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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 ...

2012: Box #58d – Knickknacks and Collectibles

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Ty Teenie Beanie Baby:  Hamburglar the Bear   2012: Box #58d – Knickknacks and Collectibles   Miscellaneous Items (Toys and Collectibles)   1. Beanie Babies (Non-Ty): Salvino’s Baby Bammers: Mark McGwire (Red) and J.D. Drew (White), Mint on Card     2. Bowl/Plate: Yellow and Brown Bowl/Plate, made by son when he was 4 or 5. Signed by son. (Originally wrapped in a 1974 York Dispatch)     3. Box with Trinkets: Gray Box with Drawer. Inside: old key; old wheel; various hardware; tiny cast iron skillet with Amish boy; tiny cast iron skillet with Amish girl     4. Camera: Kodak Trimprint 920 Instant Camera, in box. Packaged by Kodak for: K-Mart, 1984. Made in U.S.A.     5. Candlesticks: Old Brass Candlesticks, 2     6. Chimes: Wood Wind Chimes: “pads d’oro,” 1983     7. Coasters: Leather Sands Coasters (in a Sands Box), a freebie from the casino   ...

Calcite Specimen (Geometric)

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Calcite Specimen (Geometric) Calcite Specimen (Geometric) Calcite Specimen (Geometric) Calcite Specimen (Geometric) Calcite Specimen (Geometric) Calcite Specimen (Geometric) Calcite Specimen (Geometric) Calcite Specimen (Geometric) Calcite Specimen (Geometric) Gray with a Hint of Green Missouri 2026: Box #38 – Various Items   1 pound/ 13.74 ounces 841.5 grams 4207.5 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date Seller: Lehigh Minerals Likely Lebanon Gem Show   2026-38-Various Items 2026-38-4 2026-38- Calcite Specimen (Geometric)

Calcite Point on Matrix

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Calcite Point on Matrix Calcite Point on Matrix Calcite Point on Matrix Calcite Point on Matrix Calcite Point on Matrix (base) Calcite Point on Matrix (black light in a lit room) Calcite Point on Matrix Fluoresces Light Pink 2026: Box #38 – Various Items   1.39 ounces 39.5 grams 197.5 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2026-38-Various Items 2026-38-3 2026-38- Calcite Point on Matrix

Calcite: Onyx Marble Carving (Cat or Dog)

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Calcite: Onyx Marble Carving (Cat or Dog) (side) Calcite: Onyx Marble Carving (Cat or Dog) (front) Calcite: Onyx Marble Carving (Cat or Dog) (side) Calcite: Onyx Marble Carving (Cat or Dog) (rear) Calcite: Onyx Marble Carving (Cat or Dog) (base) Calcite: Onyx Marble Carving (Cat or Dog) (black light in a darkened room) Calcite: Onyx Marble Carving (Cat or Dog) Slight Fluorescent Pink 2026: Box #38 – Various Items   7.02 ounces 198.5 grams 992.5 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2026-38-Various Items 2026-38-3 2026-38- Calcite: Onyx Marble Carving (Cat or Dog)

Fluorite on Hematite or Galena Matrix

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Fluorite on Hematite or Galena Matrix Fluorite on Hematite or Galena Matrix Fluorite on Hematite or Galena Matrix Fluorite on Hematite or Galena Matrix (closeup) Fluorite on Hematite or Galena Matrix Fluorite on Hematite or Galena Matrix (closeup) Fluorite on Hematite or Galena Matrix (black light in a darkened room) Fluorite on Hematite or Galena Matrix (black light in a lit room) Fluorite on Hematite or Galena Matrix Very heavy for its size Cubic shape Dull Green, but Fluoresces Pink and Purple Hardin County, Illinois 2026: Box #38 – Various Items   2 pounds/ 4.98 ounces 1047.5 grams 5237.5 carats   Unknown acquisition source and date   2026-38-Various Items 2026-38-3 2026-38-   Fluorite on Hematite or Galena Matrix

2012: Box #58c – Wood Knickknacks and Glass Bottles

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Bottle: Green Lancer Bottle   2012: Box #58c – Wood Knickknacks and Glass Bottles     White Comcast Bag:   1. Bowl: Small Wood Bowl with a Large Wood Screw that Screws into the side, 2 (What is this, anyway? I must have known at one time).   2. Candlesticks: Small Wood Candle Sticks, 2   3. Carving/Figurine: Carved Wood Antelopes, 2   4. Carving/Figurine: Carved Wood Beast (Not Sure what it is)   5. Carving/Figurine: Carved Wood Turtle   6. Figurine: Small Wood Goose   Black Bag:   1. Carving/Figurine: Carved Wood Animal with a Pointed Head and Upright Tail   2. Mask: African Mask “A Leo Product”–Genuine Hand Carved, Made in Kenya (Obviously Made for U.S. Export)   The Rest (all wrapped in Plastic Bags):   1. Bottle: Clear Soda Bottle (Glass)   2. Bottle: Colt 45 Bottle   3. Bottle: Manischewitz Concord Grape Bottle   4....

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Snowflake Obsidian