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Help IDing this black heavy specimen from New Mexico
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Weekend dig at the Bradshaw Mountains - field report
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[TRADE] Ultra Scholar Helmet for Eagle Feather x3
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New here - been collecting for 2 years
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[ISO] Moroccan ammonite pair - anyone have one available?
by PyriteDigger96
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Desert Flats is underrated for farming Hardened Shell
by RockHawk25
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How do you store your cabinet specimens?
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Finally joined after lurking for a while
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in Community Chat
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The cleaning and prep side of the hobby is underrated
by CopperSage60
in Community Chat
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My grail piece finally arrived - chondrite
by RockWolf7
in Show Your Finds
· Jul 12, 2026
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[WTB] Mountain Lion Claw x3 - offering KRC
by MineralSmith30
in Rock Hunt — Trading
· Jul 12, 2026
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Basic personal protective equipment for a lapidary workspace
by CaveScout62
in Tools & Equipment
· Jul 12, 2026
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Digital scales and calipers: small tools that make a real difference
by MicaNomad75
in Tools & Equipment
· Jul 12, 2026
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GPS and mapping apps: logging finds responsibly
by GeodeSmith96
in Tools & Equipment
· Jul 12, 2026
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Trim saws versus tile saws: what actually works for lapidary cutting
by CanyonWhisperer6
in Tools & Equipment
· Jul 12, 2026
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Opal: where the color actually comes from, and why it can crack
ObsidianHawk11 · Jul 12, 2026 · 0 replies
Corundum: ruby, sapphire, and the second hardest natural mineral
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Fossilized shark teeth: a beginner friendly, genuinely abundant fossil
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Hand cabbing basics: taking rough to a finished cabochon
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Tektites are not meteorites, even though people constantly assume they are
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Reading a river or creek before you start panning or hunting
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Public land rockhounding limits: why quantity rules exist and matter
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Desert washes and arroyos: collecting in dry stream beds
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Building a basic home lapidary setup, one machine at a time
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Digital scales and calipers: small tools that make a real difference
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GPS and mapping apps: logging finds responsibly
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[ISO] Moroccan ammonite pair - anyone have one available?
PyriteDigger96 · 4d ago · 0 replies
[ISO] large quartz smoky point - anyone have one available?
MicaHawk10 · Jul 06, 2026 · 1 replies
[ISO] Cretaceous mosasaur tooth on matrix - anyone have one available?
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