Monkey
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Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 01:51:14 AM
My husband wants to start our grandson with a rock collection. He wants to
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pick each one out himself rather than buy a prepackaged bag of them. Does
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anyone know of a site or a store in New England where we could buy them
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loose? Thanks.
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Uffie
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Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 06:54:33 PM
find a gem and mineral club in your area. they would be glad th
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help get you started. go to amfed.org they will have a list of clubs in
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your area
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Wiggles
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Friday, 13th of August 2010 12:07:54 PM
You might try garden shops or any kind of home improvement
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store that has a large outdoor supplies area. They usually have various
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types of rock used in bedding and things. You might also try a place that
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installs in ground pools. I remember once, when I was a kid, we went to a
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place like that and they had all kinds of smooth rock used for decoration
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after pools are installed.
Don Qwerty
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Saturday, 14th of August 2010 06:26:24 AM
Do you have any ''rock shops'' in your area? This is a neat
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one about 15 minutes from me:
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http://davesdowntoearthrockshop.com/minerals.htm
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He is got boxes to choose from. Just do a search for ''rock shop'' in
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your area.like ''rock shops vermont or where ever you're at, or use a city
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instead of a state if you're near a large city... We go to large shows at
various fairgrounds a few times a year that we get alot of things from.