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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 ...

Agate Geode Pieces to Form One Part of a Bulbous Bookend

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Agate Geode Pieces to Form One Part of a Bulbous Bookend Agate Geode Pieces to Form One Part of a Bulbous Bookend Agate Geode Pieces to Form One Part of a Bulbous Bookend (base) Agate Geode Pieces to Form One Part of a Bulbous Bookend (top) Agate Geode Pieces to Form One Part of a Bulbous Bookend (top) Agate Geode Pieces to Form One Part of a Bulbous Bookend Blue Dyed Lines -- Some Spotty Fluorescence (Possible Glue Filler) Label: “Onyx -- Made in Pakistan” Not very well made, not sure why I bought it   5 pounds/ 3.41 ounces 2363 grams   Home Goods York, PA   Unknown acquisition date Agate Geode Pieces to Form One Part of a Bulbous Bookend

Painted Stones: Pocket Stones (3)

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Painted Stones: Pocket Stones (3) Painted Stones: Pocket Stones (3) Painted Stones: Pocket Stones (3) (reverse) Painted Stone: Bee Pocket Stone Painted Stone: Bee Pocket Stone Painted Stone: Bee Pocket Stone --  “Bee Kind”  (reverse) Painted Stone: Ladybug Pocket Stone Painted Stone: Ladybug Pocket Stone Painted Stone: Ladybug Pocket Stone --  “Let’s be Friends” (reverse) Painted Stone: Turtle Pocket Stone Painted Stone: Turtle Pocket Stone Painted Stone: Turtle Pocket Stone Painted Stone: Turtle Pocket Stone --  “Don’t Give Up” Painted Stones: Pocket Stones (3) Distributed by CBOCS Distribution, Inc. 900 Hutchinson Place Lebanon, TN 37090 Made in China   Weighed together: 5.13 ounces 144.5 grams   Bee: “Bee Kind” 1.62 ounces 46 grams   Ladybug: “Let’s be Friends” 1.73 ounces 48 grams   Turtle: “Don’t Give Up” 1.76 ounces 49.5 grams   Cracker Barrel York, PA   6 March 2025 Painted Stones:...

Plastic Paperweight (12-sided)

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Plastic Paperweight (12-sided) Plastic Paperweight (12-sided) Plastic Paperweight (12-sided) Plastic Paperweight (12-sided) Plastic Paperweight (12-sided) Black and White Calendar: 1968 (Beads inside) Swag from PSAD Convention August 18-19, 1967 Harrisburg, PA   4.99 ounces 140.5 grams   Unknown acquisition source and date Plastic Paperweight (12-sided)

Glass: Vintage German Beer Stein (Slag Glass)

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Glass: Vintage German Beer Stein (Slag Glass) Glass: Vintage German Beer Stein (Slag Glass) Glass: Vintage German Beer Stein (Slag Glass) Glass: Vintage German Beer Stein (Slag Glass) Glass: Vintage German Beer Stein (Slag Glass) Glass: Vintage German Beer Stein (Slag Glass) Glass: Vintage German Beer Stein (Slag Glass) (closeup) Glass: Vintage German Beer Stein (Slag Glass) Glass: Vintage German Beer Stein (Slag Glass) (top) Glass: Vintage German Beer Stein (Slag Glass) (base) Glass: Vintage German Beer Stein (Slag Glass) “Wohl be Koms”   1 pound/ 1.6 ounces 498.5 grams 5-inches tall   Unknown acquisition source and date Glass: Vintage German Beer Stein (Slag Glass)

Calcite Specimen (Banded)

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Calcite Specimen (Banded) Calcite Specimen (Banded) Calcite Specimen (Banded) Calcite Specimen (Banded) Calcite Specimen (Banded) (base) Calcite Specimen (Banded) Calcite Specimen (Banded) Calcite Specimen (Banded) (closeup) Calcite Specimen (Banded) Green, White, Pink, and Rust AV Home -- Lot #005   4 pounds/ 3.53 ounces 1915 grams   Home Goods York, Pennsylvania   Circa 2016 Calcite Specimen (Banded)

Citrine (Quartz): Generator with Inclusions

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Citrine (Quartz): Generator with Inclusions Citrine (Quartz): Generator with Inclusions Citrine (Quartz): Generator with Inclusions Citrine (Quartz): Generator with Inclusions Citrine (Quartz): Generator with Inclusions Citrine (Quartz): Generator with Inclusions Citrine (Quartz): Generator with Inclusions (base) Citrine (Quartz): Generator with Inclusions (tip) Citrine (Quartz): Generator with Inclusions (tip) Citrine (Quartz): Generator with Inclusions (tip) Citrine (Quartz): Generator with Inclusions (tip) Citrine (Quartz): Generator with Inclusions Made in Madagascar   8.64 ounces 244.5 grams   Gem Miner’s Mineral Show Lebanon Valley Expo Center Lebanon, Pennsylvania   Unknown date Citrine (Quartz): Generator with Inclusions

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