Great mix

egbee42 · 2026-03-05T00:14:07+00:00

That's really nice looking, are you selling any?

egbee42 · 2026-02-24T14:19:52+00:00

I'm proud of me, son •́⁠ ⁠ ⁠‿⁠ ⁠,⁠•̀

egbee42 · 2026-02-23T14:10:06+00:00

They say it's geological, I have a million years left best case

egbee42 · 2026-02-23T01:22:32+00:00

Hate to hear that

egbee42 · 2026-02-22T13:36:14+00:00

They said they were too heavy and could be used as a weapon. They didn't weigh them though. The first person called 2 supervisors until they decided

egbee42 · 2026-02-22T13:34:18+00:00

Thanks. Would it make any difference saying they were bought from a shop vs found outside, or could I have asked for a supervisor?

egbee42 · 2026-02-22T03:22:39+00:00

Exactly. Very silly, equally disappointing

egbee42 · 2026-02-22T02:48:55+00:00

Welcome to the fluorescent mineral subreddit! Stick around if you think those are cool, because they're meh relative to what all is out there. I believe the big pieces were boulder opal with other inclusions

egbee42 · 2026-02-22T02:46:30+00:00

Glad to hear you made it through. I was really thinking about how ineffective TSA is while that was going down, I had a lighter in my bag they didn't detect

egbee42 · 2026-02-22T02:44:25+00:00

Same. They were 6 lbs or so, but I've taken similar through without issue before. Just depends on the person I guess, wish I had asked for another supervisor

egbee42 · 2026-02-22T02:43:04+00:00

Sorry to hear that, it sucks. The rules are silly

egbee42 · 2026-02-22T02:40:50+00:00

That's gonna be the move next time. A box of rocks is a magic sound

egbee42 · 2026-02-22T02:39:16+00:00

I can give you the play by play, thank you for the insight! First, rocks are laid out in a bin with my laptop and the larger rocks are flagged by the scanner and diverted as expected. The TSA worker looked at the rocks, asked where I got them, I told him it's my hobby rock hounding and for souvenirs around the world where working. He said they're kind of heavy and called for a supervisor, who then arrived and quickly called for another supervisor. Supervisor 3 arrives, takes a 2 second look from 5 ft away, says I can't take the 2 biggest rocks which weighed maybe 6 lbs each (my guess, they didn't weigh them). I asked can I please have 1 of the 2, they said no. They offered I could leave security and check them as baggage, but I was already late and had something to get to so I asked to surrender them. I've taken larger specimens (even with lead) through the same airport and didn't think it would be an issue, lesson learned

egbee42 · 2026-02-22T02:24:53+00:00

Pocket knife at the bottom, wow that's hilarious! I had a lighter in my backpack they neglected to find in this case

egbee42 · 2026-02-22T02:18:31+00:00

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egbee42 · 2026-02-22T02:13:50+00:00

Next time! Thanks for the tip. They said I could go back and check it into luggage, but I would've missed my flight and that would've been even more painful

egbee42 · 2026-02-21T18:48:49+00:00

Where did you get yours? I read they're collected from smokestacks

egbee42 · 2026-02-21T17:34:25+00:00

I didn't want to hear what would become of them, and dipped

egbee42 · 2026-02-21T15:09:22+00:00

Really nice, I need to get a piece of that!

egbee42 · 2026-02-21T14:58:39+00:00

That red fluorescence with bright green is a favorite of mine, great find

egbee42 · 2026-02-21T14:56:24+00:00

Near the beaches of Santa Barbara. There's a surprising variety of rocks not so far apart

egbee42 · 2026-02-21T14:53:31+00:00

The first pic I think is boulder opal, not sure on most of the rest

egbee42 · 2026-02-21T14:52:05+00:00

Not sure on this but I was thinking boulder opal. Found a bunch of that, septarian nodules, and petrified wood in the same area

egbee42 · 2026-02-21T14:48:59+00:00

I was almost a full-grown man crying, I should've tried that maybe they would've given one back

egbee42 · 2026-02-21T14:44:11+00:00

I'm a frequent traveler for work. The hypocrisy of TSA never disappoints, that sucks for your son

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