From owner-rockhounds-digest@drizzle.com Sat Jan 26 16:02:46 2002 Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 23:16:01 -0800 From: rockhounds-digest Reply-To: rockhounds@drizzle.com To: rockhounds-digest@drizzle.com Subject: rockhounds-digest V2 #1102 rockhounds-digest Wednesday, December 5 2001 Volume 02 : Number 1102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 08:33:44 EST From: ANNWB2@aol.com Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses Dear John, There are usually several reasons why a subject is an "orphan". The first that comes to mind is there's no money in it. The second is that the answer won't be definitive without a lot of work. Sometimes we are lulled into the belief that we have an answer when we only have had a suggestion. My son's trying to get his computer free of conflicts since April comes to mind. Best Regards, Van ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 08:46:23 -0500 From: "Derek" Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses I asked about this because I have some pink chalcedony that is a wood replacement. It is cuttable and quite beautiful. It reminds me of Rose quartz but it has more glow and it's quite a bit harder. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John & Gloria Cornish" To: Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 10:57 PM Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses > Hi Derek, > > Just to follow through, its my opinion that there would not be much of a > pink stone cuttable from the two specimens which I have here before me. > Though there are no broken edges on my pieces, it appears that the pink > agate layer is quite thin and is overlying a more prominent whitish colored > agatized base. Perhaps small, shallow domed cabs could be created which > would not cut into this underlying material, but I'd doubt if the > inteneseness of the resulting products color would warrant the time and > effort expended on its behalf. Just my thoughts. Thanks for writing, all the > best, > > John > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Derek" > To: > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 2:48 PM > Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses > > > > I wonder if anyone has cut some of this chalcedony. After all, the blue > > stuff is very pretty as are the greens. I dont' know how pink the pink > > would be if cut smaller. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rick Trapp" > > To: > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 4:07 PM > > Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses > > > > > > > I've made a couple of replies below based on my knowledge of how they > > > occur in Arizona and elsewhere. > > > > > > John & Gloria Cornish wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Van and everyone, > > > > > > > > They are quite attractive I agree, especially with their soft pastel > > > > coloring. I'm afraid I must confess my own ignorance, do chalcedony > > roses > > > > form within fracture linings, in gas cavities, etc.? > > > > > > Yes to both. > > > > > > > Are they only found from igneous environments? > > > > > > We mainly see them in andesitic and rhyolitic lava flows and > > > near-surface intrusions. When they form in vesicles they take an egg or > > > marble shape, sometimes solid, sometimes as a geode. When they form in > > > fracture voids they may take the shape of the void or they may sort of > > > ooze out into the void, forming shapes that sometimes look like candle > > > drippings or sometimes you'll get a shallow "cup" or "bowl" of > > > chalcedony with a quartz druse in the middle. > > > > > > > With the bit of matrix attached to the larger specimen it seemed that > > perhaps > these could be found unweathered and in place making a beautiful > > glowing pink > pocket if collected complete, though I don't think I've > ever > > heard of such a > thing. > > > > > > You could collect all you want on matrix in some places, but the rock is > > > usually pretty hard and it's a lot easier picking them up off the > > > ground, some with matrix still attached, whether at the outcrop area or > > > in the alluvial valley below. The trick would be getting them out of the > > > matrix without breaking them because often the rock is harder than the > > > chalcedony. The vast majority of the ones weathered out are broken. > > > These things occur all over the southwestern two-thirds of Arizona and > > > into all the surrounding states and Mexico, usually associated with the > > > voluminous Tertiary volcanics in this part of the world. Almost all of > > > the material is white or clear, a small percentage is colored. If you > > > can find one with a layer of iridescent iron oxide just a little below > > > the surface you have found yourself a fire agate. > > > > > > > > > >Thanks for taking the time. All the best, > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > P.S. Say Van, any chance I could have you bring Mineralogy of Maine > > Vol's. 1 > > > > and 2 to Tucson for me, maybe I could even get signed copies? Thanks. