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parfive
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$27.75 Dec 12, 2005 16:45:42 GMT -5

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Post by parfive on Dec 12, 2005 16:45:42 GMT -5

Bought myself an early Christmas present in a gem shop in Quebec -
a polished agate slab.

Oops . . . forgot the quarter . . .

That's the $27.75 - in quarters.

Picked this album cover cause it made me think of Doc sharing the secrets with Sands.

Rich

Consider the Earth’s history as the old measure of the English yard,
the distance from the King’s nose to the tip of his outstretched hand.
One stroke of a nail file on his middle finger
erases human history.

John McPhee - Basin and Range

sandsman1 In Memoriam RIP John "sandsman1" Member since December 2003 Posts: 11,341	$27.75 Dec 12, 2005 16:51:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sandsman1 on Dec 12, 2005 16:51:27 GMT -5 very cool slab
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Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	$27.75 Dec 12, 2005 16:53:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Dec 12, 2005 16:53:28 GMT -5 Wow, what kind of agate? That's gorgeous!!
	The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done. George Carlin

Alice has started giving rock gifts Member since February 2005 Posts: 3,931	$27.75 Dec 12, 2005 17:36:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Alice on Dec 12, 2005 17:36:44 GMT -5 Wow, nice slab! I can't get over how big it is.... It's nearly the size of an LP!!!! Which town in Quebec is the gem shop? Did they have any tumbling rough? do they have a web site?

rollingstone starting to spend too much on rocks Member since July 2009 Posts: 236	$27.75 Dec 12, 2005 18:01:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rollingstone on Dec 12, 2005 18:01:48 GMT -5 That's a real beaut! Is that Brazilian agate?

cookie3rocks has started giving rock gifts Mother Nature is a grand old gal! Member since April 2004 Posts: 3,059	$27.75 Dec 12, 2005 18:57:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cookie3rocks on Dec 12, 2005 18:57:22 GMT -5 $27.75. Cracked me up. That's beautiful, and BIG! And I agree abought the album cover. cookie
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rockds still telling self it's just a hobby Member since September 2005 Posts: 4,130	$27.75 Dec 12, 2005 19:59:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockds on Dec 12, 2005 19:59:04 GMT -5 wow what a nice present for yourself!! can't get over the size and now I will be dreaming of the saw that cut it. robert
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rockyraccoon no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2003 Posts: 7,980	$27.75 Dec 12, 2005 20:02:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockyraccoon on Dec 12, 2005 20:02:30 GMT -5 wow rich that is some kind of cool agate. nice christmas present. now get out from under that tree! kim

Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	$27.75 Dec 12, 2005 20:43:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Dec 12, 2005 20:43:38 GMT -5 LOL@Kim, good one, get out from under that tree .... hehehehe
	The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done. George Carlin

Pebbles has rocks in the head Member since November 2005 Posts: 557	$27.75 Dec 12, 2005 20:55:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pebbles on Dec 12, 2005 20:55:19 GMT -5 I'm surprised ya had any money left over after that purchase!!!! That agate slab is amazing!!! Pebbles
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pinemountaintrader spending too much on rocks Member since November 2005 Posts: 474	$27.75 Dec 12, 2005 21:58:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pinemountaintrader on Dec 12, 2005 21:58:34 GMT -5 Yowza! Amazing, that's so funny, I never would have guessed it was that big. HUGE! (and pretty)
	Laura I may be weird, but I sure do Rock!

pinemountaintrader spending too much on rocks Member since November 2005 Posts: 474	$27.75 Dec 12, 2005 21:59:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pinemountaintrader on Dec 12, 2005 21:59:45 GMT -5 P.S. back to seeing pictures in rocks... Isn't that a mommy amoeba feeding it's sweet little baby amoeba???
	Laura I may be weird, but I sure do Rock!

creativeminded still telling self it's just a hobby I am a crazy crafter. Member since January 2004 Posts: 4,524	$27.75 Dec 12, 2005 22:14:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by creativeminded on Dec 12, 2005 22:14:36 GMT -5 Beautiful, I think you got a deal. Tami
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parfive
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$27.75 Dec 12, 2005 23:40:21 GMT -5

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Post by parfive on Dec 12, 2005 23:40:21 GMT -5

Cher, Rollingstone - Stupid me forgot to ask what kind it was. I was too busy drooling over other stuff in the shop.

Alice - Quebec city - shop is called Geomania, in Place Royale, down below the Frontenac.
No rough. Gems and minerals, jewelry, native stones, lotsa nice stuff.

Rich

Consider the Earth’s history as the old measure of the English yard,
the distance from the King’s nose to the tip of his outstretched hand.
One stroke of a nail file on his middle finger
erases human history.

John McPhee - Basin and Range

gaetzchamp
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$27.75 Dec 13, 2005 1:36:08 GMT -5

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Post by gaetzchamp on Dec 13, 2005 1:36:08 GMT -5

Rich-

Why'd you just buy one? If you weren't so cheap you could've bought 5 more and had a nice set of Christmas dinner plates!!!!!!!!J/K, LOL Agate dinner plates, now that's a real conversation starter.

Real nice purchase Rich. Enjoy it.

Gaetz

Last Edit: Dec 13, 2005 14:21:44 GMT -5 by gaetzchamp

We are all like that ugly rock stuck in the dirt and mud. Capable of being picked up, tossed around, beaten, then gloriously shined to perfection!

stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	$27.75 Dec 13, 2005 11:56:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Dec 13, 2005 11:56:15 GMT -5 Killer slab- Man that thing is HUGE!
	I can't tell if thats some Gneiss Schist, or that Schist is Gneiss. All I know is don't take it for Granite

Alice has started giving rock gifts Member since February 2005 Posts: 3,931	$27.75 Dec 13, 2005 17:40:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Alice on Dec 13, 2005 17:40:53 GMT -5 We used to have a few Geomania's in Montreal, but they're no longer around. Very nice, but over priced store from what I can remember. You must have paid a fortune for that slab!

LCARS has started giving rock gifts Keep Rollin'! Member since September 2005 Posts: 3,839	$27.75 Dec 13, 2005 19:03:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by LCARS on Dec 13, 2005 19:03:02 GMT -5 Sweet!
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