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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 ...

Hematite Breccia Specimen with Limonite

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Hematite Breccia Specimen with Limonite Hematite Breccia Specimen with Limonite Hematite Breccia Specimen with Limonite (side view) Hematite Breccia Specimen with Limonite (side view) Hematite Breccia Specimen with Limonite (closeup) Hematite Breccia Specimen with Limonite (closeup) Hematite Breccia Specimen with Limonite (closeup) Hematite Breccia Specimen with Limonite (closeup) Hematite Breccia Specimen with Limonite (base) Hematite Breccia Specimen with Limonite Likely from Norway Mine in Norway, Michigan 2020: Box 9c – SC #65   8.4 ounces 237 grams 1185 carats   Gem Miner’s Jubilee Lebanon Valley Expo Center Lebanon, Pennsylvania   Unknown acquisition date Hematite Breccia Specimen with Limonite

Fossil: Coral (Cnidaria – Fletcheria Guelphensis Sulirian)

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Fossil: Coral (Cnidaria – Fletcheria Guelphensis Sulirian) Fossil: Coral (Cnidaria – Fletcheria Guelphensis Sulirian) (closeup) Fossil: Coral (Cnidaria – Fletcheria Guelphensis Sulirian) (reverse) Fossil: Coral (Cnidaria – Fletcheria Guelphensis Sulirian) (closeup) Fossil: Coral (Cnidaria – Fletcheria Guelphensis Sulirian) (closeup, base) Fossil: Coral (Cnidaria – Fletcheria Guelphensis Sulirian) (closeup) Fossil: Coral (Cnidaria – Fletcheria Guelphensis Sulirian) (closeup) Fossil: Coral (Cnidaria – Fletcheria Guelphensis Sulirian) Fossil: Coral (Cnidaria – Fletcheria Guelphensis Sulirian) (base) Fossil: Coral (Cnidaria – Fletcheria Guelphensis Sulirian) (closeup, base) Fossil: Coral (Cnidaria – Fletcheria Guelphensis Sulirian) Fossil: Coral (Cnidaria – Fletcheria Guelphensis Sulirian) 300 M.Y.O., Clay Center, Ohio 2020: Box 9c – SC #65   6.5 ounces 183 grams 915 carats   Seller: The Mineral House Gem Miner’s Jubilee Lebanon Valley Expo Center Lebanon, Pe...

Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen #2

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Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen (closeup) Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen #2 2020: Box 9c – SC #64   1.2 ounces 33 grams 165 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen

Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen #1

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Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen (closeup) Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen (closeup) Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen (closeup) Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen (side view) Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen (closeup) Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen #1 2020: Box 9c – SC #64   1.31 ounces 36.5 grams 182.5 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   Chalcedony: Blue/Gray and Red Specimen

Agate: Montana Agate Specimen #2

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Agate: Montana Agate Specimen (side view) Agate: Montana Agate Specimen Agate: Montana Agate Specimen (closeup) Agate: Montana Agate Specimen (reverse) Agate: Montana Agate Specimen Agate: Montana Agate Specimen #2 Polished 2020: Box 9c – SC #64   .76 ounce 21 grams 105 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   Agate: Montana Agate Specimen

Agate: Montana Agate Specimen #1

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Agate: Montana Agate Specimen Agate: Montana Agate Specimen (closeup) Agate: Montana Agate Specimen Agate: Montana Agate Specimen (closeup) Agate: Montana Agate Specimen (closeup) Agate: Montana Agate Specimen Agate: Montana Agate Specimen (side view) Agate: Montana Agate Specimen (side view) Agate: Montana Agate Specimen #1 Polished 2020: Box 9c – SC #64   .81 ounce 22 grams 110 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   Agate: Montana Agate Specimen

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Snowflake Obsidian