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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 ...

Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar

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Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar (closeup) Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar (closeup) Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar (closeup) Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar (LED light) Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar (LED light) Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar Tan and Silver Sparkly 2025: Box #17 – Special Items   3.97 ounces 110.5 grams 552.5 carats   Self-collected (parking lot) Dallastown, Pennsylvania   21 August 2025 2025-17-Special 2025-Dallastown-8-22 Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar

Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating

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Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating (closeup) Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating (closeup) Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating (closeup, mica) Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating (closeup) Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating (closeup) Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating Auction #57 (or Auction #0057) 2025: Box #52 – Big Red Garnet   5 pounds/ 1.77 ounces 2317 grams 11,585 carats   Easterly Auction Company Springfield, Missouri   29 July 2025 (Received 19 August 2025) 2025-52-Big Red Garnet 2025-Easterly-7-29 Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating

Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen

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Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen (LED light) Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen (LED light) Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen (LED light) Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen (direct LED light) Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen (closeup, direct LED light) Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen (direct LED light) Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen (closeup, direct LED light) Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen Gem Quality Clear Areas with Flash Mali, Keys Region (Africa) Record Keeper See also Garnet: Giant Green Ferrian Grossular Garnet from Mali (6.72 pounds)   2025: Box #50 – Garnets   .6 ounce 17 grams 85 carats   Seller: Djenne Beads, Inc. (Mr. Mahamadou Sumareh) Gem Miner’s Holiday Lebanon Valley Expo Center Lebanon, Pennsylvania   21 November 2015   2025-50-Garnets 2015-Lebanon-11-21 Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen (LED light)

2011: Box #9 – Ty Buddy Beanies

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Beanie Buddy: Amber, the White and Yellow Striped Cat 2011: Box #9 – Ty Buddy Beanies Non-Bear Buddies   1.       Amber, the White and Yellow Striped Cat, 1 2.       Bubbles, the Yellow and Black Striped Fish, 2 3.       Chocolate, the Moose, 1 4.       Eucalyptus, the Bluish-Gray and White Koala Bear, 1 5.       Fetch, the Tan Puppy, 1 6.       Flip, the White Cat, 1 7.       Flitter, the Multi-color Butterfly, 1 8.       Hoppity, the Pink Rabbit, 1 9.       Jabber, the Colorful Parrot, 1 10.   Magic, the Brown Tie-dyed Dragon with Red Iridescent Wings, 1 11.   Mystic, the White Unicorn, 1 12.   Nanook, the Gray and White Husky Dog, 1 13.   Peanut, the Blue Elephant, 1 14.   Pinky, the Pink Flamingo, 1 ...

Amethyst Point (Natural)

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Amethyst Point (Natural) (LED light) Amethyst Point (Natural) Amethyst Point (Natural) (LED light) Amethyst Point (Natural) Amethyst Point (Natural) (LED light) Amethyst Point (Natural) (LED light) Amethyst Point (Natural) (direct LED light) Amethyst Point (Natural) Deep, rich purple, almost black Translucent Africa 2025: Box #18 – Special Items   .38 ounce 10.8 grams 54.5 carats   Seller: Ethiopian Opals Gem Miner’s Jubilee Lebanon Valley Expo Center Lebanon, Pennsylvania   16 August 2025   2025-18-Special 2025-Lebanon-8-16 Amethyst Point (Natural)

Chalcedony: Bluish Tumbled Stone with White Areas

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Chalcedony: Bluish Tumbled Stone with White Areas (LED light) Chalcedony: Bluish Tumbled Stone with White Areas (LED light) Chalcedony: Bluish Tumbled Stone with White Areas Chalcedony: Bluish Tumbled Stone with White Areas Chalcedony: Bluish Tumbled Stone with White Areas (LED light) Chalcedony: Bluish Tumbled Stone with White Areas Mostly Opaque 2025: Box #49 – Small Specimens   .22 ounce 6.3 grams 31.5 carats   Seller: Unknown Gem Miner’s Jubilee Lebanon Valley Expo Center Lebanon, Pennsylvania   16 August 2025   2025-49-Small Specimens 2025-Lebanon-8-16 Chalcedony: Bluish Tumbled Stone with White Areas (LED light)

Chalcedony: Bluish Tumbled Stone #2

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Chalcedony: Bluish Tumbled Stone (LED light) Chalcedony: Bluish Tumbled Stone (LED light) Chalcedony: Bluish Tumbled Stone Chalcedony: Bluish Tumbled Stone Chalcedony: Bluish Tumbled Stone #2 Translucent 2025: Box #49 – Small Specimens   .31 ounce 8.8 grams 44 carats   Seller: Unknown Gem Miner’s Jubilee Lebanon Valley Expo Center Lebanon, Pennsylvania   16 August 2025   2025-49-Small Specimens 2025-Lebanon-8-16 Chalcedony: Bluish Tumbled Stone (LED light)

2011: Box #8 – Ty Beanie Babies

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Happy Birthday Beanie Bear (tie-dyed) 2011: Box #8 – Ty Beanie Babies   1.       Almond, the Light Tan Bear, 1 2.       Ariel, the Light Aqua Bear, Flower and Sun Patch, 1 3.       Clubby IV, the Light Purple Bear with Glitter, 1 4.       Curly, the Tan Straight-haired Bear, 1 5.       Eggs, the Pink Easter Bear, 1 6.       Happy Birthday Bear, Tie-dyed Bear, 4 7.       Mellow, the Tie-dyed Bear, 1 8.       Osito, the Red Mexican Bear, 1 9.       Periwinkle, the Periwinkle Bear, 2 10.   PILLOW PAL: Sherbet, the Tie-dyed Bear, 4 11.   Sam, the Blue Patriotic Bear, 1 12.   Sam, the Red Patriotic Bear, 1 13.   Sherbet, the Green Easter Bear, 1 14.   Sherbet, the Lilac Easter Bear, 1 15.   Sherbet, the P...

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