[Rockhounds] Thanks!

Tue Jan 6 21:25:14 PST 2009

Thanks! I am staying right down the street and an Aunt's house. I will check it out and get back with you all on my findings.

Cheri Moody  

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From: Al Balmer <albalmer at copper.net>
To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 9:19:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Thanks!

On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:29:36 -0800 (PST), Jim Daly
<sauktown1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>Al,
>That's it exactly! Thanks for filling in the gaps in my memory.
>Jim

Thank you! I didn't know about the geodes :-)
>
>--- On Mon, 1/5/09, Al Balmer <albalmer at copper.net> wrote:
>
>From: Al Balmer <albalmer at copper.net>
>Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Thanks!
>To: sauktown1 at yahoo.com, "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
>Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 10:11 AM
>
>On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 07:33:36 -0800 (PST), Jim Daly
><sauktown1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Cheri,
>>There are also small geodes to be found at Wickenburg. Go east off the
>highway on Constellation Road. (It's at a McDonald's or Burger King,
>can't remember which). About a half mile in, there's a hill on the left.
>Climb it. The geodes are up near the top.
>
>McDonalds. Take the road between Subway and McDonald's. It's actually
>Jack Burden Road, but runs into Constellation almost immediately.
>
>>Jim Daly
>>
>>--- On Sun, 1/4/09, Cheri Moody <daughtofking64 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>From: Cheri Moody <daughtofking64 at yahoo.com>
>>Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Thanks!
>>To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com:A mailing list for rock and gem
>collectors" <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
>>Date: Sunday, January 4, 2009, 9:32 AM
>>
>>Thanks to all who gave us great info and a warm welcome! We are happy to
>be a
>>part of an exciting group of well informed Rockhounds/Geologist. 
>>We are heading to Wickenburg Arizona in the am in hopes to
>find Turquoise. A
>>quick stop in Quartzite to see some of the collectors gatherings and
>>possibilities will make this a fun few days and a start for the new year.
>> 
>>Cheri Moody  
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>________________________________
>>From: Nathan Martin <rocknate at gmail.com>
>>To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem
>>collectors" <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
>>Sent: Saturday, January 3, 2009 10:42:23 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] New Year's Resolutions
>>
>>Hi Cheri,
>>Welcome to the list.  Our list includes a diverse group of people from all
>>over the world.  It is a great list to be on and someone on it can usually
>>provide an answer to almost any question that you might have.  I guess the
>>real question depends on what you mean by Rockhounding.  I think Wikipedia
>>has a good definition: Rockhounding is the recreational collecting of rocks
>>and/or mineral specimens from their natural environment.
>>
>>By that definition I am certainly a rockhound and most others on this list
>>are as well.  However, there are a lot of topics related to the hobby and
>>geology is certainly one of them so you should not be surprised to find
>>discussions of it here.  The topics discussed vary from day to day and
>month
>>to month.  Sometimes they are interesting to me sometimes not but I have
>>found this list to be a great place to learn and share information about
>our
>>hobby.
>>
>>You may indeed want to find an additional list to join and the YAHOO group,
>>LA-Rocks, would seem to be appropriate for your location.  (I am a member
>of
>>that group as well, even though I only get to California once or twice a
>>year, but always with my collecting tools in my luggage.)
>>
>>Good luck with your "rockhounding" by whatever definition you
>choose
>>to
>>apply.  Its a great hobby.
>>
>>best regards,
>>Nate martin
>>Lexington, MA
>>
>>On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Cheri Moody
>><daughtofking64 at yahoo.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hello group! My husband and I are fairly new Rock Hounds (7
>years)....This
>>> group seems to be a bit more than Rockhounds, more of a serious
>geology
>>> group....We are looking for a group that is into the Rockhounding in
>>> Southern, and Northern Cali....We also travel to Utah, Arizona,
>Oregon,
>>> Nevada to hunt...Can you direct us to a group of Rockhounds? Or if any
>of
>>> you are into the basic Rockhounding we would love to hear from you.
>>>
>>> Cheri Moody
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Scott & Meesha Blair <spocksrocks at hotmail.com>
>>> To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem
>>collectors" <
>>> rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 3, 2009 8:57:31 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] New Year's Resolutions
>>>
>>> That's good stuff Larry:
>>>
>>> I'm starting to have a clearer picture of why different dealers
>have
>>such
>>> widely variable pricing on what appears to be very similar mineral
>>specimens
>>> (smiles)
>>>
>>> I injured my back this past summer while lifting a portly chunk of
>basalt
>>> into my pickup. It's bad enough laying on the ground, trying to
>get
>>past the
>>> pain, before you can consider going down the hill to see a doctor (and
>>begin
>>> the financial part of the trauma). But to make matters worse, my 80
>year
>>old
>>> grandpa who was with me at the time, advised me to quit whining, and
>>> continued to dead lift 150 pounders into the truck with simple ease.
>>>
>>> In a month's time, my back was reasonably OK - but my ego has
>still
>>not
>>> fully recovered!
>>>
>>> Warm Regards - Scott Blair
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Rush" <
>>> larryrush at worldnet.att.net>
>>> To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem
>>collectors" <
>>> rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 7:51 AM
>>> Subject: [Rockhounds] New Year's Resolutions
>>>
>>>
>>> >  8.. I resolve not to use my 5 foot, 50 pound railroad pry bar
>as a
>>> hiking staff while climbing a quarry wall ( Last year's result-
>broken
>>> femur, ambulance ride, $2370 Emergency Room charges, and no new
>calcites
>>> from that site)
>>>
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