Post by fernwood on May 25, 2018 15:51:12 GMT -5
Random stop while looking for an ice cream shop led to a great connection made. Someone was liquidating most of their rough rocks, finished cabs, tumbled stones, etc. We talked for quite a while. He only had a few things out and I was not going to photograph those. What a time to have limited cash on me and no place nearby to get some. Sale was at a storage unit and several people were selling their items. I only purchased a small slice of Nautilus Shell Fossil. It needs a little refining, but the price was right.
He had a beautiful end cut of Sodalite that was about 30 lbs. Colors were great. Wanted $50.00 for that. An end cut of chrysocolla that was about 20 lbs. for $20.00. Colors were apparent turquoise and sky blue. They ran throughout the piece. Matched sets of Nautilus up to 6" that were expertly polished. Some had crystal vugs.
He has to clean out another storage unit in the same town. What he had on the tables was less than 10% of his inventory. I offered to help. He said I would be rewarded. He recently had a stroke and has some challenges. He had decided it was time to give away some of his items to someone that would use them. Said what got his attention was when I knew the names of some of the rocks/slices that he did not. The Petosky Stone was an excellent example. He knew it was fossil coral, not that there was a specific name for it. Mary Ellen and Turritella were some other examples. Thank you RTH members for expanding my knowledge. PS, could not believe there was no ice cream shop in this town, lol.
He had a beautiful end cut of Sodalite that was about 30 lbs. Colors were great. Wanted $50.00 for that. An end cut of chrysocolla that was about 20 lbs. for $20.00. Colors were apparent turquoise and sky blue. They ran throughout the piece. Matched sets of Nautilus up to 6" that were expertly polished. Some had crystal vugs.
He has to clean out another storage unit in the same town. What he had on the tables was less than 10% of his inventory. I offered to help. He said I would be rewarded. He recently had a stroke and has some challenges. He had decided it was time to give away some of his items to someone that would use them. Said what got his attention was when I knew the names of some of the rocks/slices that he did not. The Petosky Stone was an excellent example. He knew it was fossil coral, not that there was a specific name for it. Mary Ellen and Turritella were some other examples. Thank you RTH members for expanding my knowledge. PS, could not believe there was no ice cream shop in this town, lol.
