... and if that isn't enuff on my plate ...

I've also decided to start training for the Old Kent River Bank Run ...

ok - for me, this may have to be renamed to the Old Kent River Bank WALK!!! :D

states and their minerals

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_minerals,_rocks,_stones_and_gemstones

State Mineral Rock or Stone Gemstone
Alabama[1]
Hematite (1967)

Marble (1969)
Star Blue Quartz (1990)
Alaska[2]
Gold
Jade
Arizona[3]
Copper[4] (Arizona's nickname is "the Copper State")
Turquoise
Arkansas[5]
Quartz
Bauxite (1967)
Diamond
California[6]
Gold California's nickname is the Golden State
Serpentine (1965)
Benitoite (1985)
Colorado[7]
Rhodochrosite (2002)
Yule marble (2004)
Aquamarine (1971)
Connecticut[8]
Almandine Garnet (1977)
Connecticut's nickname is the Brownstone State
Delaware[9]
Sillimanite
Florida[10]
Agatized Coral (1979)
Moonstone (1970)
Georgia[11]
Staurolite (1976)
Quartz (1976)
Hawaiʻi
Black coral[12]
Idaho[13]
Star garnet (1967)
Illinois[14]
Fluorite (1965)
Indiana[15]
Salem Limestone (1971)
Iowa[16]
Geode (1967)
Kansas
Kentucky[17]
Coal (1998)
Kentucky Agate (2000)
Freshwater pearl (1986)
Louisiana[18]
Agate (1976)
Maine[19]
Tourmaline
Maryland[20]
Patuxent River Stone (2004)
Massachusetts[21]
Babingtonite (1971)
Roxbury Puddingstone (1983)
Rhodonite (1979)
Michigan[22]
Petoskey stone fossilized coral (1965)
Chlorastrolite (aka Isle Royale greenstone 1972)
Minnesota[23]
Lake Superior agate (1969)
Mississippi[24]
Petrified wood (1976)
Missouri[25]
Galena (1967) Missouri's nickname is the Lead State
Mozarkite (1967)
Montana[26]
Montana Sapphire
and


Montana Agate
Nebraska[27]
Prairie agate (1967)
Blue agate (1967)
Nevada[28]
Silver Nevada's nickname is the Silver State
Sandstone (1987)
Precious Gemstone: Black fire opal


Semiprecious Gemstone: Turquoise
New Hampshire[29]
Beryl (1985)
Granite (1985) New Hampshire's nickname is the Granite State
Smoky quartz (1985)
New Jersey[30]
New Mexico[31]
Turquoise (1967)
New York[32]
Garnet (1967)
North Carolina[33]
Granite (1979)
Emerald (1973)
North Dakota[34]
Ohio[35]
Ohio flint (1965)
Oklahoma[36]
Rose Rock (Barite)
Oregon[37]
Thunderegg (1965)
Oregon sunstone (1987)
Pennsylvania[38]
Rhode Island[39]
Bowenite (1966)
Cumberlandite (1966)
South Carolina[40]
Blue granite (1969)
Amethyst (1969)
South Dakota[41]
Rose quartz
Fairburn agate (1966)
Tennessee[42]
Limestone (1979)
and


Tennessee Paint Rock Agate (1969)
Tennessee River Pearl (1979)
Texas[43]
Precious Metal: Silver (2007)
Oligocene petrified palmwood (1969)
Gemstone: Texas blue topaz (1969)


Gem Cut: "Lone Star Cut" (1977)
Utah[44]
Copper (1994)
Coal (1991)
Topaz (1969)
Vermont[45]
Talc
Granite (1992)
and


Marble (1992)
and


Slate (1992)
Grossular garnet
Virginia[46]
Washington[47]
Petrified wood (1975)
West Virginia[48]
Bituminous Coal (2009)[49]
Mississippian Lithostrotionella fossil coral (1990)
Wisconsin[50]
Galena (1971)
Red granite (1971)
Wyoming[51]
Wyoming Nephrite Jade (1967)

Miniature patterns

http://www.printmini.com/printables/pp.shtml

And this is a miniature wedding dress pattern:

This is for the main section:



and this is for the bodice and sleeves:





Drat! this blog place doesn't allow the entire pattern ... lemme fix this ... sec ...

eBay buys Congress

"Ebay Buys Congress" - video off YouTube - thanks to TheJollyRogerReturns

Full list of the members of senate and house of representatives who were paid as much as $6500 each - some were paid twice.

