earthdog
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Post by earthdog on Aug 14, 2005 18:23:45 GMT -5
We had another Gem Shop run today. Man I love that place! Right across the street is where we get some great local cranberry wine, good stuff. What more could a guy ask for, good wine and good rocks..... Here is some bins of O.J. in the basement,at $25.00 a lb,    Here is some for $15.00 a lb,  Here is the wife looking at some saw scraps,  Here is some wild looking stuff for about $35 a lb, that chunk weighed more than 200lbs,  Look at the size of this pet. log,   Look at all that roze quartz! Fine lookin stuff,  Here is the big mama's of O.J. Some prime stuff here at $25.00 a lb.   A 150 lb. chunk of O.J.    about #30 chunks,  Here is more big chunks of pet. wood with a deep redish color,   Hope you all enjoyed my Gem Shop run...  |
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Post by docone31 on Aug 14, 2005 18:53:26 GMT -5
So that is what heaven looks like! Wow.
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Post by Cher on Aug 14, 2005 19:16:28 GMT -5
OMG that's amazing. Did you buy any of it? That red pet wood is gorgeous!!
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phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by phoenix1647 on Aug 14, 2005 19:23:01 GMT -5
I think I need some tums or pepto-bizmo or something a lot stronger....what a sight.
Pho
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69beeper
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Post by 69beeper on Aug 14, 2005 19:31:21 GMT -5
OMG!!! ...it's just not fair!! ;D thanks for the pics!! jimmy |
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rollingstone
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Post by rollingstone on Aug 14, 2005 19:34:18 GMT -5
Man, now THAT'S a rock shop!!!
Thanks for the tour. I'm sure it's nothing like being there, but it's a great journey all the same. I think if I were there I'd leave broke. What did they do...dig up the entire ocean jasper deposit and bring it to the store?
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Post by Alice on Aug 14, 2005 19:51:44 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing your trip to the Gem shop with us Earthdog. I'll probably never make it there, So I have to settle for a virtual tour  |
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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 14, 2005 19:54:54 GMT -5
OH, eDog.....those are amazing photos....got to agree with Doc, i'd be in heaven and also with rollingstone, very freaking broke......
Madagascar in your own back yard, what a thrill!!
(ok. so you guys are looking hot surrounded by all that rock.....)
KD
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Debs
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Post by Debs on Aug 14, 2005 19:59:30 GMT -5
OMG I have got to get there! Thanks so much for posting the virtual tour. I was really wondering about what their ocean jasper looks like and now I know. It would be so much better traveling there and heading to the wine shop! I wish I could taste some of that about now too! LOL! Is it a wine shop or grocery type store? I hope you saved some of that primo ocean jasper for me and the others who haven't made it there yet!
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earthdog
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Post by earthdog on Aug 14, 2005 20:20:06 GMT -5
Debs, it's not a grocery store, it is a winery. Cedarburg is an old town in eastern Wi. The winery is a restored 1860's woolen mill that was once the largest west of the Alleghenies .  www.cedarcreekwinery.com/Rollingstone, Gene, that owns the Gem Shop was one of the men that discovered Ocean Jasper, in Madagascar. Thats why, I guess he has so much of it. |
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Post by joe on Aug 14, 2005 23:06:57 GMT -5
Wow oh Wow. That is almost a religious experience. It's kinda like Mecca for rockhounds. They just don't have stores like that here. Never ever let me in there with my credit card. Thanx for the photos of the afterlife.
Joe
-There are no C/E tumblers in heaven. Only the best!-
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Post by rockyraccoon on Aug 14, 2005 23:47:58 GMT -5
good thing you put that pic of the pet wood in there because that's when the post all came clear to me as pics from the gem shop and not what you got when you went to the gem shop. there was a loud sound about that time as my mouth snapped back shut lol. i was liking it better when i thought that was your set up in the basement : ). how many lbs did you bring home??
kim
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Debs
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Post by Debs on Aug 15, 2005 0:21:06 GMT -5
Okay, so it's kind of like the Amana Colonies that we have here in Iowa. They also have their own wineries and make their own special wines. They have one that is made with strawberries and rubarb. That one tastes great! Very good fruity taste. I did read that about the man that owns that rock shop. I think he also has a claim to it and is one of the few dealers in it. I would much rather buy from him that one the bidding wars on ebay with the Astro guys! Those prices can get unreal at times. Next time I will just head there since I live so close. Hopefully, I can make it some time this fall. It's fun to go up there at apple time! If you do, make sure you buy some honey crisp apples, if you like apples. They are the best!!!
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RedwoodRocks
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Post by RedwoodRocks on Aug 15, 2005 0:48:40 GMT -5
Wow wow wow, thanks for sharing (or teasing!). How many rocks did you paw through before you picked out your rocks? When I stopped at DAH rock shop in Tucson, the only thing that pulled me away was the plane flight home! Seeing what the Gem Shop has, if I visited, I would not let a little thing like a plane flight keep me from thoroughly checking the place out. Hmmm, how do I convince my boss that I need to make a trip to Cedersburg?  Cal |
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Aug 15, 2005 7:40:15 GMT -5
WOW E-DOg- So what did you bring home? Oh and man you gotta give up the C-sticks!
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Post by Tweetiepy on Aug 15, 2005 8:08:39 GMT -5
*Wiping away tears* That was good for me too! I got a small chunk of that red pet wood at home too, still trying to decide what to do with it! *still wiping tears*
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Post by americanbulldogsnj on Aug 15, 2005 10:37:25 GMT -5
Thank you for the pictures, I felt like I was there. We have a rock shop about 35 min away and the owner is wacked... He has bins of rough rock and he eyeballs you nervously like your gonna steal from him, shady very shady. I often wonder what he has in the bins he won't let anyone go near. Anyway, wish there was a rock shop as cool as yours near me... Enjoy your rocks!
Marian
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Tonya
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Tonya on Aug 15, 2005 20:54:26 GMT -5
Where is this Gem shop at? I am thinking I may have to plan a trip there. There is a rock shop about 20 minutes from me but it is never open  |
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Aug 16, 2005 8:16:25 GMT -5
Tonya- I think they are in Wisconsin somewhere!
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Post by creativeminded on Aug 16, 2005 11:44:28 GMT -5
Looks like you had a great time, that is rock tumblers heaven.
Tami
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