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GeneralWhat do my fellow rockhounds do career wise?
26th Apr 2018 10:28 UTCJako Schonken
This is continuation of a popular thread on The Rockhound Connection's Facebook group - credit to Savannah Nicole.
I work as a Ground Penetrating Radar Technician in Cape Town, South Africa.
In what line of work are you?
26th Apr 2018 10:48 UTCErik Vercammen Expert
26th Apr 2018 11:42 UTCKeith Compton π Manager
26th Apr 2018 13:09 UTCReiner Mielke Expert
26th Apr 2018 14:34 UTCPeter Megaw π Manager
26th Apr 2018 15:39 UTCDonald B Peck Expert
26th Apr 2018 15:42 UTCTony Albini
26th Apr 2018 15:57 UTCGregg Little π
26th Apr 2018 16:28 UTCTed Hadley
26th Apr 2018 16:55 UTCTimothy Greenland
Tim
26th Apr 2018 17:00 UTCJon Aurich
26th Apr 2018 17:14 UTCRichard Gunter Expert
26th Apr 2018 17:43 UTCNick Gilly
26th Apr 2018 17:50 UTCScott Rider
Commercial insurance underwriter, specializing in housing and real estate.
26th Apr 2018 17:55 UTCJohn R. Montgomery π Expert
26th Apr 2018 19:30 UTCSteven Kuitems Expert
26th Apr 2018 20:37 UTCChristian Auer π Expert
26th Apr 2018 20:42 UTCTom Klinepeter
26th Apr 2018 20:42 UTCEd Clopton π Expert
26th Apr 2018 20:46 UTCJohannes Swarts
Not yet retired...
26th Apr 2018 20:55 UTCGary Weinstein
26th Apr 2018 21:19 UTCRobert Rothenberg
26th Apr 2018 21:30 UTCDon Saathoff Expert
26th Apr 2018 21:46 UTCSara Hamilton
26th Apr 2018 21:53 UTCJeff Weissman Expert
27th Apr 2018 00:24 UTCPaul Brandes π Manager
27th Apr 2018 00:46 UTCKeith Wood
27th Apr 2018 00:59 UTCEverett Harrington Expert
27th Apr 2018 01:34 UTCDoug Daniels
27th Apr 2018 02:24 UTCJerry Cone π Expert
27th Apr 2018 02:55 UTCJohn Sobolewski π Expert
27th Apr 2018 05:05 UTCJim Allen
27th Apr 2018 06:35 UTCJessica Guichard (2)
27th Apr 2018 06:55 UTCDale Foster Manager
27th Apr 2018 11:25 UTCSusan Robinson
27th Apr 2018 11:28 UTCVincenzo Ragone
27th Apr 2018 13:06 UTCAchille Sorlini
I'm working as OHS manager for the new railway line between France and Italy,
one of the longest tunnel in the world.
27th Apr 2018 13:48 UTCLuís Martins π
27th Apr 2018 14:29 UTCGail Dunning Expert
27th Apr 2018 14:38 UTCGeorg Graf
27th Apr 2018 15:41 UTCDoug Schonewald
Rekindled a childhood interest in rocks and minerals when I retired (I still have my childhood collection). I am light-years behind, compared to the many here who have been in the mineralogy or geology work, and/or collecting, in knowledge; but, the learning is what makes this hobby so interesting and fulfilling.
27th Apr 2018 17:16 UTCTony L. Potucek Expert
27th Apr 2018 18:47 UTCAndy Stevens
27th Apr 2018 18:52 UTCGregg Little π
27th Apr 2018 18:53 UTCGeoff Van Horn Expert
27th Apr 2018 19:45 UTCDennis Tryon
27th Apr 2018 22:58 UTCRolf Luetcke Expert
27th Apr 2018 23:55 UTCWilliam W. Besse Expert
28th Apr 2018 15:17 UTCMartin Rich Expert
Have a higher education in agriculture and have my own dairy farm, so I'm a CEO, quality manager, safety inspector, worker, engeneer etc. in one person. Since my childhood I'm interested in nature in general and minerals in special and collecting minerals sice this time without interruption. Self educated in minerals, geology, mining history,... Have hundreds of books and tons of scientific papers about this themes.
However, be always curous!
28th Apr 2018 15:48 UTCRoger Curry
Cheers,
Rog
28th Apr 2018 20:39 UTCDouglas Merson π Expert
29th Apr 2018 05:42 UTCVictoria Massaro
29th Apr 2018 05:59 UTCJessica Guichard (2)
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> Jessica Guichard (2); Don't feel less about your
> level of knowledge here, at least you went to art
> school. My favorite quote in this situation,
> "where there is beauty, there is science and where
> science, there's beauty".
Admittedly, when I started collecting as a teen, I didn't really care about anything but the aesthetics. Now I appreciate the science behind minerals, and wish I kept better track of locations. And when I did start to keep track, I lost most of my labels when I moved into an apartment with my then future husband. I've slowly been trying to figure out locations, and this website has been a TREMENDOUS help!
29th Apr 2018 14:34 UTCFrank Karasti π Expert
Retired in 2001, been traveling and collecting ever since.
29th Apr 2018 17:11 UTCBrent Thorne Expert
29th Apr 2018 19:24 UTCMatt Neuzil Expert
1st May 2018 13:14 UTCAndré Heyninck
My interest in minerals came through my profession. I worked in the construction industry as an electrician and asked me what kind of material a copper wire or stub iron was made of. So I discovered the beauty of minerals and started with a collection. Very interesting because I learned a lot about minerals and chemistry and made many trips and friends through my hobby. You certainly should not be a geologist to build a nice collection.
1st May 2018 15:38 UTCAlex Homenuke π Expert
1st May 2018 19:31 UTCHolger Hartmaier π
2nd May 2018 02:51 UTCMike Chontofalsky
2nd May 2018 03:31 UTCMichael Cox π
2nd May 2018 08:06 UTCγ’γΌγγ³ γγͺγ«
3rd May 2018 03:16 UTCBruce J. Murphy Expert
3rd May 2018 18:45 UTCGreg Simmons
11th May 2018 00:00 UTCJeff Kroft
11th May 2018 15:05 UTCKyle Bayliff
12th May 2018 03:13 UTCSamuel Stewart
12th May 2018 13:20 UTCNormanand Valerie Gail Wilson π
12th May 2018 17:21 UTCMaggie Kroenke
13th May 2018 06:15 UTCJohn M Stolz Expert
Mining Engineer turned Civil, partner at a consulting engineering firm specializing in heavy civil/underground design, construction management, and disputes resolution services. I have about 3 years or so before I hang it up.
14th May 2018 00:06 UTCKyle Beucke π
Kyle
14th May 2018 20:38 UTCStephen Moreton Expert
22nd May 2018 14:03 UTCToby Billing
10th Jun 2018 14:00 UTCFlorian Baur
Which is great because it gives me access to analytical facilities: XRD, XRF, SEM-EDS.
Hehe, that's right. Only thing I'm currently missing is single crystal XRD and Raman. I hope we'll get the latter in the near future though.
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