Rock collecting

While visiting friends, Larry and Marcy, I took a few minutes to walk around their house to take photos of a few of their rock cases and specimens. Not only is their barn house one of my favorite houses that I've ever been in, but their collection rivals that of most mineral museums. I would have to dedicate several days worth of blog updates to include all of their specimens. Instead I walked around their house and captured a few images. Thanks again to Larry and Marcy for sharing their…

Rock collecting!

Beach stones. Collection of Lory Adry.

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Every rockhound loves a good geode, and the best are those we’ve gathered ourselves. While it can be tempting to start busting every rock you find with a rock pick, you can usually tell before you attack. Geodes are a specific formation and can usually be identified by their round shape and bumpy texture. These reliable indicators don’t tell the whole story, however. So, let’s go a bit further and give you an overview of how to tell if a rock is a geode.