Bob's Rock Shop: Guestbook Archive 7-1-97 through 9-30-97

Guestbook Archive 7-1-97 through 9-30-97

One of the best sites I have been to Congratulations.
Mike Quinn mrmdquinn@msn.com Glen Iris, Victoria Australia 9/30/97 2:29:43 UT
Club: Nunnawading Lapidary Club
Interests: Faceting, Cabbing

great web site
Brian J. Handel vorlonboy@aol.com Placerville, California USA 9/29/97 20:37:16 UT
Interests: LOVE THEM ROCKS ESPECIALLY THE ONES IN NEVADA. OFcourse the whole Westis just one smoking adventure!!!!!!!!!

nancy henry marie1@pacbell.net 9/29/97 2:22:4 UT
Interests: rock collecting of all sorts!

I've been here before!
Era Jones leeyoung@pacbell.net Dunlop, Ca USA 9/28/97 21:6:18 UT
Club: Rockhound World in Fresno!

Just started exploring the site, but it looks great already.
Sandy Lempert SMALEMPERT@AOL.COM Myrtle Beach, South Carolina USA 9/28/97 19:15:37 UT
Interests: Our family is just starting. We are looking to get involved in cutting gems & rocks, as well as collecting.

I'm glad that I found Bob's Rock Shop!
tyler smith msmith@computer-depot.com twin falls , idaho USA 9/28/97 15:43:24 UT
Interests: My interests are agates. I would like to recieve a catalog from any place that may have agates. If anyone has agates for sale please send me a e-mail message and be sure to include a phone number and address both e-mail and postal address (snail mail) that way I'll be sure to get a hold of those individuals who respond.

You have a very nice web site !!!!!!
Liz Krohn Shell223@juno.com Richfield, Minnesota U.S.A. 9/27/97 22:46:16 UT
Club: Stillwater Rock and Gem club
Interests: Arrow heads, Geodes, fossils

Nice web site
Joe Flanagan Plaindlr@rconnect.com St. James, Minnesota 9/27/97 3:15:29 UT
Interests: Amber

I'll get back to you in the future when I've more time. All the best.
Eric Bignell Media@heraldhouse.com.uk worthing, west sussex uk 9/25/97 19:48:14 UT
Club: publishers of 'Natural Stone Specialist' magazine

Julie Astner jastner@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca Ferintosh, Alberta Canada 9/25/97 0:57:8 UT
Club: Mining Engineering (University of Alberta)
Interests: Anything unusual

Execellent!
Carlton Homan cchoman@hcn,hcnews,com Granbury, TX USA 9/24/97 17:11:52 UT
Interests: Interested in cutting,slabbing and polishing agate.Excellent

am enjoying cutting a stone provided by your shop to our guilds magazine "FACETS'.
Charles Ertell jazzy@transport.com Arch Cape, OR USA 9/24/97 5:23:22 UT
Club: Columbia Williamette Faceters guild

This is the most informative web site out there in the cyberworld. It has excellent resources and links to whatever you're looking for.
Adam Larson Alarson01@sprynet.com Las Vegas, NV USA 9/23/97 1:50:3 UT
Club: Adam's Minerals
Interests: I love crystallized thumbnail specimens! I have over 500 and am looking for all rocks. View my wantlist at my website! I am open to trading also.

Thanks for the informative site. I'm a cub scout leader working on helping my webrlos earn their geology pin, and your site has kept me up too late. Lots of fascinating stuff.
Barbara Wright BarbaraWP@aol.com 9/22/97 4:17:41 UT

excellent page, very informative , i will be back and i am going to inform others about your location on the web
Tom Morris dethwrdn@nstar.net Shawnee, ok usa 9/22/97 3:33:2 UT
Club: Shawnee Gem and Mineral Club
Interests: collecting different stones, cutting, polishing and making jewelry

Your site is fabulous!
A. James Lehn lehnaj@bright.net Hillsboro, OH 45133 9/22/97 1:59:8 UT

Excellant and informative! Enjoyed it immensely!
Jackie Nagy Crazydove@aol.com New Jersey USA 9/22/97 0:41:58 UT
Club: N/A
Interests: Anything I can find!

