[Rockhounds] List: New Subject

[Earl R. Verbeek]

Hi Teri,

You and your husband will receive many prayers from this group, I'm sure.
If there's one thing I've learned from the list members, it's that we have a
lot of good, caring people out there.

Houston:  Well, I used to work there.  It's the coastal plain:  flat, mostly
clay soils at the surface, sandy soils here and there, and a long, long,
long way down to the first rock.  About the only thing I can recommend in
the immediate vicinity of Houston are the sand pits.  You'll have to ask
around to find out where they are, but some of these furnish fantastically
shaped concretions.  Not exactly gem tourmalines, but hey, they're
interesting.  I had a good time there.

       Cheers-   Earl

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Earl R. Verbeek, Resident Geologist 
Sterling Hill Mining Museum 
30 Plant St., Ogdensburg, NJ  07439 
973-209-7212 
shmm at ptd.net


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[mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of teresa jetter
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 4:02 PM
To: Ted at crystalgems.com; Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and
gem collectors
Subject: [Rockhounds] List: New Subject

Is there anything worth digging up around the Houston
Area in Texas?
My husband was just diagnosed with a rare form of
genetic cancer, Schlerosing Epthelioid Fibrosarcoma, 
(a soft cell tissue cancer).  We will be going to
M.D.Anderson soon, and we will stay there through out
his treatments.  
He wants me to go and dig, and not have to stay in the
housing for ever, and if he feels like it go and dig
too.
"A bad way to ask directions!~"  

We are lively people who don't want to stay sick for
long periods of time!
Teri J

If there are any of you who pray, Prayers would be
appreciated.