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Jen Solberg
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I like rocks and Taylor Swift. San Diego, CA.
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Cabbed some pieces of opalite I picked up in Gemfield, NV the other weekend. I still don't have the best eye for where to cut but I'm learning. #lapidary #rocks #rockhound
Red and white opalite cabochon Mostly red with a little white cabochon
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Put mine together last night! It was really fun.
An assembled LEGO minerals set
October 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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It's my birthday so I cut open some thunder eggs. These are the interesting ones. #rocks #rockhound
Thunder egg with red agate material in the middle. Thunder egg with white agate pocket in the lower left corner. Red thunder egg with crystal pocket and agate pocket. Thunder egg with white water bands and moss agate inclusions.
August 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Finally got around to polishing up these #agates today. I'm pretty happy with them. #rockhound #rocks #lapidary
A face of a polished orange and blue agate with a geode center. A face of a brown and orange agate with a geode center. A face of an agate with a crystal layer on the top and striped water lines throughout the bottom 2/3.
July 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Same chunk of Harstel #barite before and after an hour of SoCal sun! Its photoreactivity is caused by (probably) lead impurities in the crystal. Thanks @planetarykeri.bsky.social for the tips. Had a great time out there! #rockhounding #rocks #crystals #colorado
Clear barite crystal about the size of an avocado. Same barite crystal but now with a blue tone.
July 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Slabbing up these banded rocks I found yesterday near Yermo, CA. #rockhounding #jasper #agate #chalcedony
Multicolor slab of jasper and agate from the CA desert. Multicolor slab of jasper and agate from the CA desert. Slab of rock with agate inclusions from CA desert. Slab of pink and white rock from CA desert.
May 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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What a gift, to be able to see yourself through the eyes of someone that loves you.
A blonde woman in a red shirt in a garden of cacti.
April 1, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Taught myself how to make a cabochon today on the flat lap. Luckily I'm not too attached to these rocks. The top left one was perfect until I dropped it and it broke 🤦‍♀️😣 #rockhounding #rockhound #lapidary
Four jasper cabochons.
March 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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If my company gets DOGEd, at least LinkedIn has a backup plan for me.
A LinkedIn add offering positions at Hooters.
March 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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It's the Cheat! #HomestarRunner #thunderegg #rockhound #rockhounding
A thunderegg with blue and white agate inside that strongly resembles the Cheat from Homestar Runner.
February 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Some more #thundereggs and an #agate I cut open. Thundereggs are from Diamond Pacific's rock yard in Barstow and the agate I found in Afton, CA. #rockhound #rockhounding #SoCal
Thunder egg with some moss agate inside. Thunder egg with white agate inside. White banded agate. Thunder egg with white and red bands inside.
February 21, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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New saw works. #rockhounding #rockhound #thunderegg
Two halves of a thunderegg with blue agate inside being held in a hand.
February 20, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Proof that it works. #rockhound #rockhounding #jasper
A slab of multicolored jasper
February 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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BF: Here is an in-depth explanation of the steps you will need to take to repair your slab saw and the parts you will need to buy.

Me: Or I could just jam a random piece of metal into it. 🙇‍♀️
The wheel thingy part of a saw with a hook from my pegboard jammed into it, which earned me 25 redneck points.
February 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Heck of a #sunset the other night. #NoFilter #SoCal
Sunset over the Pacific Ocean. The Sun is intensely red.
January 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Got the slab saw working this weekend. Slabbing up this cool polka dot #agate. Not sure where it's from, gifted to me. #rockhounding #rockhound #lapidary
A hand holding up a slab of polka dot agate.
January 27, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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#Swifties this is not a drill, time to clown. #RepTV #spotify #TaylorSwift
January 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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You are not wrong!!
A fire agate on host rock glowing green under UV light.
January 14, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Bonus, my view from the claim.
A view of the Arizona desert landscape
January 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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One of the many really nice chunks of fire agate I popped out of the ground this weekend in Arizona. From a private claim. #rockhound #rockhounding #agate
A piece of brown fire agate on a blue table with a penny next to it for scale.
January 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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#PalisadesFire from the air. Thinking about everyone impacted by it. 😢
The Palisades Wildfire burning in Los Angeles County from an airplane window.
January 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Surprisingly ok with this. 🍝
The word spaghetti.
January 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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I have many to go, but here are a few. They are all cracked, but they're still pretty.
Three polished garnets
January 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Karma expresses her approval from her usual spot in my lap.
Karma, a black American shorthair cat, sitting in my lap because she loves me.
January 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Got to dig up some substantial #garnets today in western NC. They'll look great polished. #rockhound #rockhounding
A crap ton of garnets ranging from goofball size to almond size A goofball sized garnet
December 29, 2024 at 12:44 AM