Here is the place
GeorgeWinslow111 gpbfkprs@erols.com Mechanicsville, MD USA 9/21/97 23:15:30 UT
Club: Looking for one
Interests: Making jewelry

An interesting trip thru - thanks. Also thanks for your help to nephew Lou in Tucson.
Elsie Lederer Johnson lclederer@aol.com Conrad, , Montana 9/21/97 4:27:19 UT
Interests: My Uncle Walter Lederer (brother of George) was a rockhound amd hobby lapidarist who shared his interest with my children including Kathy Winter.

great shop
Ty Russell tyrussell@sprintmail.com moore, Oklahoma USA 9/19/97 18:46:59 UT
Club: none
Interests: petrified wood, meteorites, and minerals in general

Just recently got on the InterNet and this is one of my FAVORITE places to visit! Fantastic job!
M. Luning mluning@tele-net.net Mason Valley, Nevada USA 9/19/97 17:54:41 UT
Club: Plan to find one here.
Interests: An Over-the-Hill died-in-the-wool rock collector that is still an excited "Newbie." My favorite expression is: "Oooohhh, stop the car! I see a good rock!" After all these decades, I'm currently taking a Geology 101 class to find out what I have been collecting all these years... . Maybe after the class, I might even learn "WHERE" to look. If it's pretty or unusual, I pick it up. My favorite is probably Opals. I have been walking the Western Nevada hills for over 35 years and my garage and back yard show it! Anyone want to share some good, above ground sites for me to check out in Western Nevada? I'd sure appreciate it. After all these years , I finally acquired an old, small rock tumbler... maybe now I can see the real inner beauty of what I have been collecting for many years.

Kool! This is the first time I have EVER been on the NET, so thanks for being there for me!
Linda Kauffer Ben-El @ main-net.com Urbana, Ohio USA 9/19/97 16:56:56 UT
Club: none
Interests: I would love to know how to recognize an agate! I am going to Michigan-Lake Superior area in Oct. and have been told you can find agates on the beach! What do they look like? The only agates I've ever seen have been cut and polished. Also, any suggestions for sites in Upper Peninsula are welcome. Do I need any special tools or equipment? THANKS! Linda K.

I just came here because I have an Uncle Bob who owns a rock shop, and the title grabbed my attention. This is actually a pretty cool place. Keep up the good work!
Groovy Girl herron6@midwest.net IL US 9/19/97 3:19:52 UT

Sal Giaconia Quixote765@aol.com Tempe, AZ USA 9/19/97 2:35:8 UT
Interests: Polishing/Tumbling

This is the best site on the web. Found it enjoyable for all ages. Keep up the good work. Have a family member, who is blind and really enjoys your web site. Thanks for your hard work!!!!
S K Sisk sksisk@cwv.net wv usa 9/18/97 19:40:24 UT

A fine site that contributed to making a fun vacation collecting over this last Labor day. Keep up the good work.
Frank Weber F.WEBER...DEERGARDEN@worldnet.att.net Corbett, OR 9/17/97 15:8:23 UT
Club: Columbia Gorge Rockhounds
Interests: Agates, Fossils, T-eggs. tumbling, slicing

ck 9/16/97 14:28:31 UT

je eichlesr@oneonta.edu oneonta, New York 9/14/97 21:9:10 UT
Club: former mid hudson valley gem and mineral society
Interests: I am a science teacher. I've collected all my life. I've just started making bead jewelry and hope to learn to use a cab machine that was given to me.

Fine job, I remember when the site was like one grain of sand.
Alan Snider asnider836@aol.com Wichita, Kansas US 9/14/97 16:3:35 UT
Club: Al.s personal museum of stone
Interests: I like to acquire, cut and polish opals, turquoise, chrysoprase, stuff that glows.

Jim and Patti B. ghost@dtc.net Wichita, KS USA 9/13/97 15:38:20 UT
Club: Wichita Gem and Mineral Society
Interests: Beginning collectors, fossils, rocks and minerals. Patti has taken beginning silversmithing at William Holland School. We have just purchased cabbing equipment and look forward to learning to make cabs.

good display but need to know names of rocks listed
Molly Rose Hunter stix2@earthlink.com Schertz, Tx. USA 9/13/97 6:55:53 UT
Interests: local Texas rocks and gems

Excellent page! Exactly what I was looking for.
Mathew Owens owensma1@pilot.msu.edu Wyandotte, MI USA 9/12/97 20:35:14 UT
Interests: I collect mostly varieties of quartz crystals, and am always on the lookout for something new and unusual.

This site rules! totaly! P.S. if anyone knows where at topaz mountain one can find opal deposits, would they mind letting me know? thanks!
Ryan Cazier Rybye2@aol.com Kaysville, Ut USA 9/12/97 7:19:46 UT
Club: none
Interests: Interests: Collecting gemstone mineral specimens (of course) :) I also like to trade with any collectors who are interested. at the moment I have some samples of Red Beryl I'm looking to trade (largest is a little over a carat) to trade. if you're interested. e-mail me.

