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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 ...

2011: Box #34 – Ty Beanies and Teenie Beanies

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Ty Beanie Baby:  Chocolate, the Brown Moose 2011: Box #34 – Ty Beanies and Teenie Beanies   Ty Beanie Babies: 1.       Chocolate, the Brown Moose, 1 2.       Claude, the Tie-dyed Crab, 1 3.       Crunch, the Shark, 1 4.       Curly, the Brown Bear, 3 5.       Erin, the Green Bear with White Shamrock Patch, 1 6.       Hissy, the Blue Snake, 1 7.       Iggy, the Blue Iguana, 12 8.       Princess, the Purple Bear with White Rose Patch, 5 9.       Pugsley, the Dog, 1 10.   Rainbow, the Tie-dyed Iguana, 5 11.   Scorch, the Brown Dragon with Red Wings, 1 12.   Snort, the Red Bull, 1 13.   Valentino, the White Bear with Red Heart, 3 14.   Wise, the Class of ‘98 Owl, 2 15.   Zero, the Christmas Pengui...

Leaverite (Quartz): Milky Quartz Specimen with a Notch

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Leaverite (Quartz): Milky Quartz Specimen with a Notch Leaverite (Quartz): Milky Quartz Specimen with a Notch Leaverite (Quartz): Milky Quartz Specimen with a Notch (closeup) Leaverite (Quartz): Milky Quartz Specimen with a Notch (closeup) Leaverite (Quartz): Milky Quartz Specimen with a Notch (closeup) Leaverite (Quartz): Milky Quartz Specimen with a Notch 2025: Box #67a – Greece and York Leaverites   8 ounces 226 grams 1130 carats   Self-collected York, Pennsylvania   Unknown acquisition date   2025-67a-Greece and York Leaverites Unknown-York-Unknown   Leaverite (Quartz): Milky Quartz Specimen with a Notch

Leaverite (Slate): Silvery Specimen

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Leaverite (Slate): Silvery Specimen Leaverite (Slate): Silvery Specimen Leaverite (Slate): Silvery Specimen (closeup) Leaverite (Slate): Silvery Specimen (closeup) Leaverite (Slate): Silvery Specimen (side view) Leaverite (Slate): Silvery Specimen 2025: Box #67a – Greece and York Leaverites   9.28 ounces 262.5 grams 1312.5 carats   Self-collected York, Pennsylvania   Unknown acquisition date   2025-67a-Greece and York Leaverites Unknown-York-Unknown   Leaverite (Slate): Silvery Specimen

Leaverite (Conglomerate): Flat Light Gray Specimen

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Leaverite (Conglomerate): Flat Light Gray Specimen Leaverite (Conglomerate): Flat Light Gray Specimen (base) Leaverite (Conglomerate): Flat Light Gray Specimen (closeup) Leaverite (Conglomerate): Flat Light Gray Specimen (closeup) Leaverite (Conglomerate): Flat Light Gray Specimen (closeup, base) Leaverite (Conglomerate): Flat Light Gray Specimen Leaverite (Conglomerate): Flat Light Gray Specimen 2025: Box #67a – Greece and York Leaverites   2.22 ounces 62.5 grams 312.5 carats   Self-collected York, Pennsylvania   Unknown acquisition date   2025-67a-Greece and York Leaverites Unknown-York-Unknown   Leaverite (Conglomerate): Flat Light Gray Specimen

Leaverite (Conglomerate): Dark Gray Specimen

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Leaverite (Conglomerate): Dark Gray Specimen Leaverite (Conglomerate): Dark Gray Specimen Leaverite (Conglomerate): Dark Gray Specimen Leaverite (Conglomerate): Dark Gray Specimen (side view) Leaverite (Conglomerate): Dark Gray Specimen (closeup) Leaverite (Conglomerate): Dark Gray Specimen 2025: Box #67a – Greece and York Leaverites   12.91 ounces 365 grams 1825 carats   Self-collected York, Pennsylvania   Unknown acquisition date   2025-67a-Greece and York Leaverites Unknown-York-Unknown   Leaverite (Conglomerate): Dark Gray Specimen

Leaverites: The Crete Collection

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Leaverites: The Crete Collection Leaverites: The Crete Collection Leaverites: The Crete Collection:   1. Leaverite: Unknown Type (Marble? Picture Marble?) 2. Leaverite: Gray Rock with Smooth Rounded Base and Cross-hatched Top 3. Leaverite (Conglomerate): A Specimen (Seems to be a Fragment from a Demolished Floor) 4. Leaverite: Layered Tri-colored Specimen (Gray, Red, and Black) 2025: Box #67 – Crete 2025-67-Crete

Leaverite (Sandstone): 5 Red Stone Specimens

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Leaverite (Sandstone): 5 Red Stone Specimens Leaverite (Sandstone): 5 Red Stone Specimens Leaverite:  Largest Red Sandstone Specimen Leaverite:  Largest Red Sandstone Specimen Leaverite: Medium  Red Sandstone Specimen Leaverite: Medium  Red Sandstone Specimen Leaverite: Light  Red Sandstone Specime Leaverite: Light  Red Sandstone Specimen Leaverite: Mauve-red  Sandstone Specimen Leaverite: Mauve-red  Sandstone Specimen Leaverite: Smallest Red Sandstone Specimen Leaverite: Smallest Red  Sandstone Specimen Leaverite (Sandstone): 5 Red Stone Specimens 2025: Box #73a – Macedonian Specimens   Weighed together: 2.56 ounces 72 grams 360 carats   Largest red sandstone specimen: 1.16 ounces 33 grams 165 carats   Medium red sandstone specimen: .51 ounce 13.5 grams 67.5 carats   Light red sandstone specimen: .41 ounce 12 grams 60 carats   Mauve-red sandstone specimen: .35 ounce 9...

Leaverites (Unknown Type): 6 Stone Specimens

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Leaverites (Unknown Type): 6 Stone Specimens Leaverites (Unknown Type): 6 Stone Specimens Leaverite: Gray Stone Specimen Leaverite: Gray Stone Specimen Leaverite: Dark Yellow Stone Specimen (Oblong) Leaverite: Dark Yellow Stone Specimen (Oblong) Leaverite: Black Stone Specimen Leaverite: Black Stone Specimen Leaverite: Conglomerate Stone Specimen Leaverite: Conglomerate Stone Specimen Leaverite: Light Yellow Stone Specimen Leaverite: Light Yellow Stone Specimen Leaverite: Tiny Gray Stone Specimen Leaverite: Tiny Gray Stone Specimen Leaverites (Unknown Type): 6 Stone Specimens 2025: Box #73a – Macedonian Specimens   Weighed together: 4.85 ounces 137 grams 685 carats   Gray stone: 1.62 ounces 45 grams 225 carats   Dark yellow stone (oblong) 1.36 ounces 38.5 grams 192.5 carats   Black stone: .6 ounce 15 grams 75 carats   Conglomerate stone: .65 ounce 18 grams 90 carats   Light yellow stone: .53 ounce ...

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