Well wouldn't you know it . It's getting evening and you are about to head the boat home. You start to pull your fishing rigs in when all of a sudden wam you...
Sunday the 2nd, is the last day to enjoy the Culver City Rock and Mineral Club super gem show (10AM to 5PM). Place: Veterans Memorial Auditorium Corner of...
Not sure if I spelled that subject right but this will give the reader the right idea. We flew out to "Vegas" for a few, days with dice. Nice flight, tough...
I had been asked about the identity of the rocks in photo 2998 of Tony's extensive series. This photo came from the visitor center of Mono Lake showing...
Mark... ... maps and see if I can mark out some possibilities. I also noticed that there are many areas where some heavy digging was being preformed and the...
The Right Stuff in Wrightwood Green rock and pink rock, what more could I possibly ask for! I left for Wrightwood a day early, hoping to find some nice...
I recently came across a box of pink rocks. Some of it was clearly a pink mica in glossy compressed sheets the other rocks were pink granular rocks....
Hi Everybody, Anyone who would like to go do a dig at Stone Canyon, please send me an email. If I get a good email response, I will try to set it up for august...
Lepidolite was my first guess, especially if it's sort of a purplish pink. I've seen online the sale of what seemed to be 'sheets' of lepidolite all built up,...
Hi Thomas & Everyone! I'd love to collect at Stone Canyon! If arrangements are made with the property owners, I'll brave the heat! Spent many summer...
Stone Canyon is famous for its brecciated jasp-agate... usually a mustard-yellow jasper which was heavily fractured, then cemented back together by an...
Marta Strohl and Ken Rowand are having a... Rockhound "Yard-Sale" We're MOVING!! And we need to "dump" a lot of rock! Some regular "yard-sale" items too! This...
Marta Strohl and Ken Rowand are having a... Rockhound "Yard-Sale" We're MOVING!! And we need to "dump" a lot of rock! Some regular "yard-sale" items too! This...
hi! next week i'll be going to concord, n. carolina, just outside of charlotte and was wondering if anyone was familiar with the area, and if so, were there...
hello all, I am heading though Northern Montana/Idaho in a few weeks, and was wondering if anyone had any specific collecting information for Lolo Pass,...
These are two tourist sites that may get you started in NC: 1. http://hiddenitegems.com/ Hiddenite is a famous American mineral (emerald!) from Hiddenite North...
I'm sorry, but Hiddenite is not an Emerald, but it is a green form of Spodumene (see Kunzite). It is found in lithia pegmatites allong with Tourmaline. Ken ...
Ken Rogers
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Jul 9, 2006 5:18 am
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ooops, yes, I stand corrected. As I read the article, it was referred to as a 'lithia emerald' and an 'emerald green gem'. I glossed over the spodumene...
Does anybody know how to tell the difference between peridotite and epidosite...??? The two samples I have are both greenish, have some quartz, both have...
Mark; I suggest you purchase a book or two. Gemstones of the World, by Schumann ($25.00/red cover) National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American...
Ken Rogers
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Jul 11, 2006 5:46 am
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For those of you that missed our trip to Nye Canyon . You can see what you missed on e-bay under bglew or item #130006037708 . This is a slab up for sale...
Leslie's Rocks will be selling and displaying at the Orcutt Club "Rainbow of Gems" show Aug. 4-5-6 at Nipomo , Ca. We feature petrified wood and crochet fine...
Hi, all. I am heading up to Hallelujah Junction for some quartz points, next month, and wondered if anybody here had any hunting tips. I've been up there a...
August 12th is the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower. Experence has taught us that The Thursday Mine is a great place to veiw this event. So if your interested...
"Rose" vibrating lap.: 20" in diameter, built well (cast iron and steel with stainless steel splash guard)), good condition,$595 (similar laps cost about $1700...
Please email me at hmcx2@... if you are interested in the trip to the Thursday Mine, Rodriguez Canyon, near Banner, Saturday, August 12th, to Sunday,...
