Rockhound Resources
Photo by Denise Harrison & John Marshall
Photo above: The view looking East from the Pittock Mansion in Portland's West Hills
to Mt. Hood standing above the Cascade Range. It is this volcanic nature of the Pacific Northwest that gives the region so many Rockhound wonders such as Thundereggs,
Petrified Wood, and Fossils!
These are some of our favorite sites to learn more about
geology, earth science, rockhounding,
minerals, lapidary, and jewelry.
Rockhound Resources
68 Outstanding Oregon Rockhounding Sites In 2023
Fundamentals of Rocks and Minerals - Study.com
Geoscience News and Information
Historic Maps - Gold & Gems, Ghost Towns
List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones
Mineralab - Tools for Gem & Mineral ID
Nature’s Rainbows Fluorescent Mineral
Preparing Blue Forest Petrified Wood
Rice Museum of Rocks & Minerals Virtual Tour
Rock & Gem Magazine Rock Show List USA/Canada/Australia
Smithsonian - Search Dep. of Mineral Sciences Collections
Smithsonian - Search Dept. of Paleobiology Collections
The Beginner’s Guide to Backyard Geology
USGS Cascade Volcano Observatories
Museums
Mineral Museums - US and International
Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals
Rice Museum of Rocks & Minerals Virtual Tour
Rock Clubs (List by Distance)
Oregon Agate & Mineral Society
Columbia Willamette Faceters Guild
NARG – North American Research Group
Tualatin Valley Rock and Gem Club
Geological Society of the Oregon Country
Willamette Agate & Mineral Society
AFMS Clubs, Societies, Schools, and Organizations
Rock & Gem Magazine - USA Club List
Facebook Educational Groups & Pages
Agate Collectors Worldwide Group
Fluorescent Mineral Society Group
Lapidary Equipment Marketplace Group
Mineral Specimen Cleaning and Preparation Group
Mineral Specimen Identification Room
Macro-Micro Photos Geology & Minerals Worldwide
Petrified Wood Collectors Worldwide Group
YouTube
Assembling Oregon Geology: Oregon's Physiographic Provinces
Flood Basalts of the Pacific Northwest
Geology of Death Valley by Andrew Dunning
Geology by Nick Zentner in Ellensburg, WA
Ghost Volcanoes in the Cascades
Highland Park Lapidary Equipment How to fix and maintain your equipment.
IRIS Earthquake Science Channel
Molalla River Corridor Geology by Bob Oblack
Molalla Geology Part 2 by Bob Oblack
Mt. St. Helens lecture by Sheila Alfsen
Plant Fossils in the Pacific Northwest
Supervolcanoes in the Pacific Northwest
Thunder Egg - OPB - Richardson's Ranch
Geology 101 Course - YouTube
Nick Zentner - Central Washington University
GEOL 101 - Lectures 1 - 34 - Winter Term 2021
Links for Junior Rockhound's
YouTube Videos for Junior Rockhounds
Last update 6-22-2023
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