Stone rocks

Fascinating facts and photos featuring the most common beach stones found along Lake Michigan shorelines, as well as several unusual kinds; includes various types of basalt, septarian, limestone, granite, gabbro, diorite, gneiss, schist, sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, geodes, chalcedony and agate.

Boulders come in many different shapes, sizes and colors. This guide will help you select the best boulders for your yard.

Discover the legend behind wishing stones, smooth stones with an unbroken line of quartz, chalcedony, or calcite running around the entire exterior of the stone. Learn how they form, where to find them, and the different variations of the legend behind them in this fascinating article. Whether you believe in the superstition or not, wishing stones are a unique and interesting find for any rockhound.

These photographs show intrepid hikers trekking up the steep, rocky cliff face of the Dolomite Alps near San Martino di Castrozza, in eastern Italy - but you'll need razor-sharp vision to spot them.

Learn more about major types of sedimentary rocks including arkose, alabaster, rock gypsum, sandstone, rock salt, and coal.

Beautiful pictures of rocks, stones, minerals!

Unlock the hidden beauty in your rocks with this easy DIY tutorial on how to polish them using sandpaper! Learn the step-by-step process and transform your rocks into gems in no time! #rockpolishing #DIY #rockhounding

More silk-sea and long-exposure experiments. I went down to the docks, trying to get some minimal landscape photos. But unfortunately, and strangely the Icelandic winter darkness was to bright for a decent long exposure, even with my -2 stop polarizing filter. So instead of giving in and go home, I decided to point the camera downwards, at the waves braking on the rocks. This one, captured in 4 seconds, shows quite well the transition of the sea, crawling through the stones in a…