rock hounding
noun
the activity of searching for and collecting rocks, fossils, or minerals.
rockhounding
-
a variation of
rock hounding.
Example Sentences
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The debate over whether or not rockhounding should be permitted in this desert just a few hours east of Los Angeles arises from President Obama’s 2016 proclamation designating Mojave Trails as a national monument.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
But advocates of rockhounding are hoping that the BLM will make an exception at Mojave Trails that could be used as a template for accommodating the hobby at monuments elsewhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
“I take strong exception to rockhounding being under review for possible classification as a crime,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
Its heyday was in the 1950s, when there were an estimated 2 million home lapidary shops in operation across the nation, and rockhounding was encouraged by the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
The next year, he took Smithson on his first trip out West, hosting him and his wife, Nancy Holt, at the cabin, and leading them on a rockhounding expedition to Mono Lake.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 22, 2016
