Tag: rock hound
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Throwback Thursday #194: Rockhound Terms
This is Throwback Thursday #194. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! This “Glossary of Rockhound Terms” appeared in the September 1993 newsletter. The Rocket City Rocks & Gems refers…
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Throwback Thursday #170: Surefire Signs You’re a Rockhound
This is Throwback Thursday #170. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! ——————————————————————————————- The following list appeared in the January 1998 edition of the newsletter. It was reprinted from the…
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Throwback Thursday #99: Western Electric Magazine Rockhounds
This is Throwback Thursday #99. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! William Allaway was one of the founders of ESCONI. He served as the first Chairman/President of ESCONI from…
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Throwback Thursday #85: Rockhound’s Poem From March 1971
This is Throwback Thursday #85. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! Today, we have a poem from the March 1971 edition of the newsletter. It has a simple name,…
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Answers for the TBT #64: A Rockhound Spelling Test from November 1962
Here are the answers to Throwback Thursday #64 Rockhound Spelling Test. How’d you do? QUIZ ANSWERS There were 20 words offered. If you spelled 15 right you are doing right well. Seventeen right puts you in the professional class, and 19 or 20 right means you can sit right next to Mr. Dana and you…