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: > > > > To: > > > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 4:32 AM > > > > Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses > > > > > > > > > Dear John, > > > > > > > > > > Glad some other collectors appreciate chalcedony roses. Perhaps some > > of > > > > the > > > > > disaffection for these beauties is that they are usually found out > on > > the > > > > > desert "floor" where there are no named features, mines, etc., just > > > > erosion. > > > > > Have been frustrated in getting specimens as a simple locality such > as > > a > > > > > state name, doesn't give one confidence that even that was > remembered > > > > > accurately. The best label for these might be: "Canyon I visited > once, > > how > > > > > many kilometers E or W or N of a ghost town, many kilometers from a > > small > > > > > town, who knows the county, The West." > > > > > > > > > > See you at Tucson (second week), Van > > > > > ################################################################# > > > > > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > > > > > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > > > > > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > > > > > ################################################################# > > > > > > > > > > > > > ################################################################# > > > > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > > > > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > > > > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > > > > ################################################################# > > > > > > -- > > > Rick Trapp > > > Geologist, Arizona Geological Survey > > > rick.trapp@azgs.az.gov > > > ################################################################# > > > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > > > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > > > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > > > ################################################################# > > > > > > > ################################################################# > > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > > ################################################################# > > > > > ################################################################# > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > ################################################################# > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 13:17:17 -0800 (PST) From: greg swanson Subject: Re: sphere help I've had richardson's down in Oregon make me two. They turned out very nice. The charge by the size and the price has gone up. I had a 4-5 inch diameter sphere made a year ago for $85.00. It took them three months to get it back to me. I'm having them make me a very large sphere and they've had it for more than two years. Most rock clubs can give you a lead on someone more local (and hopefully cheaper and more timely). Greg - --- Gslrocks@aol.com wrote: > hello all...does anybody on the list know of a > reliable place to have spheres > made? i have much material to get cut and wanted to > find a few contacts who > are capeable..any help on pricing etc would be > helpfull..i appreciate your > insight and knowlege. thanks in advance...you can > reply off list to > gslrocks@aol.com.......Greg Lesinski > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 18:18:40 -0800 From: "John & Gloria Cornish" Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses Hi Derek, Paulina, Oregon wood? The colors, if comparing the two, roses and wood, are quite similar. The best pink wood is sure beautiful and when additionally graced by dendrites its a killer! An older woman collecting friend who is now in her late 80's and living in Maui collected this Oregon pink wood quite a bit and her favorite pieces where sections displaying pronounced botryoidal surfaces which were satin smooth to the touch. Mounds up to 3 inches around were found by her and her late husband back in the hey days of yesteryear. Thanks again, take care, John - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek" To: Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 5:46 AM Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses > I asked about this because I have some pink chalcedony that is a wood > replacement. It is cuttable and quite beautiful. It reminds me of Rose > quartz but it has more glow and it's quite a bit harder. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John & Gloria Cornish" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 10:57 PM > Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses > > > > Hi Derek, > > > > Just to follow through, its my opinion that there would not be much of a > > pink stone cuttable from the two specimens which I have here before me. > > Though there are no broken edges on my pieces, it appears that the pink > > agate layer is quite thin and is overlying a more prominent whitish > colored > > agatized base. Perhaps small, shallow domed cabs could be created which > > would not cut into this underlying material, but I'd doubt if the > > inteneseness of the resulting products color would warrant the time and > > effort expended on its behalf. Just my thoughts. Thanks for writing, all > the > > best, > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Derek" > > To: > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 2:48 PM > > Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses > > > > > > > I wonder if anyone has cut some of this chalcedony. After all, the blue > > > stuff is very pretty as are the greens. I dont' know how pink the pink > > > would be if cut smaller. