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The Source & Shop “Our Rock!”

Volume 1, Issue 2 May 2009

503 Nashua Street Milford, NH Spring is Here at the Quartz Source! (603) 673-0481 Spring at the Quartz Source is treasures it provides. You GIFTS GIFTS GIFTS GIFTS often a great deal of fun. The can find many beautiful rocks barrels of assorted rocks and in your own backyard. Nature Springtime is a great time to minerals, outside the shop are walks are a fun way to spend give your friend or loved one a freed from mounds of the cold some quality family time to- gift. Don’t’ forget your special ice and snow, allowing us all gether. Moms. We have a new selec- to rediscover the treasures tion of jewelry, around us. The raffle for the $25.00 gift candle holders and stone figu- Open Daily certificate last month was a rines. There are also many gifts for the graduate as well, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM We have a wide variety of huge hit, so we thought we minerals for sale in the bins would do it again! Thank you including one of a kind stone bookends or clocks. Dads love outside, including Aquama- for all who participated. The the variety of fossils, geodes Month: May rine, Rose Quartz, White winner for the April Raffle is and geode rings, and don’t Quartz, , , Heather Wilson. Congratula- forget the avid gaming enthu- Birthstone: Geodes and more. These tions Heather! siast! We have tic-tac-toe and specimens are sold by the chess boards with stone play- Astrological Sign: pound, which can make for Thanks, Barbara, Richard & ing pieces. Taurus (April 21-May 20) some really good buys! Caryn What a selection! - , Spring is also the time of year Gemini (May 21-June 21) when we begin to gather The Quartz Source Rock & Mineral Shop - , specimens together for our bargain bins. Look for the WIN A $25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE display outside soon! Junior Rock Hound Name: Alert: Many find this a perfect time to begin to take walks in the Email: woods and enjoy the world Hi Kids! For those of you The Quartz Source will use email addresses to send news- who participated in last around them. This includes letters and other promotional info. We will not distribute month’s Jr. Rock Hound watching the trees and sky for to anyone. Your privacy is important to us. Raffle will be Question, Congratulations! birds, as well as looking to the drawn on 5/31/09 Are you ready for a new chal- ground and the earthly lenge? Come in with your parents and give us the cor- rect answer to the question, and you will receive a special something! Here it goes: Stone of the Month - What are the NH state Beryl, otherwise known as natural hexagonal shape to it, mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate and it is often flat on one edge, rock, and has a hardness of 7.5 to 8 as if it were cut. Beryl can be gemstone? on the Moh’s Scale. There found along with other minerals, is a wide diversity of gems in such as , , Answer to April’s Junior Rock the beryl family, including and quartz, in locations around Hound Question: , the Aquamarine (blue beryl), the world, including the USA. NH State Rock is an , Emerald. (green beryl) Mor- Many types of beryl can be containing what three minerals? ganite, (pink beryl) Gosh- found in , NH, and Cali- Aquamarine is a clear blue gem 1. Quartz enite, (clear beryl), Helidor, fornia. quality beryl . 2. Feldspar (yellow- beryl and , 3. Please share this newsletters with others who like (red beryl). Beryl has a rocks, minerals & .