Collecting Rocks and Minerals

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Collecting Rocks and Minerals

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Let's discuss the great hobby of collecting Rocks and Minerals. Whether it's a great trip you've taken, a special site you've found or general information about rockhounding we would love to hear about it! Feel free to post pictures of your treasures and share how you came to aquire them. Welcome to our group and Rock On!!

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Welcome to a new adventure

Baby boomers are ideal candidates for becoming the new generation of rockhounds. Statistics reveal that baby boomers are concentrated in metropolitan areas, as opposed to rural counties. What bette... | posted by nanaflower

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HELLO EVERYONE...........

1/17/10....I know it seems a while since I have really written anything. And it does seem like I have lost something in my ability to express an idea so glibly. I am not sure what has happened othe... | posted by NamVet58

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WILDHORSES ON SNOWY MOUNTAIN..........

1/1/10......Howdy pardners. On the first day of the new year, I had decided to go up on Talapoosa Peak to find how the wildhorse up there were doing. It had recently snowed two feet deep down in Si... | posted by NamVet58

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Haiti Earthquake Science............

1/14/10.......The shear magnatude of the Haiti earthquake, and it's results are so close to our country, I thought everyone might like to read this article of the science behind the quake. Aside fr... | posted by NamVet58

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WELCOME IN 2010.........

1/14/10.......WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS, LADIES ASRAI AND STILLFEELING30(funny my brain still thinks I'm 30, but my back sure doesn't at times), heheheh. Anyway, things are slowed down right no... | posted by NamVet58

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geology books

Well I decided to sell my text books back and got a very nice suprise, $45...not bad considering I got them from Amazon for something like $70. I thought about keeping the text book but I really di... | posted by suzieb

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Thanks, NamVet!

Eric, I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your posts. Or rather I should say, stories. Each one takes me with you on your adventures without my having to bundle up for the weather. I don't a... | posted by nanaflower

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A SoCal Tradition - the Himalaya...

I just posted a trip report to my Fly on the Wall Blog - you are going to LOVE this trip! view link/2010/01/new-years-day-at-himalayaa- socal.html" rel="nofollow">view link BTW - if any of you ... read more | posted by robynahawk

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HAPPY NEWYEAR ALL YOU ROCKERS.............

01/01/10.....Howdy pardners, I awoke on the new year morn to more snow, though falling lightly. Almost don't remember coming home last eve. I do remember the radio clock in the Hummer saying it was... | posted by NamVet58

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CRAM: FOGGY AND THE POGGYNIP DEMONS...............

12/20/09..........Howdy pardners, we've had some strange wheather hereabouts lately. In three hours the winter solstice begins. Here in the Carson Valley between Carson City the state capital of Ne... | posted by NamVet58

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