Tumbling Resources

Rock Tumbling Hobby Page

TumbleStone Blog Great Blog from a New Zealander

Video Tutorial Tumbling Mexican Lace Agate

A BUNCH of You Tube Videos on Tumbling!

General

OREGON LIVE Oregon is a Rockhound’s Paradise

Fire Opals in Oregon

Gemstones in Oregon

Rockhub, Forums, Online Marketplace, Directory of Services

Rock and Gem Article- Blue Chalcedony

Blog for American Geode

THUNDEREGGS OF OREGON- examples by bed!

A Passion for working fire Obsidian cool pics by Tom Dodge

   Wonderstone -NV

Determining where to cut your Thunderegg

Tumbling Obsidian

We encourage you to join your local rock club.

In  Central Oregon our club is Central Oregon Rock Collectors.

Individual dues are $20 adults, $5 juniors or $25 for households .

Membership includes participation in club field trips.

CIGARBOXROCK LAPIDARY offers a 10% discount to members of the

The Central Oregon Rock Collectors.

Central Oregon Rock Collectors Club

Newsletter Archive

 Not a resident of Central Oregon?

  FIND YOUR LOCAL CLUB HERE

THE JUST PLAIN AMAZING!

Hans Gamma is one of the major collectors and writers about Jasper

Great Jasper photos!

THE OFF BEAT

Visit The Living Rock Studio.  Located near Interstate 5  in Brownsville, Oregon,

The Living Rock  is part rock shop, part museum, part ministry and part roadside attraction.

But is well worth the visit!

http://www.livingrockstudios.org/us/

WORLDWIDE  ROCK TUMBLING CONTEST

Every Year The Feather  River Lapidary and Mineral Society Holds its Annual World Wide Rock Tumbling Contest

The rock for 2025 is:

Picture Jasper from Craig Gulch, Owhyee Mountains

Details and entry forms 2025 Contest

Videos on Rockhounding

Glass Buttes

Whistler Springs and Lucky Strike

Travel Oregon’s Grant’s Getaways with host Grant Mcomie has several great videos for Rock hounds

Holley Oregon , Petrified Wood

Thundereggs Richardson Ranch

Oregon Sunstones

Agate Hunting on the Oregon Coast

Do you know of an interesting geology/lapidary related event or lecture?

Please let us know !  We will post information and details here!

SUNSTONES VIDEO -OPB

New information on the Geology of Sunstones

Understand the geologic events which shaped our landscape and  created or deposited the rocks and mineral treasures we love!

The Lake Missoula and Bonneville Floods

The (mostly) Invisible Volcano that Built Bend

How Thunder Eggs are Formed

American Federation of Mineralogical Societies

Database of Minerals

Link to rare and obscure geology papers

Cool Video of Mining Sunstones

Where to find OPALS in Oregon

NEW Biggs Jasper

Holley Blue

Link to the Geode Kid

Garnets in Idaho

Hampton Butte Petrified Wood

McDonald Ranch Trip

Turn your slabs into custom drawer pulls

We buy old rock and gem books and catalogs. Also old manuals for lapidary equipment.

Complete a contact form.

Gallery of Vintage Machines

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