Sunday, SUNday, SUNDAY!!

day to sorta veg

sore from moving boxes around yesterday

will be even more sore after today

promised self that I would clear out ALL the china / glass / collectibles that have been piling up in the sun room

on the all pieces, I'm going to:

clean, take pics, do research, type description, wrap in protective plastic, attach inventory labels, put in appropriate boxes, put the filled up boxes in the warehouse.

should be about 15 boxes ...

should be done about 2013 ... : )

don't know how this table will translate ...

Name	Structure	Hardness	Specific Gravity	Refractive index	Doubly Refracting (bi-refraction)
Achroite ( Tourmaline )	Trigonal	7.5	3.06	1.62 - 1.64	0.018
Agate ( Chalcedony)	Trigonal	7	2.61	1.53 - 1.54	0.004
Albite	Triclinic	6	2.64	1.54 - 1.55	0.009
Almandine ( Garnet )	Cubic	7.5	4.00	1.76 - 1.83	None
Amber	Amorphous	2.5	1.08	1.54 - 1.55	Not Available
Amblygonite	Triclinic	6	3.02	1.57 - 1.60	0.026
Amethyst ( Quartz)	Trigonal	7	2.65	1.54 - 1.55	0.009
Andalusite	Orthorhombic	7.5	3.16	1.63 - 1.64	0.010
Andradite Garnet	Cubic	6.5	3.85	1.85 - 1.89	None
Anglesite	Orthorhombic	3	6.35	1.87 - 1.89	0.017
Apatite	Hexagonal	5	3.20	1.63- 1.64	0.003
Aquamerine ( Beryl )	Hexagonal	7.5	2.69	1.57 - 1.58	0.006
Aragonite	Orthorhombic	3.50	2.94	1.53 - 1.68	0.155
Aventurine ( Quartz )	Trigonal	7	2.65	1.54 - 1.55	0.009
Axinite	Triclinic	7	3.28	1.67 - 1.70	0.011
Azurite	Monoclinic	3.5	3.77	1.73 - 1.84	0.110
Barite	Orthorhombic	3	4.45	1.63 - 1.65	0.012
Benitoite	Hexagonal	6.5	3.67	1.76 - 1.80	0.047
Beryllonite	Monoclinic	5.5	2.83	1.55 - 1.56	0.009
Bloodstone ( Chalcedony )	Trigonal	7	2.61	1.53 - 1.54	0.004
Braziliznite	Monoclinic	5.5	2.99	1.60 - 1.62	0.021
Brown Quartz	Trigonal	7	2.65	1.54 - 1.55	0.009
Calcite	Trigonal	3	2.71	1.48 - 1.66	0.172
Carnelian ( Chalcedony )	Trigonal	7	2.61	1.53 - 1.54	0.004
Cassiterite	Tetragonal	6.5	6.95	2.00 - 2.10	0.100
Celestine	Orthorhombic	3.5	3.98	1.62 - 1.63	0.010
Cerussite	Orthorhombic	3.5	6.51	1.80 - 2.08	0.274
Chalcedony	Trigonal	7	2.61	1.53 - 1.54	0.004
Chatoyant Quartz	Trigonal	7	2.65	1.54 - 1.55	0.009
Chrysoberyl	Orthorhombic	8.5	3.71	1.74 - 1.75	0.009
Chrysocolla	Monoclinic	2	2.20	1.57 - 1.63	0.030
Chrysoprase (Chalcedony)	Trigonal	7	2.61	1.53 - 1.54	0.004
Citrine ( Quartz )	Trigonal	7	2.65	1.54 - 1.55	0.009
