New: rockhoundAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917steemzzanhive-183959hive-180932hive-185836hive-166405photographyuncommonlabhive-183397hive-150122hive-101145hive-144064hive-188619bitcoinhive-145157krsuccesshive-184714lifehive-109690hive-180301hive-103599hive-193637TrendingNewHotLikersrt395 (65)in photography • last yearMineral Mondays #84 - Mineral PhotographyThe more minerals my wife & I take pictures of the more I realize what an art form it is. This Coyamito agate kind of looks like a strawberry. Coyamito Agate - Mexico It takes not only a good…rt395 (65)in hive-161179 • 3 years agoHunting Pegmatites, Then Smashing ThemI'm headed out to explore some pegmatites tomorrow. Unfortunately I lost my rock hammer out in the desert the other week. So I decided to upgrade! While this isn't an exact replacement for my…rt395 (65)in hive-161179 • 3 years agoMineral Mondays #61 Uranium MineralsYa, I know it's Tuesday. I'm late! Being a mineral collector it is inevitable that you get to the more exotic & dangerous minerals to collect like lead, cinnabar(mercury), arsenic and one of the…rt395 (65)in hive-161179 • 3 years agoA Beautiful Day At The Mineral Show In HarajukuWe had an offer to participate in a gem show in Harajuku this past Sunday and of course we said yes. The event was being held at a new development called With Harajuku right outside of Harajuku…rt395 (65)in hive-161179 • 3 years agoState Of Emergency Is Over, 乾杯🍻!The State of Emergency in Tokyo ends tomorrow! That means we can drink beer, do karaoke and all before 8pm..... Even though the government is lifting the Stage of Emergency they are still asking…rt395 (65)in hive-161179 • 3 years agoMineral Mondays #61 Niigata Gem And Mineral Show Mineral Marche 2021This past weekend was our annual gem and mineral show in Niigata, Japan. It's one of about 20 shows a year done by Mineral Marche, the event organizer. With attendance concerns in our mind due to…rt395 (65)in hive-161179 • 3 years agoA Trip Into The Geronimo/Pure Potential MineIn October of 2020 I went to mine vanandinite and wulfenite in Arizona. This is a trip inside of the famous vanadinite mine called The Geronimo Mine/Pure Potential Mine. It produces some of the best…rt395 (65)in hive-161179 • 3 years agoMineral Mondays #60 Joaquinite-(Ce)Joaquinite is an odd little crystal. It's chemical formula is NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F)·H2O, Sodium-Barium-Cerium-Iron-Titanium silicate. It rarely gets larger than a few millimeters and is…rt395 (65)in hive-161179 • 3 years agoTwo Very Interesting Benitoite SpecimensI recently acquired these two interesting beinitoite specimens. Both have a secondary, rare mineral called Joaquinite in odd locations. I will do a Mineral Mondays post about Joaquinite tomorrow.…rt395 (65)in hive-161179 • 3 years agoThe Champion Spark Plug Mine Mineral Mondays #59 P2In yesterday's post, I introduced you to the beautiful titanium crystal, rutile. Today I am going to take you to the mine the crystals came from, the Champion Mine aka Champion Spark Plug Mine.…rt395 (65)in hive-161179 • 3 years agoMineral Mondays #59 Rutile & The Champion Spark Plug Mine P1In this post I am going to focus on the rutile mineral, followed up by another post about the Champion Mine and my first attempt to get to it. Last year I went out to try and get to the Champion…rt395 (65)in hive-161179 • 3 years agoMineral Mondays #58 InesiteInesite is a little known calcium magnesium mineral. I'm going to guess anyone reading this article has never heard of it. While unknown outside of the mineral world, it is fairly sought after…rt395 (65)in hive-161179 • 3 years agoRecent Mineral Specimen PhotographyIn case you didn't know, my wife and I are gem and mineral dealers and collectors. Occasionally I like to post pictures of some of the new minerals passing through our shop or collection. Have a…rt395 (65)in hive-161179 • 3 years agoItoigawa & Jadeite - 糸魚川市とヒスイThis is a video I made last year of a trip to Itoigawa, Japan and the jadeite & minerals found there. 去年糸魚川に行きました。そこではヒスイと石を探すために行きました。 The music is called Drum and Bass and I used to DJ it…rt395 (65)in hive-161179 • 4 years agoCanon Power Shot Out-TakesI bought a Canon Power Shot SX540 HS last summer because I travel a lot and I wanted to get better pictures than my iPhone 7 could get, I've upgraded to an XS since then. Unfortunately, due to it's…rt395 (65)in hive-161179 • 4 years agoThree Days In Utah - Topaz Mountain & Uranyl OpalMy second day in Utah was a long one filled with many different kinds of minerals. I woke up at around 4:30am. I was still a bit jet lagged and on Jocko's time, 4:30am is Navy Seal "Get At It" time.…rt395 (65)in birthday • 4 years agoI've Come To Wish You An Unhappy Birthday On Steemit 🎶I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday, from the one you left behind, behind, behind.... It's my 4th birthday on Steemit! I am sitting on the shinkansen heading back to Tokyo from Sendai.…rt395 (65)in hive-161179 • 4 years agoOn The Road Again, Sendai!Who doesn't love to travel? See new places, eat strange, local foods, meet horribly rude people, as long as it's not 36,000 feet up in a tin can for hours I'm game. I'm up in Sendai, Japan…schiba (58)in bouldersunday • 4 years agoBouldersunday in BalatonszemesThis is my photo for bouldersunday. Stones on the shore of Lake Balaton in Balatonszemes, Hungary. Photo made with Nikon B500.schiba (58)in bouldersunday • 4 years agoBoldersunday at Lake BalatonThis is my photo for bouldersunday. Stones in Lake Balaton. Photo made with Nikon B500. f/5.8, 1/500s, ISO125.
