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The Georgia Mineral Society, Inc. 4138 Steve Reynolds Boulevard Norcross, GA 30093-3059 |
June 2015 Picnic and Auction
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Nice septarian nodule
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A box of beautiful shells and some glow-in-the-dark dinos!
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Spectacular geode from Brazil
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Rockhound starter kit
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Manzanita roots for displaying your jewelry or specimens
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Mother of pearl and coral ring plus a cute little pail
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Some nice slabs and other bits
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A huge selenite rose!
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Pretty slabs to play with in the workshop later
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Potatoes?
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Silver and turquoise rings
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Mesmerizing nodule
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Another septarian nodule!
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Geodes from Dugway, Utah and a box of Potato Spicky -- oishii!!!
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Glow-in-the-dark lizards! Oh, and a galena specimen too.
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Agate nodule with heart shaped pattern
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Pretty pendant
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Gorgeous turquoise and silver ring
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Superb specimen of rhodochrosite
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Another incredibly nice turquoise and silver ring
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Hm. Everyone puzzled over this. Heavy. Doesn't look natural. Probably created during some manufacturing process...
Bob Jarrett's scratch test pointed to plumbum (lead)
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Unakite sphere
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Cave formation (left) from one of the few places where it is legal to collect
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$1.51 cold hard cash. Minimum bid $2
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Beautiful beryl specimen
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Great rings, but don't get too excited -- only juniors were allowed to bid on these!!!
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Moss agate from India and some kind of steam powered jet pack for squirrels
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Stibnite from Romania
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Let's see what goodies we can bid on
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So many lots to consider
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Lunch!
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It looks so yummy...
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...maybe I'll just get a little bit of everything!
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Carl Ziglin won the drawing for volunteering at the May Show -- a huge emerald crystal!
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Close-up of Carl's emerald above
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A few more questions before the auction begins
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Kim Cochran, consummate auctioneer and his helpers Charles (left) and Tom (right)
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Tom Batcha making sure everyone can see the goodies
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Charles Carter shining some light on a beautiful quartz cluster
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Is that a bid or are you scratching your nose?
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You know, a ringing phone counts as a bid!
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Bidding was lively...
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...and this gentleman was getting good at it!
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Junior Section chair, Chrissy, brought bubbles for the juniors
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Juniors figured out an innovative way to blow lots of bubbles!
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Juniors played a cool game of water balloon toss
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Perfect game for a sunny picnic!
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