Great Place Bob. Thanks for being here!!!!
Nancy Zeller ZELLART@aol.com Wvliet., NY us 9/12/97 1:58:24 UT
Interests: Taking environmental geology course

Great Site, I'll tell my friends.
Pamm Reynolds vqtt@mc.net Marengo, Il USA 9/10/97 23:26:59 UT
Club: none
Interests: jewelry and lapidary student

Had a little trouble finding the actual rock shop; kept finding guestbook sites.
Genevieve Tharp getharp@telapex.com Natchez, MS USA 9/9/97 19:52:49 UT
Club: Mississippi Gem & Mineral Society
Interests: Collecting Field Trips of any nature!

Well done! I know how hard it is to put together a first-class Web site. Keep up the good work.
Robert Coontz rcoontz@earthmag.com Waukesha, Wisconsin USA 9/8/97 17:12:55 UT
Interests: None, except second-hand. I'm senior editor at Earth magazine.

JERRY EGLESTON EGLESTON@BEREA@CLEV01.NET WINCHESTER, KY. USA 9/7/97 2:38:8 UT
Interests: I AM INTERESTED IN THE MINERAL, "EGLESTONITE". I WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON ITS ORIGIN AND/OR IT'S DISCOVEROR.

A cool Web site! My first visit having to do with my 'hound hobby was here. Very informative!
Lynn Pacione-Holman jefflynn@lewiston.com Lewiston, Idaho 9/6/97 7:15:52 UT
Club: Hell's Canyon Gem Club
Interests: Just about every mineral & gem under the sun (or not!). Especially like thunder eggs, petrified wood, beryls, garnets, corundums, opals, all quartz (yes, it's true), topaz, and exotic looking specemins.

From what I have seen I this is a very informative site. I know I will be back with questions, and I am very positive that I will get the correct ones. Thank You.
Peter Dubinski peterd@eacnet.com Passaic, NJ USA 9/5/97 17:56:2 UT
Club: none at this time
Interests: I have just started getting involved with this hobby.I'm still in the process of reading up on this new and exciting hobby.

Dean Harold Denter Dylan@aol.com Ft Lewis, WA USA 9/4/97 23:32:13 UT
Club: NA
Interests: Geology Teaching Degree, I'm currently an Army Officer hoping to return to Earth Science Teaching somewhere in my home state of MT. I'm looking for specimen areas around WA to collect samples for Education.

Neat site - my General Geology students would like it. Hope you might add a link to my web site at the University of Arkansas - it is mostly informational for students in my classes, but rockhounds might find it interesting, too!
Stephen K. Boss sboss@comp.uark.edu Fayetteville, AR USA 9/4/97 12:3:43 UT
Club: Department of Geology, University of Arkansas
Interests: I teach General Geology, Geophysics and Marine Geology (and some other courses) at the University of Arkansas

This site is my launching platform for all things rocky!
Mike Tyler Wild@olympus.net Sequim, WA USA 9/4/97 5:30:51 UT
Club: Clallam County Gem& Mineral Society
Interests: I collect sulfides, copper minerals, and fossils. I am a neophyte cabber and am preparing to learn intarsia.

VERY ENJOYABLE SITE
BOB CLEVELAND robert.o.cleveland2@boeing.com TACOMA, WA. USA 9/3/97 20:8:4 UT
Club: FORT LEWIS ROCK CLUB
Interests: PICTURE JASPERSAND THUNDER EGGS

I'm glad you are on the web!
Heidi McCormack heiki@aolcom Henderson, NV USA 9/3/97 4:41:45 UT
Interests: I'm interested in learning about stones, cleaning, jewlery making, etc. I am a pre-newbie! : ) I would like people to email and suggest the basics to get started ie: books, simple tools, loops etc. Thank YOU ! Any interesting areas to visit in the east near Washington, D.C? I currently live in Henderson, which is outside of Vegas. Tuson is close. Any others?

Like the site, found evrthing I've looked for here!
Brian Williams brianw@ptialaska.nt Kodiak, AK USA 9/3/97 4:2:5 UT
Club: none
Interests: I'll pick it up if it's on the ground. Mostly petrified wood, Moss Agate,Montana, Tom Miner Basin. Growing interest in faceting, looking for somethin to do in retirement.

Great site. Alot of fun and very informative.
Jim Robinson jimrob@wevtv.net Jefferson City, TN US 9/3/97 3:42:15 UT
Interests: I make wire wrap jewelry and specialize in local Quartz, Agate and Unikite.

