r/rockhounds↗
Rockhounding and rock collecting
A public subreddit for the discussion of rock hunting and rock collecting. If you are looking for an identification for your rocks please visit /r/whatsthisrock instead. All posts are manually approved.
312k subscribers471 posts / mo in Sep 2026346 authors / mosince 2009
r/rockhounds has 312k members (+12% over the last 12 months). It gets about 471 posts a month from 346 people. Top topics: Rockhounding Spots, Agate Collection and Agate Identification.
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How r/rockhounds has grown
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Topics and brands on r/rockhounds
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Rockhounding Spots4.2%
- Agate Collection1.6%
- Agate Identification1.4%
- Rockhounding Spots1.4%
- Quartz Crystals & Inclusions1.3%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- USGS
- National Park Service
- The Home Depot
- FossilEra
- Walmart
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