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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: Layered Tri-colored Specimen (Gray, Red, and Black)

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Leaverite: Layered Tri-colored Specimen (Gray, Red, and Black) Leaverite: Layered Tri-colored Specimen (Gray, Red, and Black) Leaverite: Layered Tri-colored Specimen (Gray, Red, and Black) (LED light) Leaverite: Layered Tri-colored Specimen (Gray, Red, and Black) (base) Leaverite: Layered Tri-colored Specimen (Gray, Red, and Black) (side) Leaverite: Layered Tri-colored Specimen (Gray, Red, and Black) (side) Leaverite: Layered Tri-colored Specimen (Gray, Red, and Black) (closeup) Leaverite: Layered Tri-colored Specimen (Gray, Red, and Black) Leaverite: Layered Tri-colored Specimen (Gray, Red, and Black) Leaverite: Layered Tri-colored Specimen (Gray, Red, and Black) Two Layers are Sandstone 2025: Box #67 – Crete   2.38 ounces 66.5 grams 332.5 carats   Self-collected (On the beach, facing the sea of Libya, Ierapetra on the island of Crete) Greece   January 1989   2025-67-Crete 1989-Crete-1   Leaverite: Layered Tri-colored Specimen (Gray, Red, and Black)

2011: Box #32 – Ty Buddies and Rare Beanies in Boxes

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Ty Beanie Baby: Mastercard Beanie, the Chocolate Bear 2011: Box #32 – Ty Buddies and Rare Beanies in Boxes   Ty Buddies: 1.       Congo, the Black Gorilla, 1 2.       Coral, the Pastel Tie-dyed Fish, 1 3.       Digger, the Orange Crab, 1 4.       Goochy, the Pastel tie-dyed Squid, 1 5.       Happy, the Lilac Hippo, 1 6.       Hornsley, the Green Dinosaur, 1 7.       Knuckles, the Pink Pig, 1 8.       Lips, the Multicolor Fish, 1 9.       Lizzy, the Tie-dyed Lizard, 1 10.   Lucky, the Ladybug, 1 11.   Pouch, the Kangaroo, 1 12.   Pumkin, the Orange and Green Pumpkin, 1 13.   Slither, the Blue Snake, 1   Rare Beanies in Brown Boxes: 1.       Celebrations, Golden Anniversary Bear...

Leaverite (Conglomerate): A Specimen (Seems to be a Fragment from a Demolished Floor)

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Leaverite (Conglomerate): A Specimen  (Seems to be a Fragment from a Demolished Floor) Leaverite (Conglomerate): A Specimen  (Seems to be a Fragment from a Demolished Floor) Leaverite (Conglomerate): A Specimen  (Seems to be a Fragment from a Demolished Floor)  (reverse) Leaverite (Conglomerate): A Specimen  (Seems to be a Fragment from a Demolished Floor)  (closeup, reverse) Leaverite (Conglomerate): A Specimen  (Seems to be a Fragment from a Demolished Floor)  (closeup) Leaverite (Conglomerate): A Specimen  (Seems to be a Fragment from a Demolished Floor) Leaverite (Conglomerate): A Specimen  (Seems to be a Fragment from a Demolished Floor) Leaverite (Conglomerate): A Specimen  (Seems to be a Fragment from a Demolished Floor) Leaverite (Conglomerate): A Specimen (Seems to be a Fragment from a Demolished Floor) (reverse) Leaverite (Conglomerate): A Specimen  (Seems to be a Fragment from a Demolished Floor) 2025: Box #67 – Cr...

Quartz: Smoky Quartz Specimen

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Quartz: Smoky Quartz Specimen Quartz: Smoky Quartz Specimen Quartz: Smoky Quartz Specimen (LED light) Quartz: Smoky Quartz Specimen Quartz: Smoky Quartz Specimen (closeup) Quartz: Smoky Quartz Specimen (closeup) Quartz: Smoky Quartz Specimen Quartz: Smoky Quartz Specimen Quartz: Smoky Quartz Specimen (LED light) Quartz: Smoky Quartz Specimen Greenish in Color 2025: Box #90 – Quartz Clusters and Specimens   6.72 ounces 189 grams 945 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-90-Quartz Clusters and Specimens   Quartz: Smoky Quartz Specimen

Leaverite (Chert): White River Rock with Tan Areas

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Leaverite (Chert): White River Rock with Tan Areas Leaverite (Chert): White River Rock with Tan Areas Leaverite (Chert): White River Rock with Tan Areas Leaverite (Chert): White River Rock with Tan Areas (closeup) Leaverite (Chert): White River Rock with Tan Areas (closeup) Leaverite (Chert): White River Rock with Tan Areas Flat Oval Rock 2025: Box #74 – Macedonian Leaverites   12.5 ounces 354.5 grams 1772.5 carats   Self-collected Skopje, North Macedonia   Circa 2004-2005   2025-74-Macedonian Leaverites 2004-Skopje-Unknown 2005-Skopje-Unknown   Leaverite (Chert): White River Rock with Tan Areas

Leaverite (Marble): Gray Sparkly Marble Specimen

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Leaverite (Marble): Gray Sparkly Marble Specimen Leaverite (Marble): Gray Sparkly Marble Specimen Leaverite (Marble): Gray Sparkly Marble Specimen Leaverite (Marble): Gray Sparkly Marble Specimen Leaverite (Marble): Gray Sparkly Marble Specimen Leaverite (Marble): Gray Sparkly Marble Specimen (base) Leaverite (Marble): Gray Sparkly Marble Specimen Leaverite (Marble): Gray Sparkly Marble Specimen Leaverite (Marble): Gray Sparkly Marble Specimen (closeup) Leaverite (Marble): Gray Sparkly Marble Specimen 2025: Box #74 – Macedonian Leaverites   12.19 ounces 344.5 grams 1722.5 carats   Self-collected Skopje, North Macedonia   Circa 2004-2005   2025-74-Macedonian Leaverites 2004-Skopje-Unknown 2005-Skopje-Unknown   Leaverite (Marble): Gray Sparkly Marble Specimen

Leaverite (Quartz): Encrusted Specimen with Pink Areas

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Leaverite (Quartz): Encrusted Specimen with Pink Areas Leaverite (Quartz): Encrusted Specimen with Pink Areas (closeup) Leaverite (Quartz): Encrusted Specimen with Pink Areas (black light, lit room) Leaverite (Quartz): Encrusted Specimen with Pink Areas (black light, lit room) Leaverite (Quartz): Encrusted Specimen with Pink Areas (side view) Leaverite (Quartz): Encrusted Specimen with Pink Areas (side view) Leaverite (Quartz): Encrusted Specimen with Pink Areas (side view) Leaverite (Quartz): Encrusted Specimen with Pink Areas Leaverite (Quartz): Encrusted Specimen with Pink Areas Leaverite (Quartz): Encrusted Specimen with Pink Areas Slightly Fluorescent 2025: Box #74 – Macedonian Leaverites   14.11 ounces 399.5 grams 1997.5 carats   Self-collected Skopje, North Macedonia   Circa 2004-2005   2025-74-Macedonian Leaverites 2004-Skopje-Unknown 2005-Skopje-Unknown   Leaverite (Quartz): Encrusted Specimen with Pink Areas

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