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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 ...

Soapstone: Ornate Double Vase with Carved Flowers

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Soapstone: Ornate Double Vase with Carved Flowers Soapstone: Ornate Double Vase with Carved Flowers (reverse) Soapstone: Ornate Double Vase with Carved Flowers (top) Soapstone: Ornate Double Vase with Carved Flowers (top) Soapstone: Ornate Double Vase with Carved Flowers (top) Soapstone: Ornate Double Vase with Carved Flowers (closeup) Soapstone: Ornate Double Vase with Carved Flowers (base) Soapstone: Ornate Double Vase with Carved Flowers (base) Soapstone: Ornate Double Vase with Carved Flowers Tan and Dark Pink   3 pounds/ 3.38 ounces 1456 grams   Historic Savage Mills Savage, Maryland   Unknown acquisition date Soapstone: Ornate Double Vase with Carved Flowers

Onyx Marble (Banded Calcite): Set of Tan Bookends

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Onyx Marble (Banded Calcite): Set of Tan Bookends (side) Onyx Marble (Banded Calcite): Set of Tan Bookends (side) Onyx Marble (Banded Calcite): Set of Tan Bookends (front) Onyx Marble (Banded Calcite): Set of Tan Bookends (back) Onyx Marble (Banded Calcite): Set of Tan Bookends (base) Onyx Marble (Banded Calcite): Set of Tan Bookends (side) Onyx Marble (Banded Calcite): Set of Tan Bookends (side) Onyx Marble (Banded Calcite): Set of Tan Bookends (top) Onyx Marble (Banded Calcite): Set of Tan Bookends (top) Onyx Marble (Banded Calcite): Set of Tan Bookends (top) Onyx Marble (Banded Calcite): Set of Tan Bookends Aztec Motif, Odd Carving Spotty Fluorescence (weak)   Weighed together 5 pounds/ 1.4 ounces 2307 grams   Bookend #1 2 pounds/ 8.71 ounces 1152 grams   Bookend #2 2 pounds/ 8.64 ounces 1151 grams   Unknown acquisition and date Onyx Marble (Banded Calcite): Set of Tan Bookends

Onyx Marble (Calcite) Bookend (White)

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Onyx Marble (Calcite) Bookend (White) Onyx Marble (Calcite) Bookend (White) (reverse) Onyx Marble (Calcite) Bookend (White) (top) Onyx Marble (Calcite) Bookend (White) (side) Onyx Marble (Calcite) Bookend (White) (base) Onyx Marble (Calcite) Bookend (White) Created with Four Pieces and Gold Metal Decorative Lines Made in Pakistan   4 pounds/ 4.04 ounces 1928 grams   Home Goods York, PA   Unknown acquisition date Onyx Marble (Calcite) Bookend (White)

Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (2)

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Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (2) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (2) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (2) (closeup) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (2) (closeup) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (2) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (2) (base) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (2) (reverse) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (2) (reverse, closeup) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (2) (reverse, closeup) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (2) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (2) (top) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (2) (top, closeup) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (2) (top, closeup) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (2) Likely Dyed Green One half of a Set Made in Brazil   3 pounds/ 12.18 ounces 1705.5 grams   Home Goods York, PA   Unknown acquisition date Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (2)

Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (1)

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Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (1) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (1) (closeup) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (1) (closeup) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (1) (top) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (1) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (1) (top) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (1) (base) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (1) (reverse) Agate: Polished Bookend Geode Likely Dyed Green Has a “Face” One half of a Set Made in Brazil   3 pounds/ 6.3 ounces 1539 grams   Likely Home Goods York, PA   Unknown acquisition date Agate: Polished Bookend Geode (1)

Agate Geode Pieces to Form One Part of a Bulbous Bookend

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Agate Geode Pieces to Form One Part of a Bulbous Bookend Agate Geode Pieces to Form One Part of a Bulbous Bookend Agate Geode Pieces to Form One Part of a Bulbous Bookend (base) Agate Geode Pieces to Form One Part of a Bulbous Bookend (top) Agate Geode Pieces to Form One Part of a Bulbous Bookend (top) Agate Geode Pieces to Form One Part of a Bulbous Bookend Blue Dyed Lines -- Some Spotty Fluorescence (Possible Glue Filler) Label: “Onyx -- Made in Pakistan” Not very well made, not sure why I bought it   5 pounds/ 3.41 ounces 2363 grams   Home Goods York, PA   Unknown acquisition date Agate Geode Pieces to Form One Part of a Bulbous Bookend

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