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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 ...

Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back

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Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back (reverse) Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back (side view) Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back (side view) Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back (base) Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back (top) Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back (reverse, black light) Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back (side view, black light) Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back (reverse, black light) Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back 2025: Box #18 – Special Items   1 pound/ 3.5 ounces 552 grams 2760 carats   Seller: Twin Peaks Rocks and Minerals...

Fluorite: Raw Specimen

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Fluorite: Raw Specimen Fluorite: Raw Specimen Fluorite: Raw Specimen Fluorite: Raw Specimen Fluorite: Raw Specimen (LED light)  Fluorite: Raw Specimen (black light) Fluorite: Raw Specimen Note: I’m not quite sure that this is fluorite. I see some tubular structures within the specimen. It also does not fluoresce, and the associated rock seems to be quartz. The color shouts aquamarine, BUT it was a freebie given to me as a fluorite, so I’m going to assume that the seller knows more than I do. 2025: Box #27 – Fluorite   5.54 ounces 156.5 grams 782.5 carats   Seller: Doorway to Crystals (Mike Lecrone and Bonnie Evans) Lancaster County Fossil and Mineral Club Show Lancaster Farm and Home Center Lancaster, Pennsylvania   27 July 2025 2025-27-Fluorite Fluorite: Raw Specimen

Garnet: Faceted Garnet Paperweight with a Triangular Shape

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Garnet: Faceted Garnet Paperweight with a Triangular Shape Garnet: Faceted Garnet Paperweight with a Triangular Shape Garnet: Faceted Garnet Paperweight with a Triangular Shape Garnet: Faceted Garnet Paperweight with a Triangular Shape Garnet: Faceted Garnet Paperweight with a Triangular Shape Garnet: Faceted Garnet Paperweight with a Triangular Shape Garnet: Faceted Garnet Paperweight with a Triangular Shape Garnet: Faceted Garnet Paperweight with a Triangular Shape Garnet: Faceted Garnet Paperweight with a Triangular Shape Afghanistan 2025: Box #51 – Garnets   1 pound/ 4.32 ounces 575 grams 2875 carats   Seller: Doorway to Crystals (Mike Lecrone and Bonnie Evans) Lancaster County Fossil and Mineral Club Show Lancaster Farm and Home Center Lancaster, Pennsylvania   27 July 2025 2025-51-Garnets 2025-Lancaster-7-25 Garnet: Faceted Garnet Paperweight with a Triangular Shape Garnet: Faceted Garnet Paperweight with a Triangular Shape

Garnet: Cinnamon or Hessonite Garnets on Host Rock

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Garnet: Cinnamon or Hessonite Garnets on Host Rock (LED light) Garnet: Cinnamon or Hessonite Garnets on Host Rock (closeup, LED light) Garnet: Cinnamon or Hessonite Garnets on Host Rock (closeup, LED light) Garnet: Cinnamon or Hessonite Garnets on Host Rock (closeup) Garnet: Cinnamon or Hessonite Garnets on Host Rock (LED light) Garnet: Cinnamon or Hessonite Garnets on Host Rock (base, LED light) Garnet: Cinnamon or Hessonite Garnets on Host Rock (closeup, LED light) Garnet: Cinnamon or Hessonite Garnets on Host Rock (closeup, LED light) Garnet: Cinnamon or Hessonite Garnets on Host Rock (base) Garnet: Cinnamon or Hessonite Garnets on Host Rock (closeup, base) Garnet: Cinnamon or Hessonite Garnets on Host Rock (closeup) Garnet: Cinnamon or Hessonite Garnets on Host Rock Host rock is likely Schist and/or Gneiss, but it is heavy like garnet Cubic Crystals Label on base of specimen: “323 Cinnamon Garnet, Raymond, P.C Manning: 1878” Apparently collected in Raymond, Pennsylvania (1878) 2025...

Amethyst and Quartz: Amethyst Sphere with a Quartz Base

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Amethyst and Quartz: Amethyst Sphere with a Quartz Base Amethyst and Quartz: Amethyst Sphere with a Quartz Base (top) Amethyst and Quartz: Amethyst Sphere with a Quartz Base (base) Amethyst and Quartz: Amethyst Sphere with a Quartz Base Amethyst and Quartz: Amethyst Sphere with a Quartz Base Amethyst and Quartz: Amethyst Sphere with a Quartz Base (top) Amethyst and Quartz: Amethyst Sphere with a Quartz Base Cat’s Eye Chatoyancy 2025: Box #18 – Special Items   1 pound/ 1.55 ounces 497.5 grams 2487.5 carats   Sellers: Bill and Eleanor Osburn Lancaster County Fossil and Mineral Club Show Lancaster Farm and Home Center Lancaster, Pennsylvania   27 July 2025 2025-18-Special Amethyst and Quartz: Amethyst Sphere with a Quartz Base

2010: Box #3 – Souvenirs and Trinkets

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Soldier Sam:  McDonald’s 2006 Toy 2010: Box #3 – Souvenirs and Trinkets   12 Pewter Tankards, various styles and makes (12) Baby cup, silver (no markings) Silver bowl (footed)—Gorham Hand-painted casting (duck) Brileyco, Inc, 1985 Duck casting (Made in Hong Kong ) Paperweight in black velvet box (Soccer ball on stand) Mug—Renaissance Festival ( Minnesota ) Brass duck Disney character (in package), Lion King? Minnie Mouse (Disney) in package McDonald’s toy in package (Soldier Sam) Upright roulette wheel (calendar) Vinjak in Red leatherette covering ( Yugoslavia , 1989) Bookends (Profile of Chiefs) Bookends (dogs, full body) Wood duck   2010-3-Souvenirs and Trinkets   Keywords: -2010- Bookends Bowls Brass Calendars Carvings Disney McDonalds Mugs Paintings Paperweights Pewter Silver Tankards The Lists   *

Citrine: Double-Terminated Wand on a Black Braided String

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Citrine: Double-Terminated Wand on a Black Braided String (LED light) Citrine: Double-Terminated Wand on a Black Braided String (LED light) Citrine: Double-Terminated Wand on a Black Braided String (LED light) Citrine: Double-Terminated Wand on a Black Braided String (LED light) Citrine: Double-Terminated Wand on a Black Braided String Citrine: Double-Terminated Wand on a Black Braided String Citrine: Double-Terminated Wand on a Black Braided String Necklace 2025: Box #12 – Small Specimens   .86 ounce 24 grams 120 carats   Lancaster County Fossil and Mineral Club Show Lancaster Farm and Home Center Lancaster, Pennsylvania   27 July 2025 2025-12-Small Specimens 2025-12-Baggie Citrine: Double-Terminated Wand on a Black Braided String (LED light) Citrine: Double-Terminated Wand on a Black Braided String

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