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Rick Trapp" > > > To: > > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 4:07 PM > > > Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses > > > > > > > > > > I've made a couple of replies below based on my knowledge of how they > > > > occur in Arizona and elsewhere. > > > > > > > > John & Gloria Cornish wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi Van and everyone, > > > > > > > > > > They are quite attractive I agree, especially with their soft pastel > > > > > coloring. I'm afraid I must confess my own ignorance, do chalcedony > > > roses > > > > > form within fracture linings, in gas cavities, etc.? > > > > > > > > Yes to both. > > > > > > > > > Are they only found from igneous environments? > > > > > > > > We mainly see them in andesitic and rhyolitic lava flows and > > > > near-surface intrusions. When they form in vesicles they take an egg > or > > > > marble shape, sometimes solid, sometimes as a geode. When they form in > > > > fracture voids they may take the shape of the void or they may sort of > > > > ooze out into the void, forming shapes that sometimes look like candle > > > > drippings or sometimes you'll get a shallow "cup" or "bowl" of > > > > chalcedony with a quartz druse in the middle. > > > > > > > > > With the bit of matrix attached to the larger specimen it seemed > that > > > perhaps > these could be found unweathered and in place making a > beautiful > > > glowing pink > pocket if collected complete, though I don't think I've > > ever > > > heard of such a > thing. > > > > > > > > You could collect all you want on matrix in some places, but the rock > is > > > > usually pretty hard and it's a lot easier picking them up off the > > > > ground, some with matrix still attached, whether at the outcrop area > or > > > > in the alluvial valley below. The trick would be getting them out of > the > > > > matrix without breaking them because often the rock is harder than the > > > > chalcedony. The vast majority of the ones weathered out are broken. > > > > These things occur all over the southwestern two-thirds of Arizona and > > > > into all the surrounding states and Mexico, usually associated with > the > > > > voluminous Tertiary volcanics in this part of the world. Almost all of > > > > the material is white or clear, a small percentage is colored. If you > > > > can find one with a layer of iridescent iron oxide just a little below > > > > the surface you have found yourself a fire agate. > > > > > > > > > > > > >Thanks for taking the time. All the best, > > > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > P.S. Say Van, any chance I could have you bring Mineralogy of Maine > > > Vol's. 1 > > > > > and 2 to Tucson for me, maybe I could even get signed copies? > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: > > > > > To: > > > > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 4:32 AM > > > > > Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses > > > > > > > > > > > Dear John, > > > > > > > > > > > > Glad some other collectors appreciate chalcedony roses. Perhaps > some > > > of > > > > > the > > > > > > disaffection for these beauties is that they are usually found out > > on > > > the > > > > > > desert "floor" where there are no named features, mines, etc., > just > > > > > erosion. > > > > > > Have been frustrated in getting specimens as a simple locality > such > > as > > > a > > > > > > state name, doesn't give one confidence that even that was > > remembered > > > > > > accurately. The best label for these might be: "Canyon I visited > > once, > > > how > > > > > > many kilometers E or W or N of a ghost town, many kilometers from > a > > > small > > > > > > town, who knows the county, The West." > > > > > > > > > > > > See you at Tucson (second week), Van > > > > > > ################################################################# > > > > > > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > > > > > > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > > > > > > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > > > > > > ################################################################# > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ################################################################# > > > > > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > > > > > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > > > > > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > > > > > ################################################################# > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Rick Trapp > > > > Geologist, Arizona Geological Survey > > > > rick.trapp@azgs.az.gov > > > > ################################################################# > > > > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > > > > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > > > > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > > > > ################################################################# > > > > > > > > > > ################################################################# > > > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > > > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > > > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > > > ################################################################# > > > > > > > > > ################################################################# > > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > > ################################################################# > > > > ################################################################# > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > ################################################################# > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 22:38:20 -0500 From: "Derek" Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses Interesting. Nice to know wher it's from. Would you know anyone who has some? Derek - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John & Gloria Cornish" To: Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 9:18 PM Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses > Hi Derek, > > Paulina, Oregon wood? The colors, if comparing the two, roses and wood, are > quite similar. The best pink wood is sure beautiful and when additionally > graced by dendrites its a killer! An older woman collecting friend who is > now in her late 80's and living in Maui collected this Oregon pink wood > quite a bit and her favorite pieces where sections displaying pronounced > botryoidal surfaces which were satin smooth to the touch. Mounds up to 3 > inches around were found by her and her late husband back in the hey days of > yesteryear. Thanks again, take care, > > John > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Derek" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 5:46 AM > Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses > > > > I asked about this because I have some pink chalcedony that is a wood > > replacement. It is cuttable and quite beautiful. It reminds me of Rose > > quartz but it has more glow and it's quite a bit harder. