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Herkimer Diamonds Post

Light waves curve around the Earth, pulled from their straight-edge track by the weight of our hyper-dense gravity machine core. That...

Tripping on Tailings

Scratch and tap, scratch and tap, grinding crunch, and swivel. Into the Jeep for another day. Sun waters the eyes, constricting at the...

The Schist of Gathering Garnet

If you want to rock and roll on home with a pocket brimming with Idaho purple garnets, there are few basic things to know. First, garnets...

Clastic Pics from NW Rockhounds

Sometimes, the 'ole Facebag group does all the rock blogging for me! Here are a few nibbles from a massive chain of comments in response...

Dark Beaches

Somewhere along the Icelandic coast there is a beach frequented by visitors from faraway lands. Black and ominous with eroded remains of...

Pocket Rock Ore Die

This morning something called to me from the mulchy bed of landscaping along my residential walk way. This pentagonal trapezohedron (or...

Terrain Robbing Amtrak

"Are you headed to Eugene?" Beth piped the question, directed at me, as we fell into step along the boarding station. I slowed pace and...

InstaRock Tattoos

FLASH WEST COAST ROCKHOUND CULTURE UPDATE: Check out what Valentiene's Tattoo was doing at some point near the end of 2018...Tattooing...

Pocket Rocks: Miguel

Miguel is the best Spanish lovebug I have ever had the good fortune to bully into being my workout buddy. Thank you, Miguel, for keeping...

Love is a Bag 'O Rocks

Whilst meandering around the dig site discussed in The Holleywood Likelihood, I found something of the upmost interest to any and...

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Rock Rat

Welcome! I am the Rockosopher, the Rock Rat, the author. A common species of philosophizing gym rat rockhound often seen romping betwix rubble and wildlife in search of minerals, birds, or answers to inquires big & small. Poke around, share, and hit up the contact page with what you'd like to see!

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