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A historical event in the ol' U.P. Rock picking on December 12th! Hoolie and Bill come back with a truck load a rock
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Now da fun part of being a rock knocker, unloading da truck |
Not bad for one days work! Hoolie admires his treasure, he explains: This is Slag from the clarksburg Furnace which went into blast in 1865 and closed 1875. Slag was material other than iron that was discharged or run off in liquid form. It was left to harden during the historical attempt to smelt iron ore in the Lake Superior region The mineral on your right is Specular Hematite. |
A close up of Beautiful baby blue Slag |
I asked Hoolie, "What is this new and foreign feeling I'm experiencing as I lift this rock out of the truck?" Hoolie answered, "PHYSICAL EXERCISE!" |
(Click to view gif) PEEK-A-BOO!!! I told Hoolie to get a shot of me smiling for the camera... Hoolie likes my vertical smile 'cause it comes in handy for pickin' up rocks... As Hoolie stared I spoke, "You will become entranced as you stare into my evil eye! GIVE ME ALL YOUR PIZZA!" |
Here's Hoolie having a coffee royal (that's dago-red & coffee mix, he's allowed to imbibe on da job 'cause he owns da joint) |
Hoolie's 2001 new discovery! Pure red jasper and hematite! Last time this type of jaspilite was found was 1959 |
Bill cuttin' slabs in da rock barn |
(Click to see gif) Okay, hold still there Hoolie... WHAM!!! Bill and Hoolie bust up some rock |
Jim "Hoolie" Decaire on top of a rock pile finding a nice hunk a' copper. May 24 2001 |
It's around here somewhere!!! Hoolie under a rock pile |
Hoolie hand polishes greenstone in da rock barn |
We use it to move rock around at Rock Knockers and load up yard rock we sell to da Tourists |
Hoolie displays a nice little specimen while packing up da truck May 24 2001 |
Hoolie's find of a life time Calcite with copper inclusions Found fall of 1998 |
Always looking for new ways to sell minerals... Here's Hoolie's new work of art: "Two Bears doin' da Oga-Booga" on Specular Hematite. He asked Nona (one of the female employee's at the store) if she thought it would sell...she hit him over the head with her pasty |
Hoolie and Amy Langson (Bill-bob's Wife) working the "Rock Knockers" booth at the U.P. Craft Show in the Yooper Dome. |
Amy working the "Rock Knockers" booth at the U.P. Craft Show in the Yooper Dome. |
Hoolie's Rockin' Photos
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