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John & Gloria Cornish" > > To: > > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 10:57 PM > > Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses > > > > > > > Hi Derek, > > > > > > Just to follow through, its my opinion that there would not be much of a > > > pink stone cuttable from the two specimens which I have here before me. > > > Though there are no broken edges on my pieces, it appears that the pink > > > agate layer is quite thin and is overlying a more prominent whitish > > colored > > > agatized base. Perhaps small, shallow domed cabs could be created which > > > would not cut into this underlying material, but I'd doubt if the > > > inteneseness of the resulting products color would warrant the time and > > > effort expended on its behalf. Just my thoughts. Thanks for writing, all > > the > > > best, > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Derek" > > > To: > > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 2:48 PM > > > Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses > > > > > > > > > > I wonder if anyone has cut some of this chalcedony. After all, the > blue > > > > stuff is very pretty as are the greens. I dont' know how pink the > pink > > > > would be if cut smaller. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Rick Trapp" > > > > To: > > > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 4:07 PM > > > > Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've made a couple of replies below based on my knowledge of how > they > > > > > occur in Arizona and elsewhere. > > > > > > > > > > John & Gloria Cornish wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Van and everyone, > > > > > > > > > > > > They are quite attractive I agree, especially with their soft > pastel > > > > > > coloring. I'm afraid I must confess my own ignorance, do > chalcedony > > > > roses > > > > > > form within fracture linings, in gas cavities, etc.? > > > > > > > > > > Yes to both. > > > > > > > > > > > Are they only found from igneous environments? > > > > > > > > > > We mainly see them in andesitic and rhyolitic lava flows and > > > > > near-surface intrusions. When they form in vesicles they take an egg > > or > > > > > marble shape, sometimes solid, sometimes as a geode. When they form > in > > > > > fracture voids they may take the shape of the void or they may sort > of > > > > > ooze out into the void, forming shapes that sometimes look like > candle > > > > > drippings or sometimes you'll get a shallow "cup" or "bowl" of > > > > > chalcedony with a quartz druse in the middle. > > > > > > > > > > > With the bit of matrix attached to the larger specimen it seemed > > that > > > > perhaps > these could be found unweathered and in place making a > > beautiful > > > > glowing pink > pocket if collected complete, though I don't think I've > > > ever > > > > heard of such a > thing. > > > > > > > > > > You could collect all you want on matrix in some places, but the > rock > > is > > > > > usually pretty hard and it's a lot easier picking them up off the > > > > > ground, some with matrix still attached, whether at the outcrop area > > or > > > > > in the alluvial valley below. The trick would be getting them out of > > the > > > > > matrix without breaking them because often the rock is harder than > the > > > > > chalcedony. The vast majority of the ones weathered out are broken. > > > > > These things occur all over the southwestern two-thirds of Arizona > and > > > > > into all the surrounding states and Mexico, usually associated with > > the > > > > > voluminous Tertiary volcanics in this part of the world. Almost all > of > > > > > the material is white or clear, a small percentage is colored. If > you > > > > > can find one with a layer of iridescent iron oxide just a little > below > > > > > the surface you have found yourself a fire agate. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Thanks for taking the time. All the best, > > > > > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > P.S. Say Van, any chance I could have you bring Mineralogy of > Maine > > > > Vol's. 1 > > > > > > and 2 to Tucson for me, maybe I could even get signed copies? > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: > > > > > > To: > > > > > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 4:32 AM > > > > > > Subject: Re: Pink Chalcedony Roses > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear John, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Glad some other collectors appreciate chalcedony roses. Perhaps > > some > > > > of > > > > > > the > > > > > > > disaffection for these beauties is that they are usually found > out > > > on > > > > the > > > > > > > desert "floor" where there are no named features, mines, etc., > > just > > > > > > erosion. > > > > > > > Have been frustrated in getting specimens as a simple locality > > such > > > as > > > > a > > > > > > > state name, doesn't give one confidence that even that was > > > remembered > > > > > > > accurately. The best label for these might be: "Canyon I visited > > > once, > > > > how > > > > > > > many kilometers E or W or N of a ghost town, many kilometers > from > > a > > > > small > > > > > > > town, who knows the county, The West." