[Rockhounds] Re: [Rockhounds ]Leaverite - was " My Personal Collection"

[Armando Afonso]

Good idea.

Let start it.
To anyone who send me a box of labeled leaverites, I return the equivalent 
in terms of weight and quality from my place.

Armando Afonso
Urb. Miraserra - lote 6 7.º dto
8100LOULE
PORTUGAL



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kreigh Tomaszewski" <Kreigh at tomaszewski.net>
To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" 
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Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 4:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] My Personal Collection


> Hi Larry.
>
> Did you take over the living room or the basement to make your rock room? 
> That's pretty impressive.
>
> I would have liked to get a closer look at the display cases that line the 
> room. Would you consider replacing the current images with composites made 
> of close-ups of each case section that I could click on to get a larger 
> image and see the specimens clearly? A table of pictures would have 
> basically the same image as the current wall photographs.
>
> I agree with you about the value of trading. The internet makes it easy. 
> Your local Leaverite may be fairly common, but take it half way across the 
> country (or around the world) and it starts to be interesting stuff that 
> makes nice trades.
>
> Thanks for sharing!
>
> Kreigh
>
>
> On Sunday, Aug 31, 2008, at 11:14 America/Detroit, Lawrence Rush wrote:
>
>> As an active mineral collector, and like all of us, there is nothing I 
>> like better to do than to see, and talk about minerals!
>>
>> Since I have recently made some additions to my personal web site, I 
>> would like to invite members to see the result of what  50 years of 
>> digging, buying (on a modest budget), and especially trading of minerals 
>> can do. I am an advocate of trading, and still exchange by mail and in 
>> person regularly. I strongly urge all collectors to contact others, and 
>> take advantage of swapping your extras to others who may not have the 
>> opportunity to get them otherwise. There are not many swap meets these 
>> days, but the Internet is a great avenue to explore, and friendly 
>> collectors all over the world are lurking there. It is easy to exchange 
>> photos, and with an honest effort, you can easily contact collectors 
>> anywhere. By doing so, you will not only enhance your own collection, you 
>> will spread the fascination and enjoyment of minerals to others.
>>
>> You may also be as lucky as I have been, to gain the friendship of others 
>> which will enrich your life in many unexpected and serendipitous ways!
>>
>> Good Collecting.............
>>
>> Larry Rush
>> Guilford, CT
>>
>> http://MyMinerals.homestead.com/
>>
>>
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