Almost Free Rocks - Box two is sold
Mar 6, 2017 19:56:38 GMT -5
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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 6, 2017 19:56:38 GMT -5
I'm cleaning out my basement and I need to get rid of some rocks. When I first started this rock collecting thing a few years ago, I went up to the U.P. and searched the copper mine tailings piles for a couple days with my kids. I brought home some rocks, not quite knowing what I would do with them. At the time, I thought I might be a specimen collector, but now I realize that I am not. These rocks have been sitting in my basement since I brought them home. I did cut a couple, but most have gone untouched. I cannot identify them, and most are probably not good for lapidary use. I am not a good salesman.
To fill a second box, I'm including some fossils that I picked up in my own town of Alpena.
First box:
This box has all Keweenaw Peninsula mine rocks.
This has a small amount of copper. There are three specks showing to the right and below the quarter.
Fair amount of copper in this one.
Here's one I tried to cut on a trim saw. Copper does not cut well. It's a mess. There's a lot of copper in this, but I couldn't get a good picture.
Same rock, the copper is deeper in the cut.
The box is full. I'm not getting any more popular at the post office.
Second Box - GONE
This one is half mine rocks and half fossils. It's not as full, so it will be easier to carry into the house.
Fossils.
Close ups.
The price is $15 each. That will cover shipping, tape and my gas for running them to the post office. They may not be returned. If you take them, then they're your problem, not mine. What I get out of the deal is more storage space, two plastic boxes and a bucket back.
To fill a second box, I'm including some fossils that I picked up in my own town of Alpena.
First box:
This box has all Keweenaw Peninsula mine rocks.
This has a small amount of copper. There are three specks showing to the right and below the quarter.
Fair amount of copper in this one.
Here's one I tried to cut on a trim saw. Copper does not cut well. It's a mess. There's a lot of copper in this, but I couldn't get a good picture.
Same rock, the copper is deeper in the cut.
The box is full. I'm not getting any more popular at the post office.
Second Box - GONE
This one is half mine rocks and half fossils. It's not as full, so it will be easier to carry into the house.
Fossils.
Close ups.
The price is $15 each. That will cover shipping, tape and my gas for running them to the post office. They may not be returned. If you take them, then they're your problem, not mine. What I get out of the deal is more storage space, two plastic boxes and a bucket back.
