May 15, 2025 · A forum for rock hounds and gem hunters. Talk about locations, techniques, finds, and more.

Jun 15, 2004 · I found these blue rocks along the schuylkill river in berks county in Pa. Does anyone know what they may be? They seem to be real smooth, like glass almost and they are …

Jan 8, 2012 · Muriatic Acid can be used safely for cleaning gems. It is commonly used to clean cement & mortar residue, bricks, etc. It can be dangerous! Use in ventilate areas, wear rubber …

Mar 10, 2014 · Additionally along the Columbia river in Oregon one could go out at night and use the black light on the dredge spoils and find valuable gems. It was thought that pirate ships …

Dec 17, 2010 · Gems can be found in many locations in North Carolina from the western mountains to near the Piedmont. However, probably the most are found from along the …

Oct 4, 2011 · To quote from Monty Python "and now for something completely different". I had some time last week and decided to finally find out how hard it is to extract garnets from a …

Nov 9, 2008 · I would like to get into polishing rocks baseball size and larger. I've been hand sanding and polishing smaller stones and it takes me about 1.5 to 3 hours depending on the …

Mar 3, 2016 · Nice looking vug. I sometimes use a wooden stick (paint stirrer) and push crystals to see if I can find any that are loose and will just pop out without damaging them. Once you get …

Jun 10, 2017 · Propst Farm has produced many Corundum crystals in the past and even some very large specimens. The majority of the specimens are low-grade material although some …

Feb 18, 2018 · I've been scanning over USGS 7.5 minute topo maps, looking for old, now dry riverbeds. I ain't really found much. Anyone got any pointers on locating them? How would you …