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Most funny rock name ever!!!

chrischch		Posted : Sunday, 8 July 2012 1:36:22 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 811 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 192 times Was thanked: 105 time(s) in 104 post(s)		http://www.trademe.co.nz...ls/auction-491072968.htm My wife and I sell rocks, minerals, crystals and fossils on Trademe and she has this one listed at the moment. Couldnt help but laugh and had to share with you guys! :P As an aside, if anyone ever wants to buy anything from us (roks11), just let me know first and I'll ensure you get a discount or a "special" deal being Paydirt members.
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expat		Posted : Sunday, 8 July 2012 1:41:18 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 26/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 499 Location: Rangiora Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 91 time(s) in 76 post(s)		Interesting that according to the blurb it initiates a release.
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chrischch		Posted : Sunday, 8 July 2012 1:43:58 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 811 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 192 times Was thanked: 105 time(s) in 104 post(s)		Originally Posted by: expat Interesting that according to the blurb it initiates a release. :) I hadnt picked up on that! Good spotting! Maybe I should keep a piece next to the bed like some people keep citrine next to their till. :)
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oroplata		Posted : Sunday, 8 July 2012 1:50:26 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		Too funny.
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1864hatter		Posted : Sunday, 8 July 2012 1:59:51 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		Yeah its a good one, There is T-shirts that you can get apparently with "I'm" and then the chemical formula for cummingtonite. Bit more subtle that way. The other day i got a sample put through an XRD machine to test what mineral it was. The machine didnt come up with a definete answer but had a list of possibles at the top of which was dickite! Good to see Mineralogists have a sense of humor.
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chrischch		Posted : Sunday, 8 July 2012 2:17:56 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 811 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 192 times Was thanked: 105 time(s) in 104 post(s)		Originally Posted by: 1864hatter Yeah its a good one, There is T-shirts that you can get apparently with "I'm" and then the chemical formula for cummingtonite. Bit more subtle that way. The other day i got a sample put through an XRD machine to test what mineral it was. The machine didnt come up with a definete answer but had a list of possibles at the top of which was dickite! Good to see Mineralogists have a sense of humor. Yes well some rockhounds Ive met seem to be the most dry boring people so it IS good to hear they not all like that! Dickite! Thats a bit of humour. Whats an XRD machine? Is it like a mass spectrometer for minerals?
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1864hatter		Posted : Sunday, 8 July 2012 2:46:14 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		XRD machines are x-ray diffraction machines, they bounce x-rays off the minerals, with different minerals causing the x-rays to bounce back slightly different due to the differences in their crystal lattice structure. Basically uses x-rays to id minerals
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

chrischch		Posted : Sunday, 8 July 2012 3:27:48 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 811 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 192 times Was thanked: 105 time(s) in 104 post(s)		Originally Posted by: 1864hatter XRD machines are x-ray diffraction machines, they bounce x-rays off the minerals, with different minerals causing the x-rays to bounce back slightly different due to the differences in their crystal lattice structure. Basically uses x-rays to id minerals So where do I get one? Trademe? :)
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kiwikeith		Posted : Sunday, 8 July 2012 4:37:11 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		a very interesting name sorry dont need a bit just got back from the bush so im "shagged" i got a rock i found up the claim analized by my geologest friend interesting to find although it came from lewis pass area it was a piece of stalagmite funny didnt know there were caves in the area hi hatter just got back from new creek there are chinese workings up there, an old village and somewhere a 10 footed stamper up the victoria creek there was 2000oz of gold taken of the beach where it flows into the buller with a bucket dredge years ago will send you a message of a find

Lammerlaw		Posted : Sunday, 8 July 2012 8:00:20 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Wishful thinking if you ask me - I wish I was cummintonite - but then again I am a born loser. 'Cummingtonite teaches one that the bonds, restrictions and constraints placed upon a person are self imposed and easily discarded.' - the one who is the cause of me not cummintonite is also the one who imposes the bonds, restrictions and constraints on me - when I worked she used to meet me at the door on payday, grab me by the ankles and turning me upside down belt my head on the doorstep until my pay packet fell out of my pocket. I also dispute that these are self imposed as I was dragged to my wedding by the Best Man who had everybodies interests at heart except the grooms! The one thing that comes from this thread is the fact that I can now safely assume that I have not heard the term naming a certain building a 'Bonded Warehouse' in the last few years is because the modern name is a 'Massage Parlour' or a 'House of ill repute' - personally I prefer 'Bonded Warehouse' as you knew what you were in for - bonds, restrictions and constraints - usually imposed by a scantily clad woman wearing the briefest of leather outfits and carrying a whip and looking for all the world like Helga the Viking but with tendencies to impose bonds and restraints and other devices of pain and suffering like a reincarnation of Irma Grese. So exactly how do I throw off the bonds, restrictions and constraints so that I am cummintonite without the trials, tribulations and upsets of a major divorce proceedings. Edited by user Wednesday, 11 July 2012 10:27:58 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

kiwikeith		Posted : Sunday, 8 July 2012 8:19:27 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		try looking for the key to unlock the bonds i pref fur to swallow the keys so as i can remain bonded or locked to the bed

creamer		Posted : Monday, 9 July 2012 10:49:22 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Chuckle chuckle. .
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