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		<title>Grawin, Glengarry, and Sheepyard Opal Fields.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I bumped into Steven and asked him if he would like to talk about the opal fields near his home.  He submitted this article and pictures. Hi Gary, Here is the brief history and present day story about Grawin, Glengarry, and Sheepyard Opal Fields. Cheers Steven The Sheepyard opal field is located approximately 75km west [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Montana/Idaho RockHounding Trip</title>
		<link>http://rockhoundblog.com/great-finds-specimens/montanaidaho-rockhounding-trip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Gary, The article for my Montana/Idaho trip is attached.  I look forward to seeing it on your blog. Thanks! Jim Thanks Jim for submitting!  Here it is! Montana/ Idaho Adventure June 1st &#8211; 12th, 2011 Hi Everyone! Our big adventure of the summer was a trip to Montana and Idaho. I had planned this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Humboldt Coast Rockhounding. Agate Beach and Trinidad Beach Jasper</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I bumped into Stephan and asked him if he would let me put his adventure on my blog.  Here it is&#8230;enjoy !!! Vacation on the Humboldt Coast, August 2011 This year, for our vacation, my son, Justin, and I decided to explore a portion of the Humboldt Coast. The siren songs of Agate Beach and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World&#8217;s Largest Emerald- Bahia Emerald</title>
		<link>http://rockhoundblog.com/great-finds-specimens/worlds-largest-emerald-bahia-emerald/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 07:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ownership Disputed Over 840-Pound, $400 Million Emerald FoxNews.com has picked up an article from The Wall Street Journal that reports a story about an 840-pound emerald. In the article, &#8220;Five People Claim Ownership of an 840-Pound $400M Emerald&#8221; we are told of a man who had original ownership of the large diamond. And, he kept [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tonopah, Nevada &#8211;  Silver mine.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Came across this article on a silver find in Tonopah Springs.  Very interesting! Tonopah Springs, later the site of one of the richest booms in the West, was an Indian campground for many years, long before Jim Butler spent a chilly night here. A number of stories exist as to how Butler discovered the ore. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Graveyard Point Plume Agate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philip has submitted an article to Rockhoundblog about Graveyard Point Plume Agate.   http://rarerocksandgems.com/ Heading up the dirt road to the claim, we see Gene’s huge Cat sitting idle.  It’s large bucket, for gouging the hill for agate, empty. We get out of my Suburban and there to greet us is Jake. Gene Stewart and Jake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moose Lake Agate and Geological Center and Rock Dump</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be sure to stop in the Agate and Geological Interpretive Center when you visit Moose Lake State Park. The 4,500 square foot building, located at the entrance to the park, opened in 2003 and includes a multi-purpose classroom, nature store gift shop, park offices, a resource workroom, restrooms, and an exhibition hall that showcases Minnesota&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fire Agate Mining Adventure at Deer Creek Arizona</title>
		<link>http://rockhoundblog.com/great-finds-specimens/fire-agate-mining-adventure-at-deer-creek-arizona/</link>
		<comments>http://rockhoundblog.com/great-finds-specimens/fire-agate-mining-adventure-at-deer-creek-arizona/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 22:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Submitted by Jessica Dow&#8230; Please visit her website as well: http://www.differentseasonsjewelry.com/ This year Mark and I added a bit more excitement to our annual trip to the Tucson gem show with a pre-show detour to the Deer Creek fire agate mine. The mine owner extended a personal invitation to the mine’s “Deer Creek Fire Agate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rock Hound Run Report 11-8-07 to 11-11-07</title>
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		<comments>http://rockhoundblog.com/regular-postings/rock-hound-run-report-11-8-07-to-11-11-07/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 06:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks Dick, baby is 3 weeks old and SHE is doing fine.  Having to get used to 4am feedings again but all worth it!   Hi Gary hope your life is going well, new baby and all. Here is the trip report from my last trip and a link to the video I took as well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Field Trip- Ocean View Mine, Pala Gem Mining District, CA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DIGFORGEMS.COM - your link to The Oceanview Mine &#8211; The Last REAL Operating Gem Mine In the World Renowned Pala Gem Mining District Chief Mountain, Pala, San Diego County, California Your one stop source for tours, specimens, jewelry, cutting rough, faceted stones Thanks Teresa for letting me post this excellent article! This morning, bright and [...]]]></description>
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