Missouri Laws for Rock Hunting
|

Missouri Laws for Rock Hunting

Missouri Laws regarding rock collecting vary from location to location. Whether you are heading to a State Park, Historic Site, or National forest, it’s important to understand the local regulations. Missouri Laws when Rockhounding in State Parks Rock hunting is not allowed in Missouri State Parks. In fact, moving rocks is against the Department of…

Abandoned gold mine in wyoming

Rockhounding in Wyoming – What Rocks You Can Find and Where

Geology of Wyoming Wyoming contains a full spectrum of geological variety, from fossils to minerals, mines to oil fields, and even glacial features. With such an abundance of geological variation, it’s no wonder that Wyoming attracts geologists from all over the world. Throughout the millennia, Wyoming has developed thick marine and terrestrial sediments leading to…

Rockhounding in Wisconsin – What Rocks You Can Find and Where

Rockhounding in Wisconsin – What Rocks You Can Find and Where

Popular Rocks and Minerals of Wisconsin Galena Streak: Lead-gray Hardness: 2.5 Chemical Formula: PbS Galena is the natural mineral form of Lead Sulfide, the most important ore of lead and silver. Galena is one of the most abundant sulfide minerals, a group which contains other popular minerals such as pyrite and cinnabar. When fresh or…

sample of fluorite

Rockhounding in West Virginia – What Rocks You Can Find and Where

Upcoming Rockhounding Events in West Virginia Bituminous Coal Hardness: 2 – 2.5 Streak: Black Chemical Formula: C137H97O9NS Bituminous Coal is one of the four recognized varieties of coal. It is the most abundant and it frequently used for heat generation, but it not as efficient as Anthracite Coal which is the highest grade of coal….

Rockhounding in Utah – What Rocks You Can Find and Where

Rockhounding in Utah – What Rocks You Can Find and Where

Gypsum Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate. It is very widely mined and used in a huge variety of industries from Ancient Egypt to modern day. Gypsum is used in everything from drywall to fertilizer, in removing pollutants from water, and even in baking. Gypsum can also crystallize and be…