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Post by drocknut on Mar 30, 2010 0:02:36 GMT -5
Our local gem and mineral society is putting on it's annual Gem and Mineral show on April 17-18 this year. It is held at the Helena Civic Center. There are a number of different vendors along with a black light tent, display cases of member's specimens, wire wrapping demonstrations, kids activities, and a silent auction. It isn't as big as Quartzsite or Tucson but heck, what do you expect for a small town like Helena ;D
Diane
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Haleysdream
has rocks in the head
K-9 unit Rock Hounds
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Post by Haleysdream on Apr 1, 2010 8:13:05 GMT -5
Would love to come but alittle to far to drive . Hope you have a great turn out.
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Post by drocknut on Apr 1, 2010 18:04:28 GMT -5
Aww, come on, Wisconsin is just a hop skip and a jump from here ;-)
Wish you all could come.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 2, 2010 6:31:00 GMT -5
My cousin lives close and is a rockhound.I'll have to give him a call and have him find me some treasures..............
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Post by drocknut on Apr 2, 2010 19:57:57 GMT -5
My cousin lives close and is a rockhound.I'll have to give him a call and have him find me some treasures.............. The more the merrier I always say  Tell him you can get some pretty good steals at the silent auction table. I have gotten some nice agate and other material for under $1. |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 2, 2010 20:05:00 GMT -5
My cousin lives close and is a rockhound.I'll have to give him a call and have him find me some treasures.............. The more the merrier I always say Tell him you can get some pretty good steals at the silent auction table. I have gotten some nice agate and other material for under $1. He has a rock shop in Virginia City,MT...So I'm sure he will be there.... |
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Post by drocknut on Apr 2, 2010 22:14:26 GMT -5
The more the merrier I always say Tell him you can get some pretty good steals at the silent auction table. I have gotten some nice agate and other material for under $1. He has a rock shop in Virginia City,MT...So I'm sure he will be there.... I'll bet I've been to that rock shop! Small world. It was a few years ago but I remember it being there. |
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revco
starting to spend too much on rocks
Another Victim Of The Rockcycle
Member since February 2010
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Post by revco on Apr 5, 2010 14:25:15 GMT -5
Wish I could make it, but it looks like I'll be up in Darby for that weekend and won't be able to get away. Ah well...but I will be able to hound the Marias river again! Woot!
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Post by drocknut on Apr 5, 2010 21:59:50 GMT -5
Wish I could make it, but it looks like I'll be up in Darby for that weekend and won't be able to get away. Ah well...but I will be able to hound the Marias river again! Woot! Sorry to hear you won't be able to make it. It would be nice to meet another RTH'er. I've never hounded the Marias, what kinds of rocks do you find there? |
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revco
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by revco on Apr 9, 2010 16:15:55 GMT -5
Not sure what I was thinking - going to Shelby, MT...not Darby! Hahaha. North, south...one of these days I'll get 'em figured out!
It's mostly regular river rock on the Marias, but there's occasional finds of chalcedony. (Mostly the regular brown/beige colored stuff...but sometimes a red/yellow/other color) I've only hounded about a 200 yard stretch of the Marias and I got the sense that it had been mostly picked over. Hoping to get out when I'm not working and find some less traveled paths. I might also bug on over towards Glacier next Sunday and do some hounding there.
My regrets that I can't make it!
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Post by drocknut on Apr 9, 2010 23:25:49 GMT -5
Not sure what I was thinking - going to Shelby, MT...not Darby! Hahaha. North, south...one of these days I'll get 'em figured out! It's mostly regular river rock on the Marias, but there's occasional finds of chalcedony. (Mostly the regular brown/beige colored stuff...but sometimes a red/yellow/other color) I've only hounded about a 200 yard stretch of the Marias and I got the sense that it had been mostly picked over. Hoping to get out when I'm not working and find some less traveled paths. I might also bug on over towards Glacier next Sunday and do some hounding there. My regrets that I can't make it! Gee, hope you get it figured out soon, big difference between Shelby and Darby...lol. Don't want to go to one and find out you're supposed to be in the other...lol. Just don't hound inside the park, that's a big no no. Hope you have a safe trip. Maybe you can make it next year. |
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Tell him you can get some pretty good steals at the silent auction table. I have gotten some nice agate and other material for under $1. 
