cobbledstones
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Post by cobbledstones on Jun 27, 2016 22:02:58 GMT -5
found this rough in my local pet store as an aquarium ornament. It wanted to be a pendant so I took it home
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jun 27, 2016 22:07:38 GMT -5
Great find in an unusual place. Aquariums a great home for fine rocks. Great piece.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 28, 2016 9:14:20 GMT -5
Nice agate...............
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geezer
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Post by geezer on Jun 28, 2016 10:23:50 GMT -5
I worked in a pet shop back in the 1970's. They had a lot of lapidary leftovers/rejects in their rock boxes There were lots of cut geode halves lined with druzy amethyst and smokey quartz. They even had big milky quartz crystals, some with nice terminations. There were several lapidaries that lived in the neighborhood, and one of the oldest rock shops (at that time....) was less than a mile away.
I remember that the price for all of the rocks was $0.75 a pound......
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2016 13:50:49 GMT -5
Nice find! geezer what was minimum wage?
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geezer
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Post by geezer on Jun 28, 2016 13:55:14 GMT -5
I don't remember what it was back then, but the owner said he didn't have to pay it. He was (and still is ) a weasel. He started everybody at $1.50 an hour.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2016 15:31:33 GMT -5
I don't remember what it was back then, but the owner said he didn't have to pay it. He was (and still is ) a weasel. He started everybody at $1.50 an hour. So 2# per hour. Seems spendy for the materials mentioned. Thanks for sharing.
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geezer
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Post by geezer on Jun 28, 2016 17:08:19 GMT -5
......Well, we did get a 10% discount......
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2016 19:27:35 GMT -5
......Well, we did get a 10% discount...... Or things cost (in real world terms) more back then.
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