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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 27, 2011 19:48:03 GMT -5
Hello everyone, I'm very new to this rock thing. My twelve (almost thirteen) year old son started collecting rocks a few years ago when he bought a small bag of polished stones from a gift shop. He has several purchased items and we've been collecting pretty stones from beaches and other places in the north eastern lower peninsula of Michigan (Alpena). I bought him a Lortone 33B rock tumbler for Christmas and our first batch is going now. We did a batch of locally collected quartz and another of granite. I know that these aren't as good as agates and other rocks, but we thought we'd give them a try. I always knew we had fossils in this area, but after doing some reading, I've found that it's a very fossil rich area. We've made a couple trips to an old limestone quarry and a beach with lots of limestone fossils. I think we're both more interested in polishing stones though. I've always liked rocks, but my taste has always been for bigger rocks. I enjoy landscaping and have had a bunch of boulders hauled into my yard. I've also built a bunch of small walls and paths with rocks that I've carried home from local farm fields in my Jeep. Here's a link to some pictures of my rock landscaping: homepage.mac.com/abramr/gardening/index.htmlAttachments:
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Post by johnjsgems on Dec 27, 2011 19:59:11 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum.
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shermlock
has rocks in the head
Member since August 2011
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Post by shermlock on Dec 27, 2011 21:04:43 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum. It is great to have you and it is even better to have a fellow Michigander! Scott
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spicer m
spending too much on rocks
Member since October 2008
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Post by spicer m on Dec 27, 2011 21:50:22 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum. very nice fire pit area. Mike
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 27, 2011 23:31:48 GMT -5
Thanks for the warm welcome, guys!
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Post by paulshiroma on Jan 28, 2012 12:16:09 GMT -5
Beautiful landscaping. That's awesome. I enjoyed those photos of your construction work.
Welcome aboard. Paul
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