I sent off some of my rock photos from the Lebanon Show that I took to various club members to comment on.  This is a piece of petrified wood, that Dale showed a specific interest in and isn’t it neat. 

Here is what Dale had to say about it:

Hey, what can I say about that beautiful hunk of former wood (tree trunk) that has been transformed into petrified wood. This may have taken millions of years, but, is now worth between $3000.00 and $4000.00 after finding, excavating, hauling, sawing, polishing, and transporting.

Inflation may cause an increase in value as time goes on and as the material becomes scarcer and harder to excavate. I think the center bluish part is opal, while the outer part is agate.

The rock slab is about 30 inches across at the widest part, while the thickness appears to be about 3 1/2 inches and weighs around 350 pounds.

According to the owner, the slab came from China and the price includes the formfitting wooden stand.

Isn’t it an interesting piece?  I should have gotten the information on where you could buy it.  I didn’t though.

This is the rock swap that is sponsored by this club in conjunction with the Central Pennsylvania Club.

It is held at the South Mountain Fairgrounds in Arendsville PA on route 234.

It is a great show for both dealers and buyers alike because of the low fees associated with this show.  We have a lot of dealers who are not “professional” dealers, so you will get some great prices from the people who collected most the specimen’s themselves.

The admission is only $1.00 which pays for the building rental.

If you would like to set up as a dealer, there is no pre-registration or table limits.  It is $10 per how much ever space you need.

The swap is held from 8 am to 3 pm.  It is held rain or shine as the building is interior, so you won’t get wet, so come have some fun and find some treasures at this the Rock Swap.  Oh yeah, traders are welcome to bring there pieces to trade with our dealers.

This isn’t really a straight up rock or mineral event.  There will be several dealers of rock products at this show though, so if you have any interest in Psychic issues.  This would probably be a fun day anyways.

This event is October 20th and 21st at the Ramada Inn of Cortland, NY.

If you go they are accepting donations of food for a food pantry.  Admission is $6.00.

There is more information at the website: Two Hawks Gallery

I asked all the members what there favorite mineral was so that I could post about them on this site.  One of our junior members put in another vote for Calcite.  Here is what she says:

My favorite rock or mineral is Calcite. Because Calcite can be all different colors, like ,yellow ,cr?me ,clear ,white ,blue ,green ,and probably other colors too. I also like Calcite because u can find Calcite in crystals or in other forms in which I don?t know how to really describe ,like, a cube of Calcite almost or like a paste glazed on top of a rock.

!!!  I LOVE

CALCITE  !!!  

So, do you think she likes Calcite or what??