When you find the perfect specimens with your new microscope, consider photos of them! I have all of the equipment and experience to print pictures of your micros. I can enlarge from 7.5X to 100X with full color. I also would be interested in some trading and sharing of micros! Thanks
Jim Weaver whsrocks@itouch.net Leander, TX USA 9/1/97 18:1:27 UT
Club: Austin GMS, Williamson Co. GMS, Rollin' Rocks Club, Austin Paleo Club
Interests: Micro-fossils, Micro-minerals, Video Photomicrography

robert andretta roberta@jax-inter.net jacksonville, florida 9/1/97 8:9:30 UT
Interests: general mineral

This is heaven! Thanks for making this site. I've found it very useful, I've only been here twice. Your specimens of sphalerite are lacking, though. If I had the means I would send you a photo of a cut and polished specimen. I've bet you have never seen anything like it! Keep up the good work and keep it rockin'.
Kenny Adams kendog@its.com Pleasant Grove, UT USA 8/31/97 0:28:38 UT
Interests: I'm interested in digging through tailings piles and the mineral specimens associated with them, and in any type of fossil, mostly what I find around the mountains here.

A true heartfelt thanks, Bob.
Daniel Garbelman gnails@flashnet.com Norman, OK USA 8/29/97 23:12:24 UT
Club: Me, my pick "lucky", and a very patient girlfriend
Interests: Any thing. If I can get at it leagally, It's going home. It's truely a shame there is so much homless rock out there. I love phlouresents. I've got 28 varieties of gypsum, call, we can trade. Tons of invertabrate material, gryphias, ammonites, echinoids, beautiful criniod plates. Did I mention rose rocks? I have access to many grades and sizes.

It was very informative and well organized. Thank you.
JEREMY HARTSEL Jerryskid@mailexcite.com HARDY, VIRGINIA UNITED STATES 8/28/97 14:49:55 UT
Club: ROANOKE VALLEY, LYNCHBURG , RICHMOND, CHARLOTTE, FRIENDS OF MINEROLOGY, GEM AND MINERAL HUNTERS OF N. VA.
Interests: I have been collecting Virginia minerals for about seven years now. I am now working towards a degree in that field. Also, I have collected in many states around the U.S.A.

I loved it. Very informative. Thanks
T.Pharris SpunkyCajn@aol.com Houston, TX USA 8/25/97 6:42:6 UT
Interests: I have all sorts of minerals. Some still not identified. I like raw minerals

I was really helpful to visit your page.
Francisco Davila panchodb@foreigner.class.udg.mx Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico 8/24/97 18:38:25 UT
Interests: I am a civil engeeniering student at the "Universidad Panamericana" located in Guadalajara. This semester I am taking a Geology class, that is why I am interested in every kind of rocks and crystals.

Lucky Huether Lucken@stanley.ndak.net Stanley, North Dakota USA 8/23/97 17:52:17 UT
Interests: Rock collecting and cutting and polishing for fun. I have a nice collection started.

I enjoy it.
dr Antal Erdei erdei@hevesnet.hu Gyongyossolymos, Hungary 8/23/97 11:18:1 UT
Club: none
Interests: all esthtetic specimens, well-grown crystals.

Very interesting Web Page and most informative for a neophyte.
Timothy McGonagle timmcgo@ili.net Grosse Ile, MI USA 8/22/97 13:58:1 UT
Club: NONE
Interests: Just returned from trip in North Michigan, petoskey stones have captured my fancy, would like to know if there are clubs or individuals with experience polishing or collecting?

I find the information contained here to be most helpful.
Terry Adams tsadamsfargo@worldnet.att.net Fargo, North Dakota USA 8/22/97 12:28:0 UT
Club: Lake Agassiz Rock Clb
Interests: systematic mineral collection - especially interested in zeolites invertebrate fossils Paleocene flora of North Dakota

Lloyd Dumonceaux live2ski@oanet.com Edmonton, Alberta Canada 8/21/97 6:22:34 UT
Interests: I'm looking for information on sandblasting rocks into art any information will be very helpfull. I have a few pieces for sale.

Bob's Rock Shop... The Best on the Net!
Jeff Parker Jeff@globalnet.com Whittier, CA USA 8/18/97 15:19:32 UT
Club: North Orange Co. G & M S
Interests: All kinds. If it looks good at the time, I'll Grab It!

I think this is a great site!!
Pinki Kean pinki@rica.net Mt. Jackson, Va. USA 8/17/97 16:19:37 UT
Club: none
Interests: I do not collect any rocks, but am studying on the New City of Jerusalem and need to find some pictures to put with my study.

