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Post by fantastic5 on Feb 14, 2014 13:13:25 GMT -5
My husband is an inner city elementary school teacher and for the past several years the only field trip for Geology his students take have been to his classroom for a display he sets up each spring. This year he is hoping to really crank things up and is planning on building a small sluice and screens. We have quite a bit of staurolite x’s, pyrite and small quartz plates for the bags, but we don’t have any tumbled material.
Would anyone be willing to sell a SFR or MFR box of tumbles (2nds most desirably) for us to use for his school?
Thanks so much!
Ann
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MrCoffee
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Post by MrCoffee on Feb 14, 2014 15:25:34 GMT -5
Let me know how much you want, fantistic5. I have about 5 pounds of Lake Superior agates that should be ready in a couple weeks, and I also have a couple bags of jaspers, and a few agates that I will sell very reasonably. Let me know.
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Post by kap on Feb 14, 2014 15:34:25 GMT -5
Ann I still have your address from the raffle I will send you a box full! Do you want mostly smaller stuff?
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Post by kap on Feb 14, 2014 16:05:31 GMT -5
I have you 2 sfr boxes of tumbled stones a lot of Pet. Wood in it, A box with Corundum, Apache Tears, Garnets. I will send it your way!
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Post by fantastic5 on Feb 14, 2014 17:15:07 GMT -5
Thank you both, PM's sent.
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Thunder69
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Post by Thunder69 on Feb 14, 2014 18:16:39 GMT -5
Send me your Addy and I will get a box of stuff out next week...John
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Post by fantastic5 on Feb 14, 2014 18:38:17 GMT -5
Thunder69 thank you very much! PM sent.
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Post by kap on Feb 14, 2014 18:39:08 GMT -5
Glad to help! Always ready to do anything for the kids!
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Post by Thunder69 on Feb 14, 2014 20:52:06 GMT -5
Ann you are most welcome... Glad to help! Always ready to do anything for the kids! Best reason to do it...JOhn |
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Post by kap on Feb 14, 2014 21:54:50 GMT -5
I have a Treasure Chest that I fill with tumbled stones and give them away at all the shows I do. I love the way most of the kids will keep digging until they find the right one! I have a sign up that says Free Rock for all kids from 1 to 100 years old! It' funny but a lot of older ladies will spend as much time digging thru the chest as the kids!  |
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Post by fantastic5 on Mar 2, 2014 17:56:05 GMT -5
A huge thank you to everyone who sent material for us to use on the science night. It was a huge success 
MrCoffee sent us a fantastic box of tumbled stones, slabs and cabs. Going through his box I had to remind myself over and over that 'This is for the children'. My dirty little secret is that I did keep one slab and one cab  Thomas's stuff is really first rate. I hope the kids appreciate the quality of the polished slabs and cabs they were getting.
Kap send a wonderful box of tumbled agate, petrified wood and un-tumbled apache tears. Next week will be the geology lesson in my husband's class room so the tears were a treat for me because I've almost finished my first ever batch of tears in the Lot-o. I checked them today and they are really shiny, so one more day should make them just perfect. They will be ideal to hand out next week in addition to some of the others we held back.
And to Thunder69 for the HUGE assortment of tumbles from Mississippi, Louisiana and Wyoming. My husband is also going to have a long wave UV display next week and the Sweetwater agate and petrified wood will come in super handy!!
Here are some of the pictures from Thursday nights science night:
And during the height of action, even the 'sand box' area was completely full and this action shot
was the best I could get.
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Post by Thunder69 on Mar 2, 2014 18:54:31 GMT -5
That is awesome!!!A whole new generation of hounds have been born...Ya'll did good with it....John
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marinedad
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Post by marinedad on Mar 2, 2014 19:14:34 GMT -5
that's great!
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Post by MrCoffee on Mar 2, 2014 20:11:51 GMT -5
I think back in the day, where my 4th grade instructor would put on lapidary classes, and shows like that. It was always such an amazing experience! I think much of that, is why I'm in this hobby today, and keep coming back to it.
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Post by kap on Mar 2, 2014 20:29:21 GMT -5
It is awesome that you do this! I'm glad I could help a little.
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halitedigger
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Post by halitedigger on Mar 16, 2014 11:05:28 GMT -5
Awesome! Well done by all. It's nice to know we're in the company of so many that pay it forward.
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Post by phil on Mar 16, 2014 13:08:59 GMT -5
Let me know earlier next year, and if I get the chance to get to the river, I'll dig up some material where the kids can pan for gold. There's not much in there, but there's always SOME in there. Of course, you guys are going to have to learn so you can teach the kids.... WARNING - the gold panning is a little messy and always very popular. Sometimes the kids don't want to stop..... <G>
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Post by noob on Mar 17, 2014 8:13:31 GMT -5
It is awesome to see children getting excited about rocks. It brings back fond memories when I was that age. Way to go.
Jon
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Post by mohs on May 17, 2014 14:19:53 GMT -5
fabulous pictures & display
and great response from RTH!
right on guys
kudos!
Ed
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Post by rockjunquie on May 17, 2014 14:34:08 GMT -5
That is so awesome!!! I'm not surprised that you got so much help. The people on here are always ready to help out the young rock pups. Great going, guys! And great presentation. It's so hands on- I know the kids had a blast. |
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Thomas's stuff is really first rate. I hope the kids appreciate the quality of the polished slabs and cabs they were getting.
