Organizing a Rock & Mineral Collection 

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Bravo ! I'm glad to see such dedication to our hobby . Cheers to you good sir ! Great looking minerals from what I've saw to date .

Wow! Great display, reference and organization!👍👍

You're such a nerd, and I'm here for all of it

Yes enjoyed! I'm at the display point and counting! 👍

Collecting is just a nice way of hoarding lol. The gathering arts sounds pretty good too.

Wow! You have amazing displays! Kudos to you! 😊❤😊

Your organization of it all is really well done!

Holy smokes, you have a modest museum in your house! Bravo! I aspire to reach your level of organization one day. Thanks for sharing!

I throw all of mine in Home Depot buckets : )) Great video!

Super good tips, mine are in a 4x6 glass door cabinet but when you live in dry farm country dust is a constant problem 😶‍🌫️. Some day we will probably all be visiting a currently rockhounding rocks and mineral museum, you're definitely getting there! Now I am going to have to run off and purchase a few acrylic risers!!

Love these ideas I hope to incorporate in my rocks! ❤

I'm thoroughly impressed, Jared! The discipline it takes to sustain such a system is commendable!

Thanks for sharing your spectacular collection and rock displays. You’ve motivated me to organize mine, although nowhere near as spectacular as yours. I’m gonna “borrow” a few ideas from your video. Really helpful and informative. Thanks!

Nicely organized collection!

Jared. Your collecting and organizational skills are exceptional and put many universities and museums to shame. Bravo!

Great to get some organization ideas! One thing that has been working well for me is to use Airtable as it has spreadsheet qualities but much better at handling images. Happy to share my template if interested.

4:07 point --- my first thought was That's a LOT of fancy gelato!! Lol, glad to know that they can be procured without gelato inside , too:)

You made me feel so much better about my boxed rocks tucked away for a "rainy day" and those acrylic displays are a wonderful idea. I have a similar glass case that half the shelf space is just dead space. Getting adequate lighting has been a struggle but it looks like you have something for that too. I'm always impressed with your walk throughs.

Amazing collection and organization. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the tour! Always interesting to see how collections are organized. Here's another reason to get a 3d printer: Mike has started printing label display stands and sample/slab props.

Great tour Jared! I think every rockhound can learn something from this, whether new to the hobby or a seasoned veteran.

Wow! That is amazing organization and an incredible collection. You must be the greatest rock collector in the world!! I'm just a geology hobbyist with a few samples in each of the three categories of rocks, with samples going from Felsic to Mafic, and fine to course-grained sedimentary. You make me feel embarrassed. Love your channel. Keep up the great work.

Thanks Jared- can’t believe you’ve only been rocking for a couple years. To paraphrase the quote from the movie jaws - we’re gonna need a bigger house😀

Gotta see if there's a QR code engraver for stone! Then you're set! I suggest building a fire pit and windbreaker wall with the dud rocks! That's what I've done. Looks great and fun talking points when guests are over and toasting marshmallows!

Some day, you can open up your home as a rock and mineral museum.

Nice collection of rocks. Looking that with a bit lf envy😁💕. I dont know anything about rocks or minerals but sure love to c them. Best wishes to u from🇫🇮

Ah yes. Make a spreadsheet! I'm in the process of recreating mine. I also have a paper card catalog on 3x5 cards. I started with the painting numbers but very, very quickly changed that. I now print numbers out from the computer, cut them paper trimmer is easily used- and glue onto the specimens using white glue. I coat the paper with more white glue. You could also use clear fingernail polish to coat it with to preserve it from moisture. I check each specimen annually to make sure numbers are secure. I usually do this in concert with a shelf cleaning session. I know of a fellow collector that dropped a tray of mms. His numbers were on the lids, the minerals in the bottoms. The lids came off, and now you have to figure out what is what. Word to the wise, put your number on both the top and bottom of the box.

Great Video dude.😎🥳🫡💯

The "collection" is also referred to as a cutters bank around here.

Visited Museum of Natural History. The collection of minerals that were displayed used acrylic trays/trees. Could have spent an entire day looking at the minerals. There also was an extensive display of trilobites and more. You get your money's worth at this free, national museum.😊

It is definitely a commitment to document one's collection. Adding pictures is another level... I would like to get there myself, but the time involved 😮. Great video as always my friend. 🙏 That dravite piece is a gem.

That was fun and informative. Great ideas for rock displays and storage. I am impressed with your collection!

impressive collection. thank you for sharing. my collection is growing though still tiny in comparison to yours, and i need some ideas how i can organize them all.

Very cool, I have some insperation for how I am going try and organize my collection, funny thing I was already thinking of using a folder book to store the tags I have for purchased/gifted specimens glad to see I am not the only one who thinks this way! :)

I thought, you're nerd... But after this video, I'm definitely shure 146%... BUT!!! Now I understand, that I'm even more nerd😂, cause I'm planning smth like this now: just started with stones 😂. Thank you for your videos. Like them, and learned a lot. Thank you much! 👍

Nice displays! My frame of mind in rockhounding is to only display or collect rocks I have found myself. I mostly do tumbling. Do you ever buy rocks online?

13 degrees here. Too cold to play with Rocks in the garage. lol

It sucks when we dont have that kind of money 😢

The Pizza boxes 😂

Great displays! Giving me some great ideas for my collection! I really like your use of perky and micro mounts. I’d love to know where you source yours through and where you found those awesome storage trays for them if you could point me in the right direction? It makes a great easy to access display!

What are your some favorite places to gather/hound in Washington state. looking for something to do this summer.

What's the GPS for those glass marbles?

Have you thought about starting an Etsy account to sell?