CONTACT
Contact me by telephone:
(432) 386-3431 cell
I have an email list that I send rockhunt announcements to in addition to posting them on this website. To join, just send me an email.
Contact me by email here: agatehunter@sbcglobal.net
LINKS
Gem Clubs:
East Texas Gem and Mineral Society
Big Bend Area Resources:
Other rockhound websites. These folks are all my friends, great rockhunters and talented lapidaries. Their collections have been acquired over many years, and are really spectacular. And they’re great photographers, too!
Some other creative uses for agate, petrified wood, and other stones:
Patty Reagan who makes pictures out of rough rock.
And a couple of websites that have lists of “fee dig” rockhunting locations in Texas and all around the country. Although my links go directly to the list of fee dig sites, remember to look at the rest of these great websites:
ProspectingTexas.com which is a great resource about which gems, minerals, and rocks can be found in Texas, and where to go to find them yourself.
Geology.com which has lots of information for rockhunters.
Rocktumbler.com which has great blog and good products.
Hi Cindy! Many of my friends find petrified wood and agate on the unpaved county roads west of Pearland. My suggestion for you is to join the nearest gem club — or join 2 or 3 gem clubs. Gem clubs usually offer meetings, a club house with rock experts, and their own field trips. They love to teach kids about rocks, and often have field trips that are appropriate for them. They can show you what to look for in the field, and then show you what it looks like when it’s clean, and eventually cut and polished. They can give you basic instruction on what to do and not do on a field trip.
all of the field trips I lead are kid friendly, although it’s a long drive from you. The Ritchie Ranch is the best ranch for kids, because it’s close to Alpine, has lots of small colorful pieces of agate and quartz crystals, and is not very mountainous or rocky. I hope to see you out here this Fall.