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Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Treasure Scoop aka the famous Gem Scoop… The original Gem Scoop was manufactured and sold by the Estwing Mfg Co in Rockford, Illinois. Estwing stopped production in 2004. Rockhounds were at a loss for this great geological tool, but Estwing did not sell enough of these to keep them…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Rock Shop Finishing Equipment Polishers, Laps and Saws Item # COV1100-16/005962Used “as is” Covington 16″ Slab and Trim Saw We have a Covington Engineering gently used 16″ Slab and Trim Saw with Leg Stand in stock ready for local pickup in Lake Toxaway, North Carolina. 1/2hp Motor 4″ Cross…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Rockhound Belt Buckles We picked these up a few years back at a rock, mineral and gem show in Arizona. They have a rock hound wearing a hardhat helmet with a miners light (headlamp) and carrying one of two different color Abalone Shell cabochons. The buckle is goldtone with…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Rockhound Logo Embroidered Patches The Rockhound Patch is a spin off of the Rockhound Sticker introduced at the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CFMS) Show in Placerville, CA and at the combined American and Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies (ANFMS) Show in Port Townsend, WA in July of 2002.…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Rockhound “Stuff”…Tools, Accessories, Logos Every Rockhound needs more “Stuff”… So here it is! Rockhound Logo Stickers Click Here to see all Stickers Rockhound Logo Patches Click Here to see all Patches Rockhound Logo Hat Pins and 2-1/2” Buttons Click Here to see all Rockhound Logo Pins and Buttons Rockhound…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Rhyolite Rhyolite is a felsic extrusive rock (extrusive rocks are formed from lava which is above the earth’s surface). Due to the high silica content, rhyolite lava is very a thick, sticky consistency (between solid and liquid). It flows slowly and tends to pile up and form lava domes.…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Realgar Realgar and Orpiment are both arsenic sulfides. Orpiment is a rare orange to lemon-yellow mineral consisting of a native trisulfide of arsenic and usually forms with Realgar. Realgar and Orpiment are almost always found together. Realgar is a bright reddish-orange arsenic sulfide. Crystals of orpiment are extremely rare…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Rain Forest Jasper Rain Forest Jasper came from a molten flow of magma from the now extinct Mount Hay volcano near Queensland, Australia about 120 million years ago. The thick Rhyolitic magma that escaped from deep within the volcano was heavier and settled down through the lighter magma. As…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Strawberry Quartz Strawberry quartz is a trade name that refers to pink quartz with numerous hematite-like needles oriented roughly perpendicular to the faces of the terminations. It has the appearance similar to a real strawberry, redish in color with light terminations seen from the surface. Strawberry quartz is a…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Solution Quartz Crystals “Solution Quartz” from the quarry near North Little Rock, Arkansas is supposed to be the best of its type. These are some of the most sought after quartz crystals in the world because of the delicate points and extremely intricate arrangements. These classic clusters are known…