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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 ...

Amethyst: Lilac Scepter (Very Tiny)

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Amethyst: Lilac Scepter (Very Tiny) Amethyst: Lilac Scepter (Very Tiny) Amethyst: Lilac Scepter (Very Tiny) 2025: Box #18 – Special Items   .015 ounce .5 gram 2.5 carats   Self-collected – stepped on it, picked it up, no one claimed it Likely broke off from a larger specimen Gem Miner’s Jubilee Lebanon Valley Expo Center Lebanon, Pennsylvania   16 August 2025 2025-18-Special 2025-Lebanon-8-16 Amethyst: Lilac Scepter (Very Tiny)

2011: Box #10 – Ty Buddy Beanies

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Ty Beanie Buddy: Gobbles, the Turkey 2011: Box #10 – Ty Buddy Beanies Non-Bear Buddies   1.       Bananas, the Purple, Yellow, and Orange Monkey, 1 2.       Beak, an Ugly Bird with Wild Brown Fur and Long Beak, 1 3.       Bronty, the Brontosaurus Dinosaur, 1 4.       Bushy, the Yellow Lion with Orange Mane, 1 5.       Chip, the Brown, White, and Black Cat, 1 6.       Dotty, the Dalmatian, 1 7.       Ears, the Brown Prone Rabbit, 1 8.       Flippity, the Light Blue Rabbit, 1 9.       Gobbles, the Turkey, 1 10.   Hippie, the Tie-dyed Rabbit, 1 11.   Hippity, the Light Green Rabbit, 1 12.   Hoppity, the Lilac Bunny, 1 13.   Inch, the Multi-color Worm, 1 14.   Mooch, the Black and White Monkey, 1 15.  ...

Marble: Gray Striped Bowl or Pot (Small)

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Marble: Gray Striped Bowl or Pot (Small) Marble: Gray Striped Bowl or Pot (Small) Marble: Gray Striped Bowl or Pot (Small) Marble: Gray Striped Bowl or Pot (Small) Marble: Gray Striped Bowl or Pot (Small) (top) Marble: Gray Striped Bowl or Pot (Small) (base) Marble: Gray Striped Bowl or Pot (Small) Marble: Gray Striped Bowl or Pot (Small) 2025: Box #18 – Special Items   1 pound/ 10.17 ounces 741.5 grams 3705.5 carats   Freedom Consignments Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania   22 August 2025   2025-18-Special 2025-Shrewsbury-8-22 Marble: Gray Striped Bowl or Pot (Small)

Jasper: Orbicular Bloodstone Jasper Freeform Cabochon

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Jasper: Orbicular Bloodstone Jasper Freeform Cabochon Jasper: Orbicular Bloodstone Jasper Freeform Cabochon (closeup) Jasper: Orbicular Bloodstone Jasper Freeform Cabochon (reverse) Jasper: Orbicular Bloodstone Jasper Freeform Cabochon (closeup, reverse) Jasper: Orbicular Bloodstone Jasper Freeform Cabochon 2025: Box #18 – Special Items   .985 ounce 28 grams 140 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date 2025-18-Special Jasper: Orbicular Bloodstone Jasper Freeform Cabochon

Leaverite: Black Rock with Sparkly Crystals

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Leaverite: Black Rock with Sparkly Crystals Leaverite: Black Rock with Sparkly Crystals Leaverite: Black Rock with Sparkly Crystals Leaverite: Black Rock with Sparkly Crystals Leaverite: Black Rock with Sparkly Crystals 2025: Box #18c – Special Rocks   1.055 ounces 29.9 grams 149.5 carats   Self-collected Near Camden Yards Baltimore, Maryland   10 August 2025   2025-18c-Special Rocks 2025-Baltimore-8-10 Leaverite: Black Rock with Sparkly Crystals

Leaverite: White Quartz Specimen with Sparkly Crystals

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Leaverite: White Quartz Specimen with Sparkly Crystals Leaverite: White Quartz Specimen with Sparkly Crystals Leaverite: White Quartz Specimen with Sparkly Crystals Leaverite: White Quartz Specimen with Sparkly Crystals Leaverite: White Quartz Specimen with Sparkly Crystals Odd shape with two limbs 2025: Box #18c – Special Rocks   .875 ounce 24.8 grams 124 carats   Self-collected   Unknown acquisition source and date 2025-18c-Special Rocks Leaverite: White Quartz Specimen with Sparkly Crystals

Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar

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Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar (closeup) Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar (closeup) Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar (closeup) Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar (LED light) Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar (LED light) Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar Tan and Silver Sparkly 2025: Box #17 – Special Items   3.97 ounces 110.5 grams 552.5 carats   Self-collected (parking lot) Dallastown, Pennsylvania   21 August 2025 2025-17-Special 2025-Dallastown-8-22 Leaverite: Heart-shaped Rock with Mica and Feldspar

Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating

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Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating (closeup) Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating (closeup) Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating (closeup, mica) Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating (closeup) Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating (closeup) Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating Auction #57 (or Auction #0057) 2025: Box #52 – Big Red Garnet   5 pounds/ 1.77 ounces 2317 grams 11,585 carats   Easterly Auction Company Springfield, Missouri   29 July 2025 (Received 19 August 2025) 2025-52-Big Red Garnet 2025-Easterly-7-29 Garnet: Big Red Garnet Rough Specimen with Mica Coating

Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen

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Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen (LED light) Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen (LED light) Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen (LED light) Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen (direct LED light) Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen (closeup, direct LED light) Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen (direct LED light) Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen (closeup, direct LED light) Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen Gem Quality Clear Areas with Flash Mali, Keys Region (Africa) Record Keeper See also Garnet: Giant Green Ferrian Grossular Garnet from Mali (6.72 pounds)   2025: Box #50 – Garnets   .6 ounce 17 grams 85 carats   Seller: Djenne Beads, Inc. (Mr. Mahamadou Sumareh) Gem Miner’s Holiday Lebanon Valley Expo Center Lebanon, Pennsylvania   21 November 2015   2025-50-Garnets 2015-Lebanon-11-21 Garnet: Gemmy Green Garnet Specimen (LED light)

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