If you have a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop near you, here is a promotion you don't want to pass up! On Wednesday May 2, ice cream scoops will be just $.31!...
The Searchers Gem and Mineral Society will present its 48th annual show this weekend, May 5th and 6th at The Brookhurst Community Center 2271 W Crescent Ave ...
Unconventional Lapidarist would like to invite you to the..... Northwest Arkansas Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry Show May 5 & 6, 2007 Vineyard Room of the Grapevine...
http://www.spiritdaily.com/watercrystals.htm Anthony Ferrari <ferrariaa@...> wrote: Note: forwarded message attached. [Non-text portions of this message...
I am getting ready to tumble some agate we got in Quartzsite this January. There is green stuff on some of the rocks. I am thinking of soaking them in a...
I have a normal tumbler and will be getting a vibrator type tomorrow. Can anyone give me any hints on how to get it to work the best? Thank you. John in...
Hi John Some stains are just on the surface and some have permeated into the rock a ways. Clorox may help and will certainly do no harm, but cleaning the deep...
I'm looking for any info or a manual for a Great Western Lapidary Saw No. 18 . I just purchased one several weeks ago and I'd like to know all about how it...
Reporter Bill Weir will be doing some sort of story on the gem trade in Madagascar this evening on ABC's Nightline at 11:35pm - channel 7 for those of us in...
I would just ignore any coatings. Let the grit grind it away and worry about it later if there is anything left. As far as how to use your tumblers, it's a...
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May 8, 2007 7:15 am
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With research sponsorship from the University of Nebraska/Lincoln I was able to take a number of trips in to Fort Irwin to study its famous Chapinite locality....
Hello All I would appreciate any type of information at all, regarding the manufacturers name and what type of lapping and or grinding machine this could be,...
We had a good turnout for Jade Cove, 10 rockhounds from various clubs showed up. There were about 20 scuba divers from my dive club there. Deb and I arrived...
I created an album with photos of what I was told was petrified wood. Could someone take a look and tell me if they know what kind. The inside of the rock is...
Here are some photos from our Jade Cove field trip. Anthony Ferrari shot them, they show what Jade Cove area, Plaskett creek campground is like if you've never...
I found a supplier of great and unusual faceted stones & cabochons in downtown L.A. Unlike the other Jewelry District gem dealers, Lano appreciates his stones...
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May 11, 2007 1:05 am
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Greetings, Jade Cove and all scenic spots along Pacific Highway 1 are fantastic ! I have been diving for most of my adult life, so when the opportunity to...
Just about everybody knows the Thursday Mine is my favorite place in the world to rock hound. There have been numerous posts for previous fieldtrips - so this...
Here is a photo of the Jade I collected on my recent field trip. All was found onshore. http://tech.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/photos/view/5c1f?b=1 ...
here are a couple of other photos of minerals I've collected on field trips I recently bought a wet grinder, these are two minerals I've polished. The Rose...
Howdy Fellow Hounders, This is an update on the Field Siding/ Green Ash Hills field trip. This is a CFMS field trip and, and such, open to all CFMS members. To...
This was posted in the Rockhounds list, but I don't know if everyone is signed up there. It's more of a national list and as this is local I thought I'd repost...
I plan to arrive Friday early evening and stay until Sunday morning and would enjoy the camping company. Anyone else interested? Suggestions on the best place...
Last year I stayed over Saturday night at the Green Ash Hill site, and would recommend it above the Field Siding site in terms of camping. This is because: ...
Thanks, Dave. Dry camping is what I meant. Just give me directions from 15 and the GPS points - I should have no trouble finding you. I drive a white van and...
I am having a blowout sale on purple jade (turkey) rough. I need to generate some money for more rough coming in. Our current inventory of bulk purple jade...
