Field Guides & Clubs
Ready to Explore? Join your local Rock Club.
Meet fellow rock lovers and attend local field trips. Don't know where to start? Click the link below to find your local club. We currently belong to the Mineralogical Society of Arizona and the Daisy Mountain Rock Club. Check out our Rockhounding blog here!
Search Rock & Mineral Club Near Me
Search Rock & Mineral Show Near Me
(If you live anywhere near Tucson, we highly recommend visiting the Tucson Gem & Mineral shows. Check out visittucson.com for more info.)
Field Guides
We've compiled a list of some of our favorite resources and books for mineral hunting, identification, and education.
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Our go-to online resource for just about everything: Mindat
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Books we love:
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Arizona Rocks & Minerals by Bob Lynch & Dan R. Lynch
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Gem Trails Books by James R. Mitchell
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Smithsonian Rock & Gem
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Smithsonian Rocks and Minerals
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals
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National Geographic Rocks & Minerals of North America
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Subscribe: Rocks & Minerals Magazine, Rock & Gem Magazine
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Best app for identifying rocks: Rock Identifier