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You Know You’re a Rockhound When…

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Snowflake Obsidian Specimen _____________________ – You look down instead of up. – Any rock, no matter how common, will raise your pulse. – You see beauty in all rocks, even “Leaverites,” the ones you leave behind. – Your family and friends just roll their eyes when you pick up yet another rock. – You are willing to dig up a rock with a spoon, even if it means ruining the spoon. – You have been known to visit urban rock piles and risk stares from people who are wondering why an old person is crawling around on a dirt pile. – You are willing to pay excess baggage fees (international, yet) for a large yellow rock that looks like a loaf of bread. – Your pockets are always filled with rocks and residual dirt. – You often find pebbles in your shoes and even socks. – You don’t mind dirt at all, even under your fingernails. That’s why soap and water exist. – You get why rocks are so spiritual; you understand that rocks have been around since the beginning of earth ...

Fluorite: Light Green Specimen (Fluorescent) #1

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Fluorite: Light Green Specimen (Fluorescent) (black light) Fluorite: Light Green Specimen (Fluorescent) Fluorite: Light Green Specimen (Fluorescent) (black light) Fluorite: Light Green Specimen (Fluorescent) (black light) Fluorite: Light Green Specimen (Fluorescent) (black light) Fluorite: Light Green Specimen (Fluorescent) #1 Fluorescent 2025: Box #12 – Small Specimens   .625 ounce 17.8 grams 89 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-12-Small Specimens 2025-12-Container-5 Fluorite: Light Green Specimen (Fluorescent)

Hematite Egg (Polished)

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Hematite Egg (Polished) Hematite Egg (Polished) Hematite Egg (Polished) Small 2025: Box #12 – Small Specimens   .95 ounce 26.5 grams 134.5 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-12-Small Specimens 2025-12-Container-5 Hematite Egg (Polished)

Fluorite Specimen: Green and Purple (Fluorescent)

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Fluorite Specimen: Green and Purple (Fluorescent) Fluorite Specimen: Green and Purple (Fluorescent) (black light) Fluorite Specimen: Green and Purple (Fluorescent) (black light) Fluorite Specimen: Green and Purple (Fluorescent) Fluorite Specimen: Green and Purple (Fluorescent) 2025: Box #12 – Small Specimens   1.75 ounces 49.6 grams 248 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-12-Small Specimens 2025-12-Container-5 Fluorite Specimen: Green and Purple (Fluorescent)

Muscovite Slices: Several Thin Pieces

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Muscovite Slices: Several Thin Pieces Muscovite Slices: Several Thin Pieces Muscovite Slices: Several Thin Pieces (Too Delicate to Count) 2025: Box #12 – Small Specimens   .97 ounce 27 grams 135 carats   Gift from a Friend   Circa 2017   2025-12-Small Specimens 2025-12-Container-4 Muscovite Slices: Several Thin Pieces

Leaverite: Medium Gray Rock (3D Triangular)

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Leaverite: Medium Gray Rock (3D Triangular) Leaverite: Medium Gray Rock (3D Triangular) Leaverite: Medium Gray Rock (3D Triangular) Leaverite: Medium Gray Rock (3D Triangular) Leaverite: Medium Gray Rock (3D Triangular) Leaverite: Medium Gray Rock (3D Triangular) Leaverite: Medium Gray Rock (3D Triangular) 2025: Box #12 – Small Specimens   3.35 ounces 94 grams 470 carats   Gift from a Friend   Circa 2017   2025-12-Small Specimens 2025-12-Container-4 Leaverite: Medium Gray Rock (3D Triangular)

Quartz: Peach-colored Specimen

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Quartz: Peach-colored Specimen Quartz: Peach-colored Specimen Quartz: Peach-colored Specimen Quartz: Peach-colored Specimen (LED light) Quartz: Peach-colored Specimen Quartz: Peach-colored Specimen Smooth and Rounded (Not Polished) Some Translucence at the Edges 2025: Box #12 – Small Specimens   3.28 ounces 92 grams 460 carats   Gift from a Friend   Circa 2017   2025-12-Small Specimens 2025-12-Container-4 Quartz: Peach-colored Specimen

Quartz: Peach Color with White Stripes

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Quartz: Peach Color with White Stripes Quartz: Peach Color with White Stripes Quartz: Peach Color with White Stripes (LED light) Quartz: Peach Color with White Stripes Quartz: Peach Color with White Stripes (side view) Quartz: Peach Color with White Stripes (LED light) Quartz: Peach Color with White Stripes (side view, LED light) Quartz: Peach Color with White Stripes Some Sparkle and Translucence 2025: Box #12 – Small Specimens   2.1 ounces 58.5 grams 292.5 carats   Gift from a Friend   Circa 2017   2025-12-Small Specimens 2025-12-Container-4 Quartz: Peach Color with White Stripes

Amethyst Cluster

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Amethyst Cluster Amethyst Cluster (side and base view) Amethyst Cluster (side and base view, LED light) Amethyst Cluster (side and base view, LED light) Amethyst Cluster (side view, LED light) Amethyst Cluster (side and base view, LED light) Amethyst Cluster (LED light) Amethyst Cluster (base view, LED light) Amethyst Cluster (base view) Amethyst Cluster 2025: Box #12 – Small Specimens   .52 ounce 15 grams 75 carats   Gift from a Friend   Circa 2017   2025-12-Small Specimens 2025-12-Container-4 Amethyst Cluster

Amethyst Cluster

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Amethyst Cluster Amethyst Cluster (LED light) Amethyst Cluster (LED light) Amethyst Cluster (LED light) Amethyst Cluster (side view, LED light) Amethyst Cluster (LED light) Amethyst Cluster (base, LED light) Amethyst Cluster (base) Amethyst Cluster Amethyst Cluster 2025: Box #12 – Small Specimens   1.18 ounces 33.5 grams 167 carats   Gift from a Friend   Circa 2017   2025-12-Small Specimens 2025-12-Container-4 Amethyst Cluster

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