Want to Start ROCKHOUNDING? You’ll Need These!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- Let's Go Geo - Rockhounding Kit
Things You’ll Need: Field Guides & References Books for minerals, rocks, or fossils; Hand Lens; Rock Hammer; Safety Glasses; Gloves; possibly a Chisel and/or Shovel; toothbrush; Bottle for water and/or dilute acid; Tackle Boxes for storage; newspaper for wrap; Labels & notebooks for in the field and storage; Maps, Compass, Hat, First Aid basics for solo field work; Samples for reference; Mineral ID kit tools & Harness Test tools
Amazon Links to these Items:
BOOKS:
Minerals Pocket Guide (Basic):
amzn.to/3QbHcLA
Audubon Minerals (Detailed):
amzn.to/3SgUxnT
TOOLS & SAFETY:
Rock Hammer: amzn.to/3Sgb37s
Rock Hammer: amzn.to/3VS0hpi
Chisels: amzn.to/3VHvdbO
CH Safety Glasses: amzn.to/3Q4KHmY
G Safety Glasses: amzn.to/3vy1aZk
RockSafe Safety Glasses: amzn.to/3Jn7MPR
Gloves: amzn.to/3Qd9ZQb
Rockhound Kit: amzn.to/3oHXGj9
HD Rock Kit: amzn.to/3zOPpQs
Waterproof Notes (Sm, 5-pack): amzn.to/3zNMZBO
Waterproof Notes (Lg): amzn.to/3p3FsJ7
Magnifying Kit: amzn.to/3oGUNz3
Charging: amzn.to/3PRCyCU
Handheld: amzn.to/3boWnT5
Pocket: amzn.to/3OUBRXX
Mineral & Rock Samples Kit (with 75 samples & streak plate & lens inc.)
amzn.to/3BhMd02
Black light: amzn.to/3JmMCS3
GEIGER COUNTERS / RADIATION:
Basic Geiger: amzn.to/3oIJdTN
Radex Geiger: amzn.to/3zOg3sS
Hanchen: amzn.to/3ShUiJ1
Rock Tumbler: amzn.to/3BwQnSR
Filming and Photo Ideas:
Gimbal
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Very good idea for a video and thanks for sharing the reference guides as I am clueless when it comes to identifying the different rocks
Great, thanks! I’ll have some more out soon on suggested readings & identification techniques. These field guides are super helpful & necessary for mineral ID.
I use Gaia maps and will take a photo of the rock I find and drop a waypoint on the map. Otherwise I’ll bring masking tape and write where I found a rock and stick it directly on the rock. I use plastic buckets that cat litter comes in. They are sturdy and stack nicely.
Wow what a cool channel, nice tips!
Hi really liked your video ❤
Not exactly rock hounding but I put a few bags of river pebbles out as fill between some pavers. It was some landscaping I was working on. The shapes, colors, transparency, they each have a unique personality.
They are all not much bigger then a penny.
Cool, and the neatest part to consider is where each one originally came from & what is their individual story. It's really fascinating to find a river rock & know its been through so much over millions of years. Kind of analogous to people, I suppose. Who they are today is the culmination of a long series of falls, climbs, tumbles, & shiny moments in the sun. ;) Cheers!
I'm addicting to taking naturally occuring quartz, at home I have 20lbs of quartz along with ten 1 foot width rocks of pure quartz.
Hm, my starter kit includes my feet, hands and eyes, and a folded up plastic bag I keep in my pocket.
Thanks Heather!
You are so welcome! Happy rockhounding!