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We’re fostering an engaging community focused on science education. We believe that all knowledge should be openly shared; there should be no secrets to polishing or collecting locations. We’re here to empower our community to have the best experience collecting beautiful rocks across the Great State of Michigan.

Articles — Michigan Rockhounds
Top Hounds— An Interview with Rob Abram of Michigan Rocks
People & Community, Interview
Top Hounds— An Interview with Rob Abram of Michigan Rocks
People & Community, Interview

Of all the treasures to be found on Michigan beaches, Rob Abram is one of the easiest to identify. With Youtube now serving as any hobbyist’s best friend, chances are good you have seen at least a few of his 400 videos. So when Rob heads to the beach, he gets noticed.

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People & Community, Interview
Rock Tumbler Buying Guide
Guide
Rock Tumbler Buying Guide
Guide

Shopping for a rock tumbler and bewildered by the options? Let us make it super easy for you with our guide of beginner recommendations!

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Guide
Stylish Stylolites— When Limestone Dresses Up Like Someone Else
Science & Insight, Identification
Stylish Stylolites— When Limestone Dresses Up Like Someone Else
Science & Insight, Identification

Often confused for petrified wood, these pieces of deformed limestone have proven to be quite the tricksters here in Michigan; but what exactly are they, and how do they form?

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Science & Insight, Identification

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Copper country curiosities!
Check out the natural sheen on this chunk of chrysocolla from the Keweenaw Peninsula! Mined for its copper content during the 1800s, chryscolla was a much sought after ore that has become nearly impossible to come across now due to the recent disappe
Greetings everyone! It's been quite some time since our last post here— much has happened but we're glad to finally be back! Enjoy this chunk of BiF we found at Tawas Point 😊
😲 Check this out! Would you have stopped to pick this up? This is the segment of an old, ancient plant, the horsetail reed! These plants still exist today, with this fossil dating back to roughly ~350 million years; meaning the horsetail of our mod
To my home away from home, the catalyst for my hounding habits, and the welcoming arms of a small Michigan town— why must goodbyes be so bittersweet? Till next year, @lelandmi . . #rocks #rockhounding #michiganrockhound #puremichigan #michigan
We held our most ambitious event of all time last month, a four day Upper Peninsula geology tour where we guided attendees through the history and science of the Keweenaw Peninsula before making our way down to the vast iron minerals of the Marquette