbook
  • Modern Rockhounding and Prospecting Guide
State-Specific Guidebooks
Alaska
  • Rockhounding Alaska
Arizona
  • Rockhounding Arizona
  • Gem Trails of Arizona
  • Arizona Rocks and Minerals
  • Really Neat Rocks
California
  • Rockhounding California
  • GPS Guide to Wiley's Well
  • Gem Trails of NorCal
  • Gem Trails of SoCal
  • California Rocks!
  • Gemstones of California
  • Roadside Geology of Northern and Central California
  • Geology Trails of Northern California
Colorado
  • Rockhounding Colorado
  • Gem Trails of Colorado
  • Colorado Rockhounding
  • Colorado Rocks & Minerals
  • Rocks, Gems, & Minerals of the Rocky Mtns
  • Colorado Gem Trails: And Mineral Guide
Connecticut
  • Rockhounding New England

Delaware
  • Rockhounding Delaware, Maryland, and DC
Florida
  • Fossiling in Florida
  • Fossil Shark Teeth in Venice, Fl
  • Florida's Fossils
  • Barefoot Guide to Fl. Fossils
  • Fossil Vertebrates of Florida
Idaho
  • Rockhounding Idaho
  • Gem Trails of Idaho & W. Montana
  • Gem Minerals of Idaho
Illinois
  • Mazon Creek Fossil Flora
  • Mazon Creek Fossil Fauna
Iowa
  • Fossils of Iowa
Maine
  • Rockhounding New England
Maryland
  • Rockhounding Delaware, Maryland, and DC
Montana
  • Rockhounding Montana
  • Gem Trails: Idaho & West Montana
Nevada
  • Rockhounding Nevada
  • Gem Trails of Nevada
New Jersey
  • Rockhounding Pennsylvania & New Jersey
New Mexico
  • Rockhounding New Mexico
  • Gem Trails of New Mexico
  • New Mexico Rockhounding
  • The Rockhound's Guide to New Mexico
New York
  • Rockhounding New York
  • Field Guide to Devonian Fossils of New York
  • Trilobites of New York
  • Herkimer Diamonds: A guide for the prospector and collector
North Carolina
  • Rock, Gem, and Mineral Sites
  • Rockhounding Guide to the Blue Ridge Mtns
  • History of the Gems found in North Carolina
  • Shark Tooth Hunting on the Carolina Coast
  • Fossil Collecting in N. Carolina
  • Cretaceous and Paleogene Fossils of NC: a field guide
  • Prospecting for Precious Minerals in NC
  • Minerals and Mineral Localities of NC
Ohio
  • Minerals of Ohio (State bulletin)
  • Fossils of Ohio
  • Ohio Fossils
  • Ohio Rocks!
Oregon
  • Rockhounding Oregon
  • Gem Trails of Oregon
  • Roadside Geology of Oregon
  • Rocks & Minerals of Washington and Oregon
  • Central Oregon Rockhounding Map
  • Field ID of Minerals for Oregon Prospectors
  • Agates of the Oregon Coast
  • Oregon Fossils
Pennsylvania
  • Rockhounding Pennsylvania & New Jersey
  • Fossil Collecting Pennsylvania
Tennessee
  • Fossils of the Tenessee Valley
  • The Bone Hunters: Discovery of Miocene Fossils in Gray, TN
Texas
  • Rockhounding Texas
  • Roadside Geology of Texas
  • Gem Trails of Texas
  • Field Guide to Fossils of Tx
  • Fossil Collector's Guide to the North Sulphur River
  • Texas Rocks and Minerals
  • Rock Hunting in Texas
Utah
  • Rockhounding Utah
  • Gem Trails of Utah
Virginia
  • Rockhounding Virginia
Washington
  • ​Gem Trails of Washington
  • Gem Stones in Washington
  • Gems and Minerals of Washington
Wyoming
  • Rockhounding Wyoming
  • Gems, Minerals, and Rocks of Wyoming
ID books
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Geology Books

Lapidary books
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Rockhound Tools

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​Basic Collecting Tools
  • Estwing Rock Pick
The rock pick is the iconic symbol, and single most important piece, of any rockhound or geologist's toolkit.
  • Rock Chisel
Rock chisels are vital for splitting open stubborn boulders or removing speciemens from cliff faces.
  • Prybar
A prybar gives you that extra leverage for working a rock free.
  • Sturdy specimen bag
A backpack strong enough to avoid ripping or tearing when it's loaded full of rocks is important.
  • Waterproof Notebook
  • Waterproof Pen
Take notes about your finds, unhindered by the weather. These notebooks work fine even in blinding rain.


​Lapidary equipment

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Outdoor Supplies

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​For Any Outdoors Person
  • First Aid Kit
​Don't leave home without it. Serously, don't. 
  • Flashlight
Small, lightweight, and super bright. A lifesaver if you get caught out in the dark.

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