Books, Gear, and Supplies

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Rockhound Library

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

​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

​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.