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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 ...

Leaverite: Polished Oblong Tan Rock with Faint Gray Spots

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Leaverite: Polished Oblong Tan Rock with Faint Gray Spots Leaverite: Polished Oblong Tan Rock with Faint Gray Spots (reverse) Leaverite: Polished Oblong Tan Rock with Faint Gray Spots (closeup) Leaverite: Polished Oblong Tan Rock with Faint Gray Spots Engraved Text: “Grow” Possible Chert or Jasper 2025: Box #60 – Miscellaneous   2 pounds/ .8 ounce 930 grams 4650 carats   Community Aid York, Pennsylvania   30 July 2025 2025-60-Misc 2025-York-7-30 Leaverite: Polished Oblong Tan Rock with Faint Gray Spots

Copper Sphere

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Copper Sphere Copper Sphere Copper Sphere Copper Sphere Copper Sphere 2025: Box #39 – Spheres   4.52 ounces 127.5 grams 637.5 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date 2025-39-Spheres Copper Sphere

Jasper: Ocean Jasper Sphere

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Jasper: Ocean Jasper Sphere (nice window) Jasper: Ocean Jasper Sphere Jasper: Ocean Jasper Sphere Jasper: Ocean Jasper Sphere Jasper: Ocean Jasper Sphere (nice window) Jasper: Ocean Jasper Sphere Jasper: Ocean Jasper Sphere Some windows Made in China 2025: Box #39 – Spheres   5.54 ounces 156 grams 780 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date 2025-39-Spheres Jasper: Ocean Jasper Sphere

Opal: Green Opal Sphere

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Opal: Green Opal Sphere Opal: Green Opal Sphere Opal: Green Opal Sphere Opal: Green Opal Sphere Opal: Green Opal Sphere Opal: Green Opal Sphere Opal: Green Opal Sphere 2025: Box #39 – Spheres   15.08 ounces 427 grams 2135 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date 2025-39-Spheres Opal: Green Opal Sphere

2010: Box #4 – Glassware and Disney

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Statue of Liberty Glass Statue of Liberty Glass (reverse) 2010: Box #4 – Glassware and Disney   Large Green Glass Vase, hand blown Small Glass Jar with Glass top Broken Statue of Liberty Glass (The Base of the Glass broke clean off–strange. Its mate is still in use, LOL Small Ceramic Duck–Traditional Colors (Drake) Small Ceramic Duck–Blue, Gray, Black, and White Allegro Wine Bottle (2004 Vidal Blanc), Cobalt Blue Saratoga Sparkling Water Bottle, “Since 1872,” Cobalt Blue Currier and Ives Green Clay Vase with embossed Scene: House, Horse, and Carriage Miniature Bacardi Bottle (Plastic) Glass Rosa Water Bottle (Macedonia) Small Brass Vases, “Made in Italy,” 2   2010-4-Glassware and Disney   Keywords: -2010- Bottles Brass Disney Glasses Jars The Lists Vases   *

Amethyst and Quartz: Tubular Specimen with Three Points

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Amethyst and Quartz: Tubular Specimen with Three Points (LED light) Amethyst and Quartz: Tubular Specimen with Three Points (LED light) Amethyst and Quartz: Tubular Specimen with Three Points (LED light) Amethyst and Quartz: Tubular Specimen with Three Points (LED light) Amethyst and Quartz: Tubular Specimen with Three Points Amethyst and Quartz: Tubular Specimen with Three Points Amethyst and Quartz: Tubular Specimen with Three Points Amethyst and Quartz: Tubular Specimen with Three Points Amethyst and Quartz: Tubular Specimen with Three Points (base, with odd copper lines) Amethyst and Quartz: Tubular Specimen with Three Points (top) Amethyst and Quartz: Tubular Specimen with Three Points The base is quartz, and the tip is more of a lilac (not a deep purple) There are odd copper lines on the base (may have been added) and a bluish splotch at the edge of the base. 2025: Box #16 – Amethyst   5.61 ounces 158 grams 790 carats   Seller: Twin Peaks Rocks and Mine...

Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back

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Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back (reverse) Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back (side view) Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back (side view) Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back (base) Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back (top) Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back (reverse, black light) Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back (side view, black light) Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back (reverse, black light) Zoisite with Ruby Inclusions: Carving of Santa Claus with a Bag on His Back 2025: Box #18 – Special Items   1 pound/ 3.5 ounces 552 grams 2760 carats   Seller: Twin Peaks Rocks and Minerals...

Fluorite: Raw Specimen

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Fluorite: Raw Specimen Fluorite: Raw Specimen Fluorite: Raw Specimen Fluorite: Raw Specimen Fluorite: Raw Specimen (LED light)  Fluorite: Raw Specimen (black light) Fluorite: Raw Specimen Note: I’m not quite sure that this is fluorite. I see some tubular structures within the specimen. It also does not fluoresce, and the associated rock seems to be quartz. The color shouts aquamarine, BUT it was a freebie given to me as a fluorite, so I’m going to assume that the seller knows more than I do. 2025: Box #27 – Fluorite   5.54 ounces 156.5 grams 782.5 carats   Seller: Doorway to Crystals (Mike Lecrone and Bonnie Evans) Lancaster County Fossil and Mineral Club Show Lancaster Farm and Home Center Lancaster, Pennsylvania   27 July 2025 2025-27-Fluorite Fluorite: Raw Specimen

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