Great photos
Raven Gooding goodings@ihug.co.nz Timaru, South Canterbury New Zealand 8/17/97 5:18:10 UT
Interests: I,m 6 years old and my Dad helped me find this site. I love collecting rocks in New Zealand

Looks interesting, I'll look more on another visit. I'm telling my sister, a really major rock hound, to check you out. She writes for "The Eclectic Lapidary" ezine.
Jennifer Brown BMRKLB@worldnet.att.net GA USA 8/16/97 4:10:47 UT
Interests: Anything I can pick up, or bully someone else to get for me! Actually I love the fancy "colored" beauties, and those less fancy, too.

excellent - everything you want to know and more
Lee Dunn leoness@anet-dfw.com Coppell, TX USA 8/16/97 1:40:34 UT
Club: none
Interests: very amateur - jewelry

I really enjoyed my trip through your pages.
Dan and Rheta Eychner deychner@wyoming.com Green River, Wyoming USA 8/14/97 5:28:42 UT
Club: None
Interests: No particular kind. We collect all kinds and types of rocks. We like to fool with the tumbler and make some things with the tumbled rocks. We went to the Blue Forest for the first time last week. We did a lot of digging. We are always on the look out for arrowheads everywhere we go.

I HAD A GREAT TIME WONDERING AROUND YOUR SHOP. I HAVE DOWN LOADED HEAPS AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK TO WORK TO HAVE A LOOK AT THEM. THANKYOU AND I WILL BE BACK, I AM ALSO GOING TO TELL ALL MY ROCK DOCTOR FRIENDS ABOUT THIS INTERESTING SITE.
MICHELLE STEPHENS DONT HAVE ONE MELBOURNE, VICTORIA AUSTRALIA 8/14/97 2:56:53 UT
Interests: I AM A GEOLIGIST,WORKING FOR AN EXPLORATION COMPANY IN MELBOURNE. I HAVE WORKED IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA AS A MINE GEOLOGIST ALSO. I AM A KEEN MINERAL COLLECTOR ALSO.

I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THIS WEB SITE AND I LOVE IT.
MIKE SIELAFF MIJO730@AOL.COM HENDERSON, NEVADA USA 8/12/97 5:35:12 UT
Club: CLARK COUNTY GEM COLLECTORS
Interests: OPAL I REALLY LOVE TO FIND AND WORK WITH OPAL IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN OPAL PLEASE DROP ME A MESSAGE AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT OUR MUTUAL INTERESTS.

By far the best site on the net for rockhounds!
Jan Grigsby silverfx@salinas.net Salinas, Ca USA 8/12/97 3:50:39 UT
Club: Mariposa Gem & Mineral Club - Mariposa,Ca

Great web page...... good quality photos. Thanks
Ralph Cummings wowfie@pacbell.net South Gate, CA U.S.A. 8/12/97 1:52:53 UT
Club: None
Interests: I just like to look for cool looking rocks. The Bishop area is a great place to relax and look for rocks. Lots of helpful people in the area too!

Great site, can view your mineral gallery on screen and enjoy in spite of bad sight. Many thanks
Mr. Donald J. Briggs (Rocky) dbriggs@aiusa.com Syracuse, New York USA 8/10/97 3:49:32 UT
Club: Syracuse Gem & Mineral Society
Interests: Mainly micromounts, some thumbnails... My sight is failing due to diabetes... Will soon put collection up for sale... Lots of good micros... Lots of good luck, Rocky

Great!
J Stetser Jsjules@aol.com CA USA 8/10/97 2:13:16 UT

Hans Christian Rogler1364 1364 HVALSTAD , NORWAY 8/7/97 11:25:30 UT

Great Site! I shall return.
Jack Topel geocopper@aol.com Sierra Madre, CA 8/7/97 7:40:56 UT
Club: none
Interests: Just getting back into collecting. Would like to hear from local clubs.

What a GREAT site to visit! Many, many thanks for the facet cut of the month (Jack Rowland too!) and for sharing the Howard's ability to explain crystallography. ...I'll be back!
Jim Hazen jhazen@rp.rpna.com Plainsboro, NJ USA 8/6/97 16:58:34 UT
Club: New Jersey Lapidary Society
Interests: Cabochon-suitable rough - love jaspers Facet rough - beginner at faceting

YOUR PAGE IS VERY GOOD AS IT GIVES US ROCK HONDS SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT DOWN UNDER.
HARVEY McELROY HARVEYMC@HUNTERLINK.NET.AU GWANDALAN, N.S.W. AUSTRALIA 8/6/97 9:51:50 UT
Club: NEWCASTLE LAPIDARY CLUB
Interests: INTERESTED IN GEMCAD AND FIND THE PROGRAM VERY IMAGINATIVE IN ITS ANGLE DESIGNS AND GIVES US SOMETHING TO WORK WITH.

Love your site. I stop by at least a couple of times a week to see what's new and to check out a couple new links from the links pages. Keep up the good work.
John Dwiggins jdwiggins@infoave.net NC USA 8/6/97 4:42:21 UT
Club: none
Interests: Mainly do short day trips to bucket shops due to work constraints - no time. Have gone to some native stones only bucket places though. Read the article about the boy and the 1100 carat sapphire. I've got one around 1000 carats, and a garnet around 750. Know anybody with $50,000?

