firemky73
off to a rocking start
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Member since May 2022
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Post by firemky73 on May 18, 2022 21:25:58 GMT -5
I found my father’s old rock hammer a couple years after he passed away. I was unemployed, taking care of Mom, living in a one horse desert town, population 156. Dad was a geologist and my hiking buddy. That’s when the addiction started. Southern CA 5 miles from the border, I started noticing rocks just laying on the ground. Mostly red, striped, lots mica infused…I carried a rock with me everywhere and a little piece of sandpaper, then I got a book, then I found an old tile saw thrown out and eventually (thanks to Biden $$)a Dremel & tumbler. Now I have 5 cases of beauties, geodes, agates, lion skin, petrified oyster shells, huge chunk of obsidian, petrified wood, crystals and a bunch I don’t know what they are. Moved to Kingman, AZ. I thought there would be lots of clubs, rock and lapidary classes at the community college. Nada. So here we all are back online, searching with my dog for the find of the day, not knowing what to polish first…. Hi.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 18, 2022 21:43:11 GMT -5
Welcome from the Prescott area! Kingman has a rock club, but I don't think it's very big.
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Post by Pat on May 18, 2022 21:50:10 GMT -5
YES, addicting! Welcome from California!
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Post by jasoninsd on May 18, 2022 21:53:01 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum from South Dakota! There's a lot of dog lovers on this forum...oh...and mostly rock hounds!
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brybry
Cave Dweller
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Member since October 2021
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Post by brybry on May 19, 2022 10:34:10 GMT -5
Hi and welcome from Georgia
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Addicting
May 19, 2022 13:31:09 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2022 13:31:09 GMT -5
Hi from Illinois! I bet you learned a lot from you dad, that’s really cool!
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Post by vegasjames on May 19, 2022 18:24:40 GMT -5
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catskillrocks
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since July 2008
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Post by catskillrocks on May 19, 2022 20:10:01 GMT -5
Welcome from Western New York.
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