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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 ...

Garnierite Palm Stone (Small)

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Garnierite Palm Stone (Small) Garnierite Palm Stone (Small) (black light in lit room) Garnierite Palm Stone (Small) Garnierite Palm Stone (Small) (black light in lit room) Garnierite Palm Stone (Small) (closeup) Garnierite Palm Stone (Small) (closeup) Garnierite Palm Stone (Small) Chatoyancy and Shimmer Slightly Fluorescent 2025: Box #124 – Miscellaneous   3.79 ounces 106.5 grams 532.5 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-124-Misc Garnierite Palm Stone (Small)

Geode: Thunder Egg with Red Strip and White Crystals

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Geode: Thunder Egg with Red Strip and White Crystals Geode: Thunder Egg with Red Strip and White Crystals (reverse) Geode: Thunder Egg with Red Strip and White Crystals (reverse) Geode: Thunder Egg with Red Strip and White Crystals (reverse) Geode: Thunder Egg with Red Strip and White Crystals (closeup) Geode: Thunder Egg with Red Strip and White Crystals (closeup) Geode: Thunder Egg with Red Strip and White Crystals 2025: Box #124 – Miscellaneous   4.55 ounces 129 grams 645 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-124-Misc Geode: Thunder Egg with Red Strip and White Crystals

Petrified Wood Specimen

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Petrified Wood Specimen Petrified Wood Specimen Petrified Wood Specimen (end) Petrified Wood Specimen (closeup of end) Petrified Wood Specimen (end) Petrified Wood Specimen (closeup of end) Petrified Wood Specimen (standing at a tilt) Petrified Wood Specimen (standing at a tilt) Petrified Wood Specimen Resembles a Bone, Complete with Marrow 2025: Box #124 – Miscellaneous   8.99 ounces 254.5 grams 1272.5 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-124-Misc Petrified Wood Specimen

Fossil: Brownish Gray Clam Specimen with Prominent Veining

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Fossil: Brownish Gray Clam Specimen with Prominent Veining Fossil: Brownish Gray Clam Specimen with Prominent Veining (closeup) Fossil: Brownish Gray Clam Specimen with Prominent Veining Fossil: Brownish Gray Clam Specimen with Prominent Veining Fossil: Brownish Gray Clam Specimen with Prominent Veining 2025: Box #124 – Miscellaneous   5.86 ounces 165.5 grams 827.5 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-124-Misc Fossil: Brownish Gray Clam Specimen with Prominent Veining

Apatite: Yellowish Gray Specimen (Tubular)

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Apatite: Yellowish Gray Specimen (Tubular) Apatite: Yellowish Gray Specimen (Tubular) Apatite: Yellowish Gray Specimen (Tubular) Apatite: Yellowish Gray Specimen (Tubular) (end) Apatite: Yellowish Gray Specimen (Tubular) (end) Apatite: Yellowish Gray Specimen (Tubular) (standing) Apatite: Yellowish Gray Specimen (Tubular) (standing) Apatite: Yellowish Gray Specimen (Tubular) (standing) Apatite: Yellowish Gray Specimen (Tubular) Low Quality Piece 2025: Box #124 – Miscellaneous   5.68 ounces 160 grams 800 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-124-Misc Apatite: Yellowish Gray Specimen (Tubular)

2011: Box #54 – Christmas Ornaments NOT Loose in Boxes (Was Christmas Box #15)

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Toy Soldier Christmas Ornament NOW: 2011: Box #54 – Christmas Ornaments NOT Loose in Boxes WAS: Christmas Box #15 – Christmas Ornaments NOT in Boxes–2011   Figurine Ornaments NOT Loose in Boxes: 1.       In ornament compartments. These ornaments are ones that have been used for our Christmas tree. Most of these are “toy” ornaments 2.       Hardware for hanging ornaments.   Glass ornaments are located in 2011: Box #45 – Christmas Glass Ornaments   2011-54-Christmas Ornaments NOT Loose in Boxes Red Box with Green Lid   Keywords: -2011- Christmas Hardware Christmas Ornaments Ornaments The Lists Toy Ornaments  Attic

Chert Specimen: Covered in Brown Crystals

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Chert Specimen: Covered in Brown Crystals Chert Specimen: Covered in Brown Crystals (closeup) Chert Specimen: Covered in Brown Crystals Chert Specimen: Covered in Brown Crystals Chert Specimen: Covered in Brown Crystals Chert Specimen: Covered in Brown Crystals Chert Specimen: Covered in Brown Crystals 2025: Box #124 – Miscellaneous   13.03 ounces 369.5 grams 1847.5 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-124-Misc Chert Specimen: Covered in Brown Crystals

Galena Specimen

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Galena Specimen Galena Specimen (closeup) Galena Specimen (closeup) Galena Specimen Galena Specimen Galena Specimen Galena Specimen Galena Specimen Galena Specimen (closeup) Galena Specimen Very Heavy for its Size 2025: Box #124 – Miscellaneous   1 pound/ 4.56 ounces 582 grams 2910 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2025-124-Misc Galena Specimen

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Snowflake Obsidian