Coral	Trigonal	3	2.68	1.49 - 1.66	Not Available
Danburite	Orthorhombic	7	3.00	1.63 - 1.64	0.006
Datolite	Monoclinic	5	2.95	1.62 - 1.65	0.044
Diamond	Cubic	10	3.52	2.42	None
Diopside	Monoclinic	5.5	3.29	1.66 - 1.72	0.029
Dioptase	Trigonal	5	3.31	1.67 - 1.72	0.053
Dolomite	Trigonal	3.5	2.85	1.50 - 1.68	0.179
Dravite ( Tourmaline)	Trigonal	7.5	3.06	1.61 - 1.63	0.018
Dumortierite	Orthorhombic	7	3.28	1.69 - 1.72	0.037
Emerald ( Beryl )	Hexagonal	7.5	2.71	1.57 - 1.58	0.006
Enstatite	Orthorhombic	5.5	3.27	1.66 - 1.67	0.010
Epidote	Monoclinic	6.5	3.40	1.74 - 1.78	0.035
Euclase	Monoclinic	7.50	3.10	1.65 - 1.67	0.019
Fire Agate (Chalcedony)	Trigonal	7	2.61	1.53 - 1.54	0.004
Fluorite	Cubic	4	3.18	1.43	None
Gold	Cubic	2.5	19.30	None	None
Goshenite (Beryl)	Hexagonal	7.5	2.80	1.58 - 1.59	0.008
Grossular (Garnet)	Cubic	7	3.49	1.69 - 1.73	none
Gypsum	Monoclinic	2	2.32	1.52 - 1.53	0.010
Hambergite	Orthorhombic	7.5	2.35	1.55 - 1.63	0.072
Hauyne	Cubic	6	2.40	1.50	none
Heliodor ( Beryl )	Hexagonal	7.5	2.80	1.57 - 1.58	0.005
Hematite	Trigonal	6.5	5.20	2.94 - 3.22	0.280
Hessonite (grosular garnet)	Cubic	7.25	3.65	1.73 - 1.75	none
Howlite	Monoclinic	3.5	2.58	1.58 - 1.59	0.022
Hypersthene	Orthorhombic	5.5	3.35	1.65 - 1.67	0.010
Indicolite ( tourmaline)	Trigonal	7.5	3.06	1.62 - 1.64	0.018
Iolite	Orthorhombic	7	2.63	1.53 - 1.55	0.010
Ivory	Amorphous	2.5	1.90	1.53 - 1.54	not available
Jadeite	Monoclinic	7	3.33	1.66 - 1.68	0.012
Jasper (Chalcedony)	Trigonal	7	2.61	1.53 - 1.54	0.004
Jet	Amorphous	2.5	1.33	1.64 - 1.68	not availble
Kornerupine	Orthorhombic	6.5	3.32	1.66 - 1.68	0.013
Kyanite	Triclinic	5 or 7	3.68	1.71 - 1.73	0.017
Labradorite	Triclinic	6	2.70	1.56 - 1.57	0.010
Lapis Lazuli ( Lazurite)	various	5.5	2.80	1.5	none
Lazulite	Monoclinic	5.5	3.10	1.61 - 1.64	0.031
Malachite	Monoclinic	4	3.80	1.85	0.025
Meerschaum	Monoclinic	2.5	1.50	1.51 - 1.53	none
Microcline	Triclinic	6	2.56	1.52 - 1.53	0.008
Milky Quartz	Trigonal	7	2.65	1.54 - 1.55	0.009
Moonstone	Monoclinic	6	2.57	1.52 - 1.53	0.005
Morganite ( beryl)	Hexagonal	7.5	2.80	1.58 - 1.59	0.008
Nephrite ( jade)	Monoclinic	6.5	2.96	1.61 - 1.63	0.027
Obsidian	Amorphous	5	2.35	1.48 - 1.51	none
Oligoclase	Triclinic	6	2.64	1.54 - 1.55	0.007
Onyx	Trigonal	7	2.61	1.53 - 1.54	0.004
Opal	Amorphous	6	2.10	1.37 - 1.47	none
