A Rock By Any Other Name
What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet . -- Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Stand on a rock (or...
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Dan Mabbutt
Oct 153 min read
Birds Looking Down
The first thing I want to emphasize is that this is not a blog intended to shock, frighten, or disgust anyone. It’s a fact of nature and...
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Dan Mabbutt
Oct 42 min read
On Picking Up Things in the Southwest
"Sue" at the Field Museum in Chicago (Wikipedia) Years ago, I was a member of a really great book club here in Springdale. But nothing...
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Dan Mabbutt
Sep 231 min read
Steve's Butterfly
The “Crown Jewels” of my dad’s creations are his butterflies. I’ve seen a number of people use my dad’s template to make their own but...
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Dan Mabbutt
Sep 106 min read
Algae-On-A-Stick
A lot of the trips I remember - from my teenage years before I left to get an education - start with my dad coming back from some trip to...
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Dan Mabbutt
Sep 22 min read
Scott’s Petrified Wood
Scott Sent In This Pic! Scott ordered some “random rocks”from my dad's collecxtion and hit the jackpot with one. What do you think of...
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Dan Mabbutt
Aug 292 min read
KinesavaROCKS Stag Party !!! (Woo Hoo!!!)
It’s the only place on the mountain where a deer can get a drink! Deer can be like people sometimes. The boys hang out with other boys...
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Dan Mabbutt
Aug 272 min read
I’m confused! Can you help?
I just listed this rock for sale here at KinesavaROCKS. But since “I’m not a great rockhound. That was my dad.” – I did a search for...
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Dan Mabbutt
Aug 262 min read
Ken's Ugly Rock
What I don’t get is, “How did my dad know?” A few weeks ago, Pennsylvania Ken ordered some rocks from me. Because Ken’s a great guy and...
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Dan Mabbutt
Aug 234 min read
Make A Tea Tray With Tumbled Rocks
When I was a little kid, my dad had a contract with the Utah Museum of Natural History gift shop to supply them with tumbled rocks. He...
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Dan Mabbutt
Aug 142 min read
North African Berber Agate!
Or … Is It? I’ve been advertising and selling this rock as North African Berber Agate for several years. I have a small pile of it so...
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Dan Mabbutt
Aug 93 min read
Aestivation
I think we’ll be seeing more and more of it. Roxy and were so glad to see spring return to Zion Canyon around March. We had a very nice...
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Dan Mabbutt
Jul 41 min read
Desert Varnish and Ken's Wood
Ken polished a piece of petrified wood that my dad collected and beat the heat at the same time. Ken discovered what he called a...
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Dan Mabbutt
Jun 261 min read
Cabs Polished on Both Sides
The editor available in KinesavaROCKS ... well ... I wish I could display PDF files because the ability to format a document and tell the...
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Dan Mabbutt
Jun 232 min read
Looking for a different rock ????
Leave me a message !!!! My friends and longtime customers know that … · I’m retired and KinesavaROCKS is not a business for me...
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Dan Mabbutt
Jun 182 min read
Squashed Grape
Utah Grape Agate is one of the most unique rocks found in Utah. My vote for the most unique rock found in Utah is still Utah Agatized...
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Dan Mabbutt
Jun 153 min read
The Hard Truth About Dino Crap
Most of what you thought was coprolite, aint! Roxy and I were shopping at a flea market. One of the tables was filled with what the...
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Dan Mabbutt
Jun 121 min read
I’ve Got These Giant Pieces of Petrified Wood …
… and I don’t know what to do with them. I’ve said this many times, I’m not a great rockhound. That was my dad! But I’ve got his rocks...
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Dan Mabbutt
May 221 min read
Ya Gotta Cut 'Em
Close call for a great piece of Dino Bone Nick ordered some rocks a few weeks ago. He let me pick them out from the piles of my dad's...
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Dan Mabbutt
Apr 72 min read
Miley Made a Trilobite Display !
It’s so great to see beautiful things made with my dad’s rocks! Miley is a young rock enthusiast in the Midwest. She’s made the...
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