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > See you at Tucson (second week), Van > > > > > > > > ################################################################# > > > > > > > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com > # > > > > > > > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > > > > > > > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > > > > > > > > ################################################################# > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ################################################################# > > > > > > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > > > > > > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > > > > > > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > > > > > > ################################################################# > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Rick Trapp > > > > > Geologist, Arizona Geological Survey > > > > > rick.trapp@azgs.az.gov > > > > > ################################################################# > > > > > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > > > > > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > > > > > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > > > > > ################################################################# > > > > > > > > > > > > > ################################################################# > > > > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > > > > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > > > > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > > > > ################################################################# > > > > > > > > > > > > > ################################################################# > > > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > > > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > > > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > > > ################################################################# > > > > > > > ################################################################# > > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > > ################################################################# > > > > > ################################################################# > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > ################################################################# > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 21:07:39 -0700 From: "Margaret Malm" Subject: Re: New Virus Outbreak!!!] . > Don't open any mail that looks like this: > > Subject : Hi > Body : > How are you ? > When I saw this screen saver, I immediately thought about you > I am in a harry, I promise you will love it! > Yes; heard about this one on TV! Margaret > > > > > ################################################################# > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > ################################################################# > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 23:24:12 -0500 From: Kreigh Tomaszewski Subject: Re: sphere help I can recommend http://www.spherestoyou.com/ and http://www.maxpages.com/thundereggs or you can go to my webpage to learn to make your own sphere cutter http://Tomaszewski.net/Kreigh/Minerals/Homemade.shtml and do it yourself. Kreigh greg swanson wrote: > > I've had richardson's down in Oregon make me two. They > turned out very nice. The charge by the size and the > price has gone up. I had a 4-5 inch diameter sphere > made a year ago for $85.00. It took them three months > to get it back to me. I'm having them make me a very > large sphere and they've had it for more than two > years. Most rock clubs can give you a lead on someone > more local (and hopefully cheaper and more timely). > > Greg > > --- Gslrocks@aol.com wrote: > > hello all...does anybody on the list know of a > > reliable place to have spheres > > made? i have much material to get cut and wanted to > > find a few contacts who > > are capeable..any help on pricing etc would be > > helpfull..i appreciate your > > insight and knowlege. thanks in advance...you can > > reply off list to > > gslrocks@aol.com.......Greg Lesinski > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > ################################################################# > # Rockhounds@drizzle Mailing Alias: rockhounds@drizzle.com # > # Web: http://www.drizzle.com/~afox/rockhounds/ # > # Subscription Services: majordomo@drizzle.com # > ################################################################# ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 23:28:23 EST From: BETDAV97@aol.com Subject: Re: sphere help Hi Greg, Ed also takes a while to get back to you, I guess spheres are time consuming. At least he isn't as expensive as Richardson's. For a 5 inch sphere, you would have only paid $45.00. I've only heard of one fellow being cheaper, he is in Utah and very, very slow. Ed made me quite a few, both for my collection and resale. I can saw and polish, but have never attempted spheres. I mainly dome and polish, here again, specimens. Well, have a good one, Dave ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 23:52:30 EST From: Airbrushn4@aol.com Subject: unsubscribe unsuscribe ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 00:57:12 EST From: MinPhoto@aol.com Subject: AD: Photo CD Minerals For Sale at pyromorphite.com! I have posted a nice selection of minerals from the CD-ROM, "Photographic Guide to Mineral Species", available for sale at www.pyromorphite.com This include common species, rare minerals, nice, ugly, and in between, many from now harder to find localities, all with accompanying images taken from the CD. 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