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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 ...

Leaverites: The Crete Collection

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Leaverites: The Crete Collection Leaverites: The Crete Collection Leaverites: The Crete Collection:   1. Leaverite: Unknown Type (Marble? Picture Marble?) 2. Leaverite: Gray Rock with Smooth Rounded Base and Cross-hatched Top 3. Leaverite (Conglomerate): A Specimen (Seems to be a Fragment from a Demolished Floor) 4. Leaverite: Layered Tri-colored Specimen (Gray, Red, and Black) 2025: Box #67 – Crete 2025-67-Crete

Leaverite (Sandstone): 5 Red Stone Specimens

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Leaverite (Sandstone): 5 Red Stone Specimens Leaverite (Sandstone): 5 Red Stone Specimens Leaverite:  Largest Red Sandstone Specimen Leaverite:  Largest Red Sandstone Specimen Leaverite: Medium  Red Sandstone Specimen Leaverite: Medium  Red Sandstone Specimen Leaverite: Light  Red Sandstone Specime Leaverite: Light  Red Sandstone Specimen Leaverite: Mauve-red  Sandstone Specimen Leaverite: Mauve-red  Sandstone Specimen Leaverite: Smallest Red Sandstone Specimen Leaverite: Smallest Red  Sandstone Specimen Leaverite (Sandstone): 5 Red Stone Specimens 2025: Box #73a – Macedonian Specimens   Weighed together: 2.56 ounces 72 grams 360 carats   Largest red sandstone specimen: 1.16 ounces 33 grams 165 carats   Medium red sandstone specimen: .51 ounce 13.5 grams 67.5 carats   Light red sandstone specimen: .41 ounce 12 grams 60 carats   Mauve-red sandstone specimen: .35 ounce 9...

Leaverites (Unknown Type): 6 Stone Specimens

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Leaverites (Unknown Type): 6 Stone Specimens Leaverites (Unknown Type): 6 Stone Specimens Leaverite: Gray Stone Specimen Leaverite: Gray Stone Specimen Leaverite: Dark Yellow Stone Specimen (Oblong) Leaverite: Dark Yellow Stone Specimen (Oblong) Leaverite: Black Stone Specimen Leaverite: Black Stone Specimen Leaverite: Conglomerate Stone Specimen Leaverite: Conglomerate Stone Specimen Leaverite: Light Yellow Stone Specimen Leaverite: Light Yellow Stone Specimen Leaverite: Tiny Gray Stone Specimen Leaverite: Tiny Gray Stone Specimen Leaverites (Unknown Type): 6 Stone Specimens 2025: Box #73a – Macedonian Specimens   Weighed together: 4.85 ounces 137 grams 685 carats   Gray stone: 1.62 ounces 45 grams 225 carats   Dark yellow stone (oblong) 1.36 ounces 38.5 grams 192.5 carats   Black stone: .6 ounce 15 grams 75 carats   Conglomerate stone: .65 ounce 18 grams 90 carats   Light yellow stone: .53 ounce ...

Leaverite (Quartz): Specimen with Iron Staining and Some Veining (Large Notch)

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Leaverite (Quartz): Specimen with Iron Staining and Some Veining (LED light) Leaverite (Quartz): Specimen with Iron Staining and Some Veining (LED light) Leaverite (Quartz): Specimen with Iron Staining and Some Veining Leaverite (Quartz): Specimen with Iron Staining and Some Veining Leaverite (Quartz): Specimen with Iron Staining and Some Veining (closeup) Leaverite (Quartz): Specimen with Iron Staining and Some Veining Leaverite (Quartz): Specimen with Iron Staining and Some Veining Leaverite (Quartz): Specimen with Iron Staining and Some Veining (LED light) Leaverite (Quartz): Specimen with Iron Staining and Some Veining (LED light) Leaverite (Quartz): Specimen with Iron Staining and Some Veining Leaverite (Quartz): Specimen with Iron Staining and Some Veining (LED light) Leaverite (Quartz): Specimen with Iron Staining and Some Veining (LED light) Leaverite (Quartz): Specimen with Iron Staining and Some Veining (LED light) Leaverite (Quartz): Specimen with Iron Staining and Some Vein...

Leaverites: Stones in a Plastic Jar with a White Lid

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Leaverites: Stones in a Plastic Jar with a White Lid Leaverites: Stones in a Plastic Jar with a White Lid Leaverites: Stones in a Plastic Jar with a White Lid Leaverites: Stones in a Plastic Jar with a White Lid Leaverites: Stones in a Plastic Jar with a White Lid Leaverites: Stones in a Plastic Jar with a White Lid Leaverites: Stones in a Plastic Jar with a White Lid Leaverites: Stones in a Plastic Jar with a White Lid Leaverites: Stones in a Plastic Jar with a White Lid 2025: Box #109 – Leaverites in Jars   1 pound/ 4.85 ounces 590.5 grams 2952.5 carats   Self-collected York, Pennsylvania   Unknown acquisition date   2025-109-Leaverites in Jars   Leaverites: Stones in a Plastic Jar with a White Lid

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