Field Trip- Ocean View Mine, Pala Gem Mining District, CA
DIGFORGEMS.COM - your link to The Oceanview Mine – The Last REAL Operating Gem Mine In the World Renowned Pala Gem Mining District Chief Mountain, Pala, San Diego County, California Your one stop...
View ArticleRock Hound Run Report 11-8-07 to 11-11-07
Thanks Dick, baby is 3 weeks old and SHE is doing fine. Having to get used to 4am feedings again but all worth it! Hi Gary hope your life is going well, new baby and all. Here is the trip report...
View ArticleFire Agate Mining Adventure at Deer Creek Arizona
Submitted by Jessica Dow… Please visit her website as well: http://www.differentseasonsjewelry.com/ This year Mark and I added a bit more excitement to our annual trip to the Tucson gem show with a...
View ArticleMoose Lake Agate and Geological Center and Rock Dump
Be sure to stop in the Agate and Geological Interpretive Center when you visit Moose Lake State Park. The 4,500 square foot building, located at the entrance to the park, opened in 2003 and includes a...
View ArticleGraveyard Point Plume Agate
Philip has submitted an article to Rockhoundblog about Graveyard Point Plume Agate. http://rarerocksandgems.com/ Heading up the dirt road to the claim, we see Gene’s huge Cat sitting idle. It’s...
View ArticleTonopah, Nevada – Silver mine.
Came across this article on a silver find in Tonopah Springs. Very interesting! Tonopah Springs, later the site of one of the richest booms in the West, was an Indian campground for many years, long...
View ArticleWorld’s Largest Emerald- Bahia Emerald
Ownership Disputed Over 840-Pound, $400 Million Emerald FoxNews.com has picked up an article from The Wall Street Journal that reports a story about an 840-pound emerald. In the article, “Five People...
View ArticleHumboldt Coast Rockhounding. Agate Beach and Trinidad Beach Jasper
I bumped into Stephan and asked him if he would let me put his adventure on my blog. Here it is…enjoy !!! Vacation on the Humboldt Coast, August 2011 This year, for our vacation, my son, Justin, and I...
View ArticleMontana/Idaho RockHounding Trip
Hi Gary, The article for my Montana/Idaho trip is attached. I look forward to seeing it on your blog. Thanks! Jim Thanks Jim for submitting! Here it is! Montana/ Idaho Adventure June 1st – 12th, 2011...
View ArticleGrawin, Glengarry, and Sheepyard Opal Fields.
I bumped into Steven and asked him if he would like to talk about the opal fields near his home. He submitted this article and pictures. Hi Gary, Here is the brief history and present day story about...
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