Wiley's Well Geodes 2006 Surprisingly smooth flowing traffic marked my Thanksgiving escape from the city towards the Wiley's Well, CA district geode hunting...
I noticed the powwow dates for Quartzsite are listed on their website as the following: 39th Annual POW WOW WORLD FAMOUS GEM AND MINERAL SHOW Wed. January 26th...
I had a discussion at the geode trip about opalite vs common opal. Many people have told me that they are essentially the same thing. Then others were saying...
this is in response to Eva's recent story. I am so sorry for your loss of Gecko. I was wondering why he wasn't mentioned in your story. I always like to...
We are planning a pay dig sometime in April 2007. All those interested please click on the link below and go to my web-page, scroll down to Holbrook April...
Eva, Opalite is a common rockhound term used in the Western US for massive common opal. It is not gemmy, but the whitish (and other colors), opaque material...
Marueen needed to find a place to put this collection up for sale, she had been trying a local online Craigs list, but I figured that LA rocks would help her...
... Eva - were you asking because you saw opalite in jewelry or in a bead store? If the Opalite you are asking about is the stuff in saw the Fire Mountain...
Hi this is Lew. I am sorta out an0 about again Yahoooo The San Joaquin Valley Lapidarty Society would like to invite you to our 2nd ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY all...
Palomar Gem and Mineral Club in Escondido is looking for someone who is willing to teach a regular (weekly or monthly) beginners to advanced silver smith class...
dose anyone know don kaspers cell phone number we parted ways on sunday night in arizona he was with tony {anthony} after a truly awesome tony left the keys...
Forwarding this for someone else Please don't reply to me Mr.Craig Thompson will be having an auction of Rocks & Minerals on Saturday, December 9, 2006 @11:00...
In a recent description of Burro Creek Agate, I used the term Arizona Blue Agate. This is the name used by locals in Wickiep, about 8 miles north of the...
We remind you of next Saturday's sale of premium quality lapidary material and mineral specimens at 48771 Valley Blvd in Tehachapi, at 10:00am (not 8, not 9)....
Interesting. I have seen plenty of lavendar and purple from Burro Creek. I have also seen some agate that has been referred to as 'blue' but was basically...
i would like to thank everyone for helping with phone #s and contact info for don and tony they are home fine now i think we should all take a lesson from this...
By now, I was getting tired and some people had already headed back to camp. With no other dogs around and few people, I let Sesame Pooch off the leash and...
My mom suddenly discovered Oregon sunstone. Anyone know where I can get good quality jewelry with red Oregon sunstone in Orange County or Riverside/Temecula...
Dear LA-Rockers, I wrote this poem on a bitterly cold Christmas Eve night in 2002. Like the poem says, it truly was fourteen degrees outside – cold even for...
Julie; This comming Friday, Saturday, Sunday there will be a Gem Faire in San Diego. It will be at the Scottish Rite Auditorium at the eastern end of Hotel...
Ken Rogers
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You may have seen banded Travertine, and you may have seen banded Onyx, but have you seen banded Barite in red, white, and green? Thought you might like these...
Hello, I am hoping someone can help me out and let me know the value of a very large rainbow obsidian that weights about 25 lbs., it's about 14 in. wide, and...
All the folders in Yahoo just got reorganized. The folder for Banded Barite now is: http://new.photos.yahoo.com/dtkasper/album/576460762371075782 These are...
I have added labels to some photos, particularly for those to see the stuff in the rough and added a few photos of agate rough of the outside, in response to...
Thanks for the update Don, As they say A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS... This is a good media to share and learn,.... If you don't have a digital, there...