The Bob's Rock Shop web site is an amazing source for any person interested in rocks and minerals. It is interesting for anyone who can respect an intelligent person's website with a lot of information packed inside with great photography.
Genevieve Matherly aqualung@mbay.net Monterey, CA USA 8/1/97 23:11:3 UT
Interests: I love to collect fossils and spend hours and hours trying to get sticky grains of sandstone off of fossils because in the end, my happiness grows 1,000 times larger than before.

Looks Good, I`ll be back. Must cook super now.
Dick Knoblauch sam@tk7.net Fort Wayne, IN US 7/31/97 21:2:17 UT
Interests: I collect intersting peices to be made into jewlery by thoese who now how. (not me)

I THINK THIS SITE IS BRILLIANT!
RHIANNON DAVIES BLACKWOOD, GWENT WALES 7/29/97 12:55:6 UT
Interests: ANYTHING!I'M STUDYING A-LEVEL GEOLOGY AT CROSSKEYS COLLEGE,BUT I'VE ALWAYS PICKED UP ROCKS SINCE I WAS LITTLE.

truly one of myt favorite places. I visit almost every day since I found it.
Down To Earth- Chris DTE97539 @aol.com Trail, Oregon USA 7/28/97 22:36:20 UT
Club: Roxy Ann Gem and Mineral Society
Interests: thundereggs, opal, rhodenite, dendritic agate, pet. wood, jaspers, leaf/marine fossils, we also buy estates/old collections and used equipment. Silversmithing, goldplating/electroforming, wire-wrapping .

Seems to be a great source of mineralogical information
Jack Kepper kepper1@ix.netcom.com Cave Creek, Arizona USA 7/28/97 1:36:59 UT
Club: Mineralogical Society of Arizona
Interests: Collecting, trading, purchasing micromount specimens, particularly interested in photographing micros

Glad to have found your page. Seems a little scary for a verrry new newie. Is there more info for my catagory ie: Rock Hunting for Dummies?
Violet Barton/Smokey Wilkins Applied.Design@worldnet.att.net Aloha, Oregon USA 7/28/97 0:46:52 UT
Club: none yet
Interests: I have loved and casually collected rocks since childhood. I am now able to get more involved in field collecting and trying to learn what raw material to look for. Forever amazed at the beauty inside some unasuming rocks. I also would like to learn Wire Wrapping for Stone jewlry. Also want to learn Wire Wrapping jewlry making.

Cool page, wish you had more collecting sites in Oregon and Montana.
Dawn Fredricks repoman5@msn.com Portland, Oregon USA 7/27/97 18:16:12 UT
Club: N/A
Interests: Just getting started.

This is a fantastic site. Very active and creative.
Down to Earth/Jack and Chris DTE97539@aol.com Trail, OR USA 7/27/97 3:54:49 UT
Club: Roxy Ann Gem and Mineral Society
Interests: Serpentine, Rare Jaspers, Plume/Moss Agate, Rhodenite, Fossils, Thundereggs, Obsidian, Morrisonite, Silversmithing, wire-wrapping, gold/silver electo-forming/plating. Austalian/Virgin Valley fire opal.

Enjoyed your graphics. Now that I'm stuck here in Mississippi, most of my rockhounding is done cybernetically.
Scott shipleyscojo@crawdat.com Columbus, MS USA 7/26/97 15:24:50 UT
Interests: General Rockhounding, love geodes and crystal. Also enjoy prospecting.

great but would like a list of local rockhound clubs
Clay McCaw and Addy McCaw clay@earthworld.com beaverton, or usa 7/26/97 3:27:17 UT
Club: looking for one close to me?
Interests: my10 year old daughter is interested in finding a rockhound club and starting cutting and polishing. also like to find places in oregon to find her own rocks. please help us get started.

Glad I found the site, now will try to do a search.
Hal Carpenter plywood@netbridge.net Gleneden Beach, OR USA 7/25/97 18:43:6 UT
Club: none
Interests: found a clam belly - an agate with water in it. What's it worth? Color is lite blue-grey, and nearly clear. I find agates of all colors and patterns on the beach. Can you tell me anything about "clam bellys"? I've heard they are valuable.

Best site I have seen so far. Very interesting information, good graphics, photos and composition. Put you on our favorite places list. We'll be back!! (Check out the magnificent Crater Rock Museum ,in Central Point Oregon, if you ever come our way)
Jack& Chris "Down to Earth" DTE97539@aol.com Shady Cove, Oregon USA 7/25/97 6:1:53 UT
Club: Roxy Ann Gem & Mineral Society-Central Point , OR
Interests: thundereggs, fossils, dendritic agates, plume agate, fine jaspers, Jewelry making, general lapidary arts. Willing to trade Oregon fossils, serpentine, obsidian, or thundereggs for jewelry material rough. *Interested in locating abandoned turquoise mines in Nevada.

