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		<title>Great Rockhound domains not being used, for sale.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<style>.newl {display:none}</style><div class=newl></div>In the world of domain names and rockhounding you can&#8217;t really match the two better.  This domain is perfect for our hobby/addiction and it&#8217;s a shame it&#8217;s not being used.  Anyways just letting everyone know that it&#8217;s out there for sale AND that the .ORG extension is perfect for it IMHO.
RockHounds.org
Also one other in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rockhoundblog.com/regular-postings/great-rockhound-domains-not-being-used-for-sale/</link>
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		<title>Almandine - Mineral of the day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Almandine, also known incorrectly as almandite, is a species of mineral belonging to the garnet Group. The name is a corruption of alabandicus, which is the name applied by Pliny the Elder to a stone found or worked at Alabanda, a town in Caria in Asia Minor. Almandine is an iron alumina garnet, of deep [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rockhoundblog.com/mineral-of-the-day/almandine-mineral-of-the-day/</link>
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		<title>Strunz Classification of Minerals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strunz classification is a scheme for categorizing minerals based upon their chemical composition, introduced by German mineralogist Karl Hugo Strunz (1910-2006) in his 1941 Mineralogische Tabellen.
As curator of the Mineralogical Museum of Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität (now known as the Humboldt University of Berlin), Strunz had been tasked with sorting the museum&#8217;s geological collection according to crystal-chemical properties. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rockhoundblog.com/regular-postings/strunz-classification-of-minerals/</link>
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		<title>How to Wire Wrap Beads and Stones</title>
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		<link>http://rockhoundblog.com/regular-postings/how-to-wire-wrap-beads-and-stones/</link>
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		<title>How to Make Wire Wrapped Rings</title>
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		<link>http://rockhoundblog.com/how-to/how-to-make-wire-wrapped-rings/</link>
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		<title>Wire Wrapping Jewelry Basics</title>
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Make Wire Jewelry
What Is Wire Temper?
The temper of a wire refers to the hardness or softness of the wire. Softer wire is easier to work with and gets harder as you work with it. Wire is sold in three tempers: dead-soft, half-hard and full-hard or spring-hard.
Which kind of wire temper do I want to use?
Dead-soft [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rockhoundblog.com/regular-postings/wire-wrapping-jewelry-basics/</link>
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		<title>Safety Rules / Tips for Rockhounds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Download this pamphlet put out by the Arizona State Mine Inspector&#8217;s Office- Safety Tips For Rockhounds - Abandoned Mines-
Click Here To Download PDF Pamphlet

Safety
Many rockhounding sites require driving and/or hiking to remote areas, largely on dirt, sand or rocky roads where there is a good possibility of getting stuck. It is always a good idea [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rockhoundblog.com/how-to/safety-rules-tips-for-rockhounds/</link>
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		<title>Black Hills Rockhound area- Arizona</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Traveler Description:
From the intersection of Highway 70, east of Safford, travel 10 miles north on Highway 191 to Black Hills Rockhound Area. Follow the dirt road 2 miles&#8230;&#8230; more »  From the intersection of Highway 70, east of Safford, travel 10 miles north on Highway 191 to Black Hills Rockhound Area. Follow the dirt [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rockhoundblog.com/rockhound-travel/black-hills-rockhound-area-arizona/</link>
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		<title>Rockhound Vacations - Campground</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since I travel a lot I and I find myself seeking this kind of knowledge, I thought I would make a new category for rockhounding vacations / travel.  As well if you have a special place you like to stay and rockhound please email me and I will post rockhoundblog@yahoo.com.  Pictures are appreciated as well.
Rockhound [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rockhoundblog.com/rockhound-travel/rockhound-vacations-campground/</link>
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		<title>DIY Rockhound Flat Lap Machine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DIY rockhound Flat Lap Machine]]></description>
		<link>http://rockhoundblog.com/how-to/diy-rockhound-flat-lap-machine/</link>
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