Orthoclase	Monoclinic	6	2.56	1.51 - 1.54	0.005
Padparasha ( Corundum)	Trigonal	9.00	4.00	1.76 - 1.77	0.008
Pearl	Orthorhombic	3	2.71	1.53 - 1.68	not availble
Peridot	Orthorhombic	6.50	3.34	1.64 - 1.69	0.036
Petalite	Monoclinic	6	2.42	1.50 - 1.51	0.014
Phenakite	Trigonal	7.5	2.96	1.65 - 1.67	0.015
Phoshophyllite	Monoclinic	3.50	3.10	1.59 - 1.62	0.021
Plasma ( Chalcedony)	Trigonal	7	2.61	1.53 - 1.54	0.004
Platinum	Cubic	4	21.40	none	none
Prase ( Chalcedony )	Trigonal	7	2.61	1.53 - 1.54	0.004
Prehnite	Orthorhombic	6	2.87	1.61 - 1.64	0.016
Pyrite	Cubic	6	4.90	none	none
Pyrope ( Garnet )	Cubic	7.25	3.80	1.72 - 1.76	none
Rhodochrosite	Trigonal	4	3.60	1.60 - 1.80	0.220
Rhodonite	Triclinic	6	3.60	1.71 - 1.73	0.014
Rock Crystal ( Quartz )	Trigonal	7	2.65	1.54 - 1.55	0.009
Rubellite ( Tourmaline)	Trigonal	7.5	3.06	1.62 - 1.64	0.018
Ruby ( Corundum)	Trigonal	9	4.00	1.76 - 1.77	0.008
Rutile	Tetragonal	6	4.25	2.62 - 2.90	0.287
Sapphire ( Corundum)	Trigonal	9	4.00	1.76 - 1.77	0.008
Sard	Trigonal	7	2.61	1.53 - 1.54	0.004
Sardonyx ( Chalcedony)	Trigonal	7	2.61	1.53 - 1.54	0.004
Scapolite	Tetragonal	6	2.70	1.54 - 1.58	0.020
Scheelite	Tetragonal	5	6.10	1.92 - 1.93	0.017
Schorl ( tourmaline)	Trigonal	7.5	3.06	1.62 - 1.67	0.018
Serpentine	Monoclinic	5	2.60	1.55 - 1.56	0.001
Shell	Various	2.5	1.30	1.53 - 1.59	not available
Sillimanite	Orthorhombic	7.5	3.25	1.66 - 1.68	0.019
Silver	Cubic	2.5	10.50	none	none
Sinhalite	Orthorhombic	6.5	3.48	1.67 - 1.71	0.038
Smithsonite	Triagonal	5	4.35	1.62 - 1.85	0.230
Sodalite	Cubic	5.5	2.27	1.48	none
Spessarite ( garnet)	Cubic	7	4.16	1.79 - 1.81	none
Sphalerite	Cubic	3.5	4.09	2.36 - 2.37	none
Spinel	cubic	8	3.60	1.71 - 1.73	none
Spodumene	Monoclinic	7	3.18	1.66 - 1.67	0.015
Staurolite	Orthorhombic	7	3.72	1.74 - 1.75	0.013
Taaefeite	hexagonal	8	3.61	1.72 - 1.77	0.004
Tektites	Amorphous	5	2.40	1.48 - 1.51	none
Titanite (sphene)	Monoclinic	5	3.53	1.84 - 2.03	0.120
Topaz	Orthorhombic	8	3.54	1.62 - 1.63	0.010
Tugtupite	Tetragonal	6	2.40	1.49 - 1.50	0.006
Turquise	Triclinic	6	2.80	1.61 - 1.65	0.040
Uvarite (Garnet)	Cubic	7.5	3.77	1.86 - 1.87	none
Vesuvianite ( Idocrase )	Tetragonal	6.50	3.40	1.70 - 1.75	0.005
Watermelon Tourmaline	Trigonal	7.5	3.06	1.62 - 1.64	0.018
Zircon	Tetragonal	7.5	4.69	1.93 - 1.98	0.059
Zoisite	Orthorhombic	6.5	3.35	1.69 - 1.70	0.010