Rocks, Rock

My rock collection has a lot of sedimental value.

18 Places

Ogdensburg, New Jersey

Fluorescent Rocks of Sterling Hill Mine

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

Added by Ashawnta

Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador

Bell Island Mine Museum

This former iron ore mine comes alive with fascinating stories of its history.

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Joggins, Nova Scotia

Joggins Fossil Cliffs

Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.

Royal Peacock Black Fire Opal Mine

Mine your own precious stones.

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Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Québec

Thetford Asbestos Mine

A scenic overlook of a pit mine hundreds of meters deep filled with blue water.

Added by scriptedfate

Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania

The Sonorous Stones of Ringing Rocks Park

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

Dylan

Moqui Cave

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

Added by jooltman

Miners Rock Shop

A family-owned store specializing in minerals, geodes, gemstones, and more.

Added by jkulesha151

Abukuma-do Caves

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.

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Mexican Hat, Utah

Mexican Hat

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

Dark Nebula Deluxe

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Big Bend National Park, Texas

Balanced Rock

This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.

Added by traceywilson

Murfreesboro, Arkansas

Mauney House and Mine

The remains of the first public diamond mine in Arkansas.

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Goldfield, Nevada

Gemfield

One of the best places to dig—some say on the planet—for six different types of chalcedony.

Added by heshsf

Flora, Mississippi

Mississippi Petrified Forest

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

Added by naturetack

Seven Magic Mountains

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Stephanie Vermillion

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LKAB’s Visitor Center

The world's largest underground iron ore mine.

CoolCrab

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Birżebbuġa, Malta

Għar Dalam

The bones of prehistoric animals and early signs of human habitation have been found inside Malta's "cave of darkness."

Dark Nebula Deluxe

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Blasdell, New York

Penn Dixie Fossil Park

More than 350 million years ago, western New York was covered in a vast sea. Today, you can dig up the remains of the plants and animals that lived there.

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