What can I say? Bob's Rock Shop is the premiere rockhound site in cyberspace. Keep up the good work!
Michael Hubbard archmetrix@aol.com Custer, SD USA 7/25/97 5:35:32 UT
Club: No affiliation as yet.
Interests: Siliceous minerals (e.g. chert/flint, chalcedony, jasper, agate etc.) relevant to my field (archaeology) and my hobby (flintknapping). If anyone knows of good quality material locales and relevant collecting info let me know :-)

Outstanding site.. You are providing a great service to the Rockhound Community. Thank you!
Dad's Rock Shop dadsrocks@dadsrockshop.com Arroyo Grande, CA USA 7/24/97 5:49:24 UT

Bob's is the finest Rockhound Resource on the internet!
Kim Hansen dadsrocks@dadsrockshop.com Arroyo Grande, CA USA 7/24/97 5:44:18 UT
Club: Orcutt Gem & Mineral Society
Interests: My main interest is in cabbing. Favorite materials are Holly Blue Agate, Gem Silica Chrysocolla, and Opal.

I love your site. It's a dream and a joy to visit. Thank you.
Marte Dantzman dantzman@gte.net Mulberry, FL USA 7/23/97 20:16:24 UT
Club: Imperial Polk County Gem & Mineral Society
Interests: No specific interest. I haven't been doing this long enough to develop a focus. I have taken classes in Cabbing, Faceting, and Silversmithing. I have enjoyed them all but am not very good at anything yet. I hope to eventually qualify for a Graduate Gemological Degree through GIA. I have received my first set of lessons, but finding the time to get to them isn't easy. I was elected President of our club this year and we have a new show chairman and we have moved the show to a new location. Also, I am starting to work at home for a newly formed company.

Thanks for providing this venue. How do I get on the Rockhounds Mailing List?
Pat Speece speece@pacbell.net San Jose, CA USA 7/22/97 17:41:15 UT
Club: Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Socieity
Interests: Collecting and field trips mostly for crystals and fossils.

Have enjoyed what I have seen so far, will definitely return
Dave Leppert GeoLeppert@aol.com Boise, Idaho USA 7/21/97 15:4:46 UT
Club: None
Interests: Crystals, singles and small clusters, mostly thumbnail to small cabinet size. I simply don't have room for many larger pieces. Enjoy personal collecting, trading. Occasionally purchase specimens, usually in the $10 to $20 range, sometimes a bit more. Particularly enjoy collecting in Idaho's high country, miarolitic cavities in A-type granites, mostly containing smoky quartz and feldspar with the chance of finding topaz and aquamarine. Geologist, MS.

it's cool!
Martha Evans cupcake@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu Yanceyville, NC usa 7/21/97 14:24:23 UT
Club: n/a
Interests: I am a beginner. Right now, I buy (instead of hunt for) small rocks and gems in novelty stores.

kerry t banks bankk@bigpond.com Currie , tasmania Australia 7/20/97 2:25:30 UT
Interests: I have about 300 specimens some good some mediocre. I am looking for some more different types Iwould like to obtain a good specimen of bixbyite regards Tom

Love your web site! If nothing else but to prove to my family I am not the only crazy rockhound in the world.
Jayne Jones bjbpjones@ckt.net arma, KS USA 7/19/97 23:50:14 UT
Interests: Collect sphalerite, galena, chert, quartz, dolomite in Southeast KS. (Grandpa worked fot Eagle Picher Mines) Now collect petrified wood, yes in KS, and anything else I come across. Took recent trip to Arizona and made my husband stop the van every few minutes so I could pick up a rock. You get the idea.

Marie Rosenbalm prose@esper.com Sevierville , TN U S A 7/18/97 8:21:54 UT

Thank you. This is very informative. I am learning and researching for my rock shop in Hong Kong. I would appreciate any help or guidance on sources in North Virginia or near North Virginia.
Vicky Zeitlin vzeitlin@juno.com Centreville, Virginia USA 7/17/97 21:1:54 UT
Interests: I am a beginner. My daughter influenced me. She is a designer. She is running our rock shop in Hong Kong.

Patty Patty17436@aol.com Easton, Pa USA 7/16/97 17:27:35 UT
Interests: I started about 2 years ago, My husband can't believe how someone can collect so many buckets of rocks.

