Earth Sciences The Rock, Fossil, Mineral, and Gemstone Collectors' Thread

[beancounter]

"cave" calcite from Mexico

 

[beancounter]

Calcite from China

 

[beancounter]

Calcite from Gray's Quarry, Hamilton, ILL

 

[Swamp-Dweller]

All so beautiful...

 

[Digger]

That's a beautiful piece of calcite you got here, beancounter.

 

[beancounter]

Aw, it's just my junk, but it's rock hard.

 

[Digger]

Aw, it's just my junk, but it's rock hard.

Don't tease me, big fella.

 

[FortyTwo]

I have a gigantic arrowhead collection, a couple gemstones and this really cool sample of Bismuth we got at a psychic festival (it channels the spirit world or something, OoooOOOoohhhHHh! Lab grown in Switzerland, ooOOOOooooOOOh). Sometime I really want to get into more serious rock collecting.

 

[beancounter]

Sometime I really want to get into more serious rock collecting.

A good place to start.
http://www.mindat.org/

and
http://www.the-vug.com/

 

[FortyTwo]

A good place to start.
http://www.mindat.org/

and
http://www.the-vug.com/

Okay, let's see.

Holy crap! That's a lot of stuff. Thanks for the links. ( )

Some of these things are just so weird, and interesting, and old.

 

[Envy]

What should I think about when getting a pet rock?

 

[beancounter]

What should I think about when getting a pet rock?

Figure out what type of rock you like, and dig it up.

 

[beancounter]

Calcite from Brushy Creek mine in Missouri

 

[MadamSarcastra]

I prefer not to start new threads for just one story, so I'm posting this here....

Boy Found Million-Year-Old Fossil by Tripping Over It

 

[FortyTwo]

I just realized no one has posted this yet:

This Is the Best Dinosaur Fossil of Its Kind Ever Found

It's from early last month but it's incredible. I almost cried when I saw it, it's like it's still right there.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

I just realized no one has posted this yet:

This Is the Best Dinosaur Fossil of Its Kind Ever Found

It's from early last month but it's incredible. I almost cried when I saw it, it's like it's still right there.

I did.... it went here: Post something cool from the Internet 'cuz I didn't know where else to post it....

Is there a dinosaur thread?? There should be! There shall be!

 

[FortyTwo]

I did.... it went here: Post something cool from the Internet 'cuz I didn't know where else to post it....

Is there a dinosaur thread?? There should be! There shall be!

Whoops, my bad! I think I missed it because that thread updates so fast...