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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 ...

Obsidian Nodule

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Obsidian Nodule Obsidian Nodule Obsidian Nodule (closeup) Obsidian Nodule (closeup) Obsidian Nodule (closeup) Obsidian Nodule Obsidian Nodule Obsidian Nodule (closeup) Obsidian Nodule Also Known as “Apache Tears” 2020: Box 9c – SC #47   1.36 ounces 37.5 grams 187.5 carats   Gem Miner’s Jubilee Lebanon Valley Expo Center Lebanon, Pennsylvania   August 2019   Obsidian Nodule

Chalcedony: Gray Translucent Specimen

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Chalcedony: Gray Translucent Specimen Chalcedony: Gray Translucent Specimen Chalcedony: Gray Translucent Specimen Chalcedony: Gray Translucent Specimen Chalcedony: Gray Translucent Specimen (closeup) Chalcedony: Gray Translucent Specimen Chalcedony: Gray Translucent Specimen (closeup) Chalcedony: Gray Translucent Specimen (closeup) Chalcedony: Gray Translucent Specimen Chalcedony: Gray Translucent Specimen (closeup) Chalcedony: Gray Translucent Specimen (closeup) Chalcedony: Gray Translucent Specimen 2020: Box 9c – SC #47   8.41 ounces 238 grams 1190 carats   Gem Miner’s Jubilee Lebanon Valley Expo Center Lebanon, Pennsylvania   August 2019   Chalcedony: Gray Translucent Specimen

Quartz: Smoky Quartz Point

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Quartz: Smoky Quartz Point Quartz: Smoky Quartz Point (reverse) Quartz: Smoky Quartz Point (reverse) Quartz: Smoky Quartz Point Quartz: Smoky Quartz Point Quartz: Smoky Quartz Point Quartz: Smoky Quartz Point (closeup) Quartz: Smoky Quartz Point (reverse, closeup) Quartz: Smoky Quartz Point 2020: Box 9c – SC #46   4.36 ounces 123.5 grams 617.5 carats   Gem Miner’s Jubilee Lebanon Valley Expo Center Lebanon, Pennsylvania   August 2019   Quartz: Smoky Quartz Point

Selenite Specimen: Green with Some Inclusions and Mica

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Selenite Specimen: Green with Some Inclusions and Mica Selenite Specimen: Green with Some Inclusions and Mica Selenite Specimen: Green with Some Inclusions and Mica (closeup) Selenite Specimen: Green with Some Inclusions and Mica (reverse) Selenite Specimen: Green with Some Inclusions and Mica (reverse, closeup) Selenite Specimen: Green with Some Inclusions and Mica Selenite Specimen: Green with Some Inclusions and Mica Selenite Specimen: Green with Some Inclusions and Mica 2020: Box 9c – SC #46   3.51 ounces 98.5 grams 492.5 carats   Gem Miner’s Jubilee Lebanon Valley Expo Center Lebanon, Pennsylvania   August 2019   Selenite Specimen: Green with Some Inclusions and Mica

Marble Specimen: Black with White Areas

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Marble Specimen: Black with White Areas Marble Specimen: Black with White Areas (side view) Marble Specimen: Black with White Areas (side view) Marble Specimen: Black with White Areas (reverse) Marble Specimen: Black with White Areas Polished Face 2020: Box 9c – SC #46   1.71 ounces 47 grams 235 carats   Gem Miner’s Jubilee Lebanon Valley Expo Center Lebanon, Pennsylvania   August 2019   Marble Specimen: Black with White Areas

Fluorite: Gray Specimen with a Cubic Structure

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Fluorite: Gray Specimen with a Cubic Structure Fluorite: Gray Specimen with a Cubic Structure (closeup) Fluorite: Gray Specimen with a Cubic Structure (reverse) Fluorite: Gray Specimen with a Cubic Structure (reverse, closeup) Fluorite: Gray Specimen with a Cubic Structure (black light) Fluorite: Gray Specimen with a Cubic Structure (black light) Fluorite: Gray Specimen with a Cubic Structure (reverse, black light) Fluorite: Gray Specimen with a Cubic Structure (black light, lights on) Fluorite: Gray Specimen with a Cubic Structure Fluoresces Blue 2020: Box 9c – SC #46   4.6 ounces 130.5 grams 652.5 carats   Gem Miner’s Jubilee Lebanon Valley Expo Center Lebanon, Pennsylvania   August 2019   Fluorite: Gray Specimen with a Cubic Structure

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Snowflake Obsidian