The "Shop" is the place to go for information and education, or if you just want to be dazzzzzzled.
Phillip Shoaf pshoaf@utech.com Lompoc, California U.S.A. 7/14/97 21:29:19 UT
Club: Wonder Works "Mineral of the Month Club"
Interests: I've been collecting rocks all my life. Minerals came into play just in the last year or two. I find crystal most interesting, for me is the light play in the crystals.

Chris dalshire@aol.com Elk Grove, California USA 7/14/97 16:4:55 UT
Club: none
Interests: I am most interested in finding rare and unusual rocks that have ascetical value. Most of what I have collected is used in my garden, but it is the rocks themselves that I am interested in. I live in Northern California and do most of my collecting in this area. I am interested in finding out about areas where rare rocks and minerals can be found.

Fun, fascinating, and interesting. Want more!
Daniel Montgomery redbeard@wcnet.net East Bernared, Texas USA 7/12/97 19:9:21 UT
Club: None
Interests: New to this interest but the whole family is in to it. Need to know more areas in Texas to hunt and collect. So if anyone can help with references or locations in Texas they would be greatly appreciated.

Francesco Di Renzo direnzo@cit.enscm.fr Montpellier, France 7/11/97 16:36:11 UT
Club: AGAB (Liège, Belgium)
Interests: Professional zeolite chemist, I'm fond of natural zeolite specimens from unusual, and usual, localities.

Looks Great! We'll be back.
David Giesen themarsh@bright.net Van Wert, Ohio USA 7/10/97 23:46:6 UT
Club: none
Interests: My wife and I do mineral collecting, specifically gemstone quality. Some rock tumbling, simple jewelry. I am an Ex. Science teacher and I love fossils.

goods great!
Walt Kulpa gwkulpa@earthlink.com Bellingham, Washington USA 7/9/97 16:37:22 UT
Club: Mount Baker Rock & Gem (I don't attend often)
Interests: Fossis, pet. wood. I have hundreds of pounds of agatized and opailized wood from Saddle mountain area.

STEVE GOINS STONE ART@AOL.COM OKLA. CITY, OKLA. USA 7/8/97 3:28:0 UT
Interests: HAVE MINERALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND SELL WHOLESALE TO STORES ACROSS THE USA. I ALSO PRODUCE CUSTOM ART LASERED ON AGATE SLICES. FROM NATIVE AMERICAN TO MYTHICAL.

Michael Thompson torless@aol.com Philadelphia, PA USA 7/7/97 16:24:33 UT
Interests: I'm a novice collector and have just begun to learn about minerology. I would be interested in hearing about any shows, clubs, collecting forays, etc. in the Philly / south Jersey area.

Thanks for the opportunity to visit the huge array available - your "Bob's Rock Shop Screen Saver" is a talking point.
Ron.Wilding gloron@beachaccess.com.au warana, QUEENSLAND aUSTRALIA 7/6/97 20:42:26 UT
Club: SUNCOAST GEM &FOSSICKING CLUB Inc.
Interests: specalizing in Zeolites. Minerals in general,and micromounts

Janice M. Zappone JZA517@aol.com Greensburg, PA USA 7/6/97 13:31:21 UT
Interests: beginner's curiosity

Excelent.
Stephen Smith stephen.s2@ukonline.co.uk Newcastle/Tyne, Tyneside England 7/6/97 9:40:55 UT
Club: United Kingdom Facet Cutters Guild
Interests: Gem and Mineral rough. Meeting like minded people.

I enjoyed reading everything. I am new to this networking and was just tickled to land on the website I had intended to investigate. Thanks
C. Warneka navybrat7@juno.com Utah 7/4/97 3:35:32 UT
Club: just myself and the need to learn and pick up rocks
Interests: I have been to Dugway to collect geodes. I often am in danger of walking into cars or over cliffs because I never take my eyes off the ground. Am teaching myself about geology. There are no ugly rocks. They all have been somewhere that we will never see.

Dirk van Gysen webmaster@sawebbuyer.com Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa 7/3/97 23:19:3 UT
Interests: Collect specimens of all types rocks, bulk rocks, minerals, quartz crystals, meteorites, ammonites etc. etc.

Robert L. Cox mahrlc@rohmhaas.com Levittown, PA USA 7/3/97 19:14:50 UT
Club: Rock & Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County (PA)
Interests: Sands from any identified source.Pyrite. Micromounts

Nice page! Does anyone have information on collecting sites in Southern California? Please E-Mail me if you do.
Jim Leuenberger TheJesusLizard@hotmail.com Lake Forest, Ca USA 7/3/97 7:39:28 UT
Club: None
Interests: I like to collect quartz crystals and fossils.

Herb Luckert Phyllis.Luckert.3@nd.edu South Bend, IN USA 7/1/97 0:42:56 UT
Club: Michiana Gem & Mineral Society

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