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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 ...

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

Leaverite: Granite Specimen with Mica #1

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Leaverite: Granite Specimen with Mica Leaverite: Granite Specimen with Mica Leaverite: Granite Specimen with Mica (closeup) Leaverite: Granite Specimen with Mica (closeup) Leaverite: Granite Specimen with Mica #1 2025: Box #73a – Macedonian Specimens   1 pound/ 4.14 ounces 570.5 grams 2852.5 carats   Self-collected Skopje, North Macedonia   2004-2005   2025-73a-Macedonian Specimens 2004-Skopje-Unknown 2004-Skopje-Unknown   Leaverite: Granite Specimen with Mica

Fluorite: Dark Purple Specimen

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Fluorite: Dark Purple Specimen Fluorite: Dark Purple Specimen (closeup) Fluorite: Dark Purple Specimen (LED light) Fluorite: Dark Purple Specimen (LED light) Fluorite: Dark Purple Specimen (LED light) Fluorite: Dark Purple Specimen (base) Fluorite: Dark Purple Specimen (base, closeup) Fluorite: Dark Purple Specimen NOT Fluorescent 2025: Box #128 – Crystal Specimens   2 pounds/ .93 ounce 933.5 grams 4667.5 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date 2025-128-Crystal Specimens Fluorite: Dark Purple Specimen

2011: Box #35 – Ty Beanie Related Stuff

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International Ty Teenie Beanie Set: Britannia, Maple, Glory, and Erin 2011: Box #35 – Ty Beanie Related Stuff   Ty Beanie Related Stuff: 1.       1999 Beanie Baby Calendar in box, 1 2.       1999 Beanie Calendar, Heart-shaped, 1 3.       Beanie Card Box filled with McDonald Happy Meal Toys, 1 4.       Beanie Cards, Large Plastic Box, 2 5.       Beanie Cards, Small Plastic Box, 3 6.       Cardboard Beanie Card Frames, 9 7.       Disney Paris Happy Meal Box, 1 8.       Empty Beanie Card Box, 1 9.       Empty Box for Beanie Tags, 1 10. Packs of Plastic Beanie Card Covers, 3 11. Plastic Box of This and That, 1 12. Unopened Beanie Baby Cards, MIB, 2   Ty Teenie Beanies: 1.       Britannia, Internatio...

Coral: Natural Red Coral Specimen

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Coral: Natural Red Coral Specimen Coral: Natural Red Coral Specimen Coral: Natural Red Coral Specimen (reverse) Coral: Natural Red Coral Specimen (closeup, reverse) Coral: Natural Red Coral Specimen Coral: Natural Red Coral Specimen 2025: Box #116 – Large Red Coral Specimen   1 pound/ 8.25 ounces 687 grams 3435 carats   Webster? Swap-0-Rama Webster, Florida   2025-116-Large Red Coral Specimen Unknown-Webster-Unknown   Coral: Natural Red Coral Specimen

Wood: Carved Specimen Stand (Red Wood)

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Wood: Carved Specimen Stand (Red Wood) Wood: Carved Specimen Stand (Red Wood) Wood: Carved Specimen Stand (Red Wood) Wood: Carved Specimen Stand (Red Wood) The Light Green Fluorite Specimen that goes with the Carved Wood Specimen Stand (Red Wood)  Wood: Carved Specimen Stand (Red Wood) Goes with a Light Green Fluorite Specimen 2025: Box #27 – Fluorite   1.48 ounces 42.5 grams 212.5 carats   The Green Dragon Market Ephrata, Pennsylvania   Acquisition date unknown   2025-27-Fluorite Unknown-Ephrata-Unknown   Wood: Carved Specimen Stand (Red Wood)

Fluorite: Light Green Specimen

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Fluorite: Light Green Specimen Fluorite: Light Green Specimen (black light) Fluorite: Light Green Specimen (base) Fluorite: Light Green Specimen (base, black light) Fluorite: Light Green Specimen (closeup, black light) Fluorite: Light Green Specimen (closeup) Fluorite: Light Green Specimen (closeup, black light) Fluorite: Light Green Specimen Fluoresces Blue China 2025: Box #27 – Fluorite   3 pounds/ .73 ounce 1380.5 grams 6902.5 carats   The Green Dragon Market Ephrata, Pennsylvania   Acquisition date unknown   2025-27-Fluorite Unknown-Ephrata-Unknown   Fluorite: Light Green Specimen

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