Rockhounding guides
Practical, step-by-step help for finding and identifying rocks. The same guides are built into the Rarestone app, so they work offline in the field.
Identify
Is it an agate?3 min · 6 steps
7 field tests with what's in your pocket4 min · 7 steps
Is it a meteorite?3 min · 6 steps
Real or fake? Dyed, glass and plastic lookalikes4 min · 5 steps
Mohs hardness in 60 seconds2 min · 4 steps
Where to look
Reading a creek or beach: where the good stones hide3 min · 5 steps
Sea glass: colors and rarity2 min · 3 steps
Where it's legal to collect (US)4 min · 5 steps
