Mayah Dionne Nichols Hursh, foreground, and her uncle, Izayah Nichols, smash rocks, bricks and other objects Friday on the sidewalk in front of Mayah’s home in New Auburn. They were curious to see what was inside and were collecting the fine bits of “sand.” “I think I might have to bring them to Mt. Apatite,” Mayah’s mother said, referring to the 325-acre wooded park in Auburn that is popular with rockhounds. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal