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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 ...

Jasper: Rainforest Jasper Obelisk or Generator

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Jasper: Rainforest Jasper Obelisk or Generator Jasper: Rainforest Jasper Obelisk or Generator Jasper: Rainforest Jasper Obelisk or Generator Jasper: Rainforest Jasper Obelisk or Generator Jasper: Rainforest Jasper Obelisk or Generator Jasper: Rainforest Jasper Obelisk or Generator Jasper: Rainforest Jasper Obelisk or Generator Jasper: Rainforest Jasper Obelisk or Generator (tip) Jasper: Rainforest Jasper Obelisk or Generator (base) Jasper: Rainforest Jasper Obelisk or Generator Made in Brazil 2025: Box #93 – Crystal Quartz with Pyrite and Onyx Marble Heart and Miscellaneous Items   1 pound/ 4.16 ounces 571.5 grams 2857.5 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-93-Crystal Quartz with Pyrite and Onyx Marble Heart and Miscellaneous Items Jasper: Rainforest Jasper Obelisk or Generator

Fluorite: Pure White Opaque Specimen with Cubic Structure

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Fluorite: Pure White Opaque Specimen with Cubic Structure Fluorite: Pure White Opaque Specimen with Cubic Structure Fluorite: Pure White Opaque Specimen with Cubic Structure Fluorite: Pure White Opaque Specimen with Cubic Structure Fluorite: Pure White Opaque Specimen with Cubic Structure Fluorite: Pure White Opaque Specimen with Cubic Structure (closeup) Fluorite: Pure White Opaque Specimen with Cubic Structure (black light) Fluorite: Pure White Opaque Specimen with Cubic Structure (black light) Fluorite: Pure White Opaque Specimen with Cubic Structure (black light) Fluorite: Pure White Opaque Specimen with Cubic Structure Slightly Fluorescent Also posted here as Fluorite (not sure what it is now)  2025: Box #18c – Special Rocks   5.47 ounces 154 grams 770 carats   Self-collected: Parking lot, Howard County Fairgrounds Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Howard County Fairgrounds West Friendship, Maryland   28 September 2024 2025-18c-Special Rock...

Leaverite: Tan Quartz with Striations (Opaque with Mica)

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Leaverite: Tan Quartz with Striations (Opaque with Mica) Leaverite: Tan Quartz with Striations (Opaque  with Mica ) Leaverite: Tan Quartz with Striations (Opaque  with Mica ) Leaverite: Tan Quartz with Striations ( Opaque  with Mica ) Leaverite: Tan Quartz with Striations (Opaque  with Mica ) Leaverite: Tan Quartz with Striations (Opaque with Mica) Leaverite: Tan Quartz with Striations (Opaque  with Mica ) (closeup, mica) Leaverite: Tan Quartz with Striations (Opaque with Mica) 2025: Box #67a – Greece and York Leaverites   1 pound/ 9.93 ounces 735.5 grams 3677.5 carats   Self-collected York, Pennsylvania   Unknown acquisition date   2025-67a-Greece and York Leaverites Unknown-York-Unknown Leaverite: Tan Quartz with Striations (Opaque  with Mica )

Leaverite: Green Shale Specimen (Greece)

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Leaverite: Green Shale Specimen (Greece) Leaverite: Green Shale Specimen (Greece) Leaverite: Green Shale Specimen (Greece) Leaverite: Green Shale Specimen (Greece) (closeup) Leaverite: Green Shale Specimen (Greece) Leaverite: Green Shale Specimen (Greece) Leaverite: Green Shale Specimen (Greece) Leaverite: Green Shale Specimen (Greece) Leaverite: Green Shale Specimen (Greece) 2025: Box #67a – Greece and York Leaverites   2 pounds/ 1.21 ounces 941 grams 4705 carats   Self-collected Highway from Thessaloniki to Athens Greece   January 1989   2025-67a-Greece and York Leaverites 1989-Greece-1   Leaverite: Green Shale Specimen (Greece)

Leaverite: Large Green Shale Specimen (Greece)

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Leaverite: Large Green Shale (Greece) Leaverite: Large Green Shale (Greece) Leaverite: Large Green Shale (Greece) Leaverite: Large Green Shale (Greece) Leaverite: Large Green Shale (Greece) Leaverite: Large Green Shale (Greece) Leaverite: Large Green Shale (Greece) Leaverite: Large Green Shale (Greece) 2025: Box #67a – Greece and York Leaverites   4 pounds/ 2.67 ounces 1889.5 grams 9447.5 carats   Self-collected Highway from Thessaloniki to Athens Greece   January 1989   2025-67a-Greece and York Leaverites 1989-Greece-1   Leaverite: Large Green Shale (Greece)

2011: Box #14 –Ty Beanie Babies

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Ty Beanie Baby: Zodiac (Dragon) 2011: Box #14–Ty Beanie Babies All Ty Beanies   Ty Beanies: 1.       1999 Holiday Teddy, Blue with Dark Blue snowflakes, dark Blue Scarf, 1 2.       Almond, the Bear, 1 3.       Aruba, the Fish, 1 4.       Aurora, The White Polar Bear, 2 5.       Bushy, the Orange Lion, 1 6.       Cheezer, the White Mouse, 1 7.       China, the Panda Bear, 1 8.       Cinders, the Black Grizzly Bear, 1 9.       Dinky, Gold with Purple Highlights Ostrich (?), 1 10.   Dizzy, the Dalmatian, 1 11.   Doodle, the Red Tie-dyed Rooster, 4 12.   FIFA Bear, Argentina, 1 13.   FIFA Bear, Germany, 1 14.   Flashy, the Colorful Peacock, 1 15.   Fleece, the Beige Lamb, 1 16.   Fletcher, the...

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