https://rockhoundguide.com/categories/identification/Recent content in Identification on RockhoundGuideHugoen-usSun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://rockhoundguide.com/articles/gemstone-identification-guide/Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://rockhoundguide.com/articles/gemstone-identification-guide/Step-by-step guide to identifying gemstones and minerals using visual clues, hardness tests, streak tests, and specific gravity.https://rockhoundguide.com/articles/how-to-identify-agates/Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://rockhoundguide.com/articles/how-to-identify-agates/Learn how to identify agates in the field using the translucency test, surface texture, banding, and fracture patterns. Includes common lookalikes to av...https://rockhoundguide.com/articles/how-to-identify-fools-gold/Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://rockhoundguide.com/articles/how-to-identify-fools-gold/Learn the key differences between real gold and pyrite (fool's gold) with simple tests for color, streak, hardness, and malleability. Never confuse them...https://rockhoundguide.com/articles/how-to-identify-rocks-minerals-field/Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://rockhoundguide.com/articles/how-to-identify-rocks-minerals-field/Learn how to identify rocks and minerals in the field with this comprehensive beginner's guide. Discover essential tools, physical properties for identi...https://rockhoundguide.com/articles/mohs-hardness-scale-guide/Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://rockhoundguide.com/articles/mohs-hardness-scale-guide/Master the Mohs Hardness Scale for mineral identification. Learn to test scratch resistance with common tools and understand its importance for rockhounds.