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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: Large Jasper Sphere (Red, White, and Gray)

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Jasper: Large Jasper Sphere (Red, White, and Gray) Jasper: Large Jasper Sphere (Red, White, and Gray) Jasper: Large Jasper Sphere (Red, White, and Gray) Jasper: Large Jasper Sphere (Red, White, and Gray) Jasper: Large Jasper Sphere (Red, White, and Gray) Jasper: Large Jasper Sphere (Red, White, and Gray) Jasper: Large Jasper Sphere (Red, White, and Gray) 2025: Box #120 – Large Spheres   3 pounds/ 2.02 ounces 1417.5 grams 7087.5 carats   Hobby Lobby Note: Acquired before I was aware of their lousy reputation. Mea Culpa. Let’s just refer to it as a “rock rescue.” York, Pennsylvania   Unknown acquisition date   2025-120-Large Spheres Unknown-York-Unknown Jasper: Large Jasper Sphere (Red, White, and Gray)

Marble with Calcite: Onyx Marble Sphere with Banding

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Marble with Calcite: Onyx Marble Sphere with Banding Marble with Calcite: Onyx Marble Sphere with Banding Marble with Calcite: Onyx Marble Sphere with Banding Marble with Calcite: Onyx Marble Sphere with Banding (base) Marble with Calcite: Onyx Marble Sphere with Banding Marble with Calcite: Onyx Marble Sphere with Banding 2025: Box #120 – Large Spheres   2 pounds/ 15.62 ounces 1349.5 grams 6747.5 carats   Home Goods York, Pennsylvania   Unknown acquisition date   2025-120-Large Spheres Unknown-York-Unknown   Marble with Calcite: Onyx Marble Sphere with Banding

Selenite Sphere (Delicate)

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Selenite Sphere (Delicate) Selenite Sphere (Delicate) Selenite Sphere (Delicate) Selenite Sphere (Delicate) Selenite Sphere (Delicate) 2025: Box #120 – Large Spheres   5.93 ounces 167 grams 835 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-120-Large Spheres 2025-120-Small Sphere   Selenite Sphere (Delicate)

Jasper: Large Sphere (Light Pink, Gray, and White)

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Jasper: Large Sphere (Light Pink, Gray, and White) Jasper: Large Sphere (Light Pink, Gray, and White) Jasper: Large Sphere (Light Pink, Gray, and White) Jasper: Large Sphere (Light Pink, Gray, and White) Jasper: Large Sphere (Light Pink, Gray, and White) 2025: Box #120 – Large Spheres   3 pounds/ 7.08 ounces 1561.5 grams 7807.5 carats   Hobby Lobby Note: Acquired before I was aware of their lousy reputation. Mea Culpa. Let’s just refer to it as a “rock rescue.” York, Pennsylvania   Unknown acquisition date   2025-120-Large Spheres Unknown-York-Unknown Jasper: Large Sphere (Light Pink, Gray, and White)

Obsidian: Large Obsidian Sphere

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Obsidian: Large Obsidian Sphere Obsidian: Large Obsidian Sphere Obsidian: Large Obsidian Sphere Obsidian: Large Obsidian Sphere Obsidian: Large Obsidian Sphere 2025: Box #120 – Large Spheres   3 pounds/ 14.54 ounces 1772 grams 8860 carats   New Visions Holistic Expo York Expo Center (York Fairgrounds) York, Pennsylvania   Unknown acquisition date   2025-120-Large Spheres Unknown-York-Unknown   Obsidian: Large Obsidian Sphere

2011: Box #36 – Ty Beanie Baby Related Items

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Ty Beanie Baby Product:  2000 Millennium Beanie Calendar   2011: Box #36 – Ty Beanie Baby Related Items   Ty Beanie Related Items: 1.       2000 Millennium Beanie Calendar, Unopened, 1 2.       Beanie Membership Kits, 2 3.       Empty Beanie Card Boxes (Filled with non-Ty Happy Meal Toys), 2 4.       Happy Meal Bags, 25 5.       Happy Meal Boxes, 22 6.       Incomplete Beanie Club Sets, 3 7.       Official Ty Collector Cards Binder (Empty), 1 8.       Official Ty Collector Cards Binder (Some Cards), 1 9.       Tag protectors 10.   The Beanie Game, 2 (Could be rare; taken off market due to TM infringement)   2011-36-Ty Beanie Baby Related Items Clear Container with Clear Lid Some from old boxes: 2003-#54 and #5...

Pottery: Rustic “Awwgly” 2-Handle Vase

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Pottery: Rustic “Awwgly” 2-Handle Vase Pottery: Rustic “Awwgly” 2-Handle Vase Pottery: Rustic “Awwgly” 2-Handle Vase Pottery: Rustic “Awwgly” 2-Handle Vase Pottery: Rustic “Awwgly” 2-Handle Vase Pottery: Rustic “Awwgly” 2-Handle Vase Pottery: Rustic “Awwgly” 2-Handle Vase Pottery: Rustic “Awwgly” 2-Handle Vase (side view) Pottery: Rustic “Awwgly” 2-Handle Vase (side view) Pottery: Rustic “Awwgly” 2-Handle Vase (top view) Pottery: Rustic “Awwgly” 2-Handle Vase (base; yes, the little white speck is part of the vase) Pottery: Rustic “Awwgly” 2-Handle Vase Blue, Brown, Green, and Gray Unsigned Note: NOTE (Adapted from AI): The terms “awgly,” “awwgly,” and “awwwgly” are playful or unconventional forms of “ugly” combined with the sentiment of “aw,” “aww,”or “awww,” possibly to express something that is so ugly it’s cute, or “ugly-cute.” (Hence, in their two-word forms: “aw ugly,” “aww ugly,” or “awww ugly”). We prefer “awwgly” because it feels more intuitive and plausible as a blen...

Leaverite: Gray Specimen with Natural Deep Cross Hatching

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Leaverite: Gray Specimen with Natural Deep Cross Hatching Leaverite: Gray Specimen with Natural Deep Cross Hatching Leaverite: Gray Specimen with Natural Deep Cross Hatching (closeup) Leaverite: Gray Specimen with Natural Deep Cross Hatching (closeup) Leaverite: Gray Specimen with Natural Deep Cross Hatching 2025: Box #73a – Macedonian Specimens   12.19 ounces 345 grams 1725 carats   Self-collected Skopje, North Macedonia   2004-2005   2025-73a-Macedonian Specimens 2004-Skopje-Unknown 2004-Skopje-Unknown   Leaverite: Gray Specimen with Natural Deep Cross Hatching

Leaverite: Granite Specimen with Mica #2

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Leaverite: Granite Specimen with Mica Leaverite: Granite Specimen with Mica Leaverite: Granite Specimen with Mica Leaverite: Granite Specimen with Mica #2 2025: Box #73a – Macedonian Specimens   12.86 ounces 363.5 grams 1817.5 carats   Self-collected Skopje, North Macedonia   2004-2005   2025-73a-Macedonian Specimens 2004-Skopje-Unknown 2004-Skopje-Unknown Leaverite: Granite Specimen with Mica

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