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You Might Be A Rock Hound If...

  • You think you KNOW how to pronounce "chalcedony."
  • You are thinking about giving out specimens for Halloween.
  • You planted flowers in your rock garden.
  • You purchase things like drywall compound just to have another nice bucket to carry rocks in.
  • The club you belong to uses rocks for centerpieces for the annual Christmas dinner.
  • The first thing you pack for your vacation is a chisel and a hammer.
  • You spend hours and hours in the ugliest room in your house.
  • You give directions like, "turn right at the green farmhouse ..."
  • You bought the ugliest boots available because they were waterproof.
  • You know what "findings" are for.
  • You watch the scenery in movies instead of the actors.

  • They won't give you time off from work to attend the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, but you go anyway.
  • You begin fussing because the light strips you installed on your bookshelves aren't full spectrum.
  • You've spent more than ten dollars for a rock.
  • You've spent more than ten dollars for a book about rocks.
  • You still think pet rocks are a pretty neat idea.
  • You have amethyst in your aquarium.
  • You associate the word "hard" with a value on the Mohs scale instead of "work."
  • You know the location of every rock shop within a 100-mile radius of your home.
  • You're retired and still thinking of adding another room to your house.
  • You're planning on using a pick and shovel while you're on vacation.





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