#tucsongemmineralshow — Public Fediverse posts
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We’re here! One entrance line from ramp parking. Sooo many people from around the world. So many ages too! #Chalcedony #Specimen #Mineral #Crystals #Tucson #TucsonGemMineralShow
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We’re here! One entrance line from ramp parking. Sooo many people from around the world. So many ages too! #Chalcedony #Specimen #Mineral #Crystals #Tucson #TucsonGemMineralShow
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We’re here! One entrance line from ramp parking. Sooo many people from around the world. So many ages too! #Chalcedony #Specimen #Mineral #Crystals #Tucson #TucsonGemMineralShow
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We’re here! One entrance line from ramp parking. Sooo many people from around the world. So many ages too! #Chalcedony #Specimen #Mineral #Crystals #Tucson #TucsonGemMineralShow
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We’re here! One entrance line from ramp parking. Sooo many people from around the world. So many ages too! #Chalcedony #Specimen #Mineral #Crystals #Tucson #TucsonGemMineralShow
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B̶u̶n̶c̶h̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶g̶r̶a̶p̶e̶s̶
Ah, another grape chalcedony specimen! I’m celebrating because in half an hour we are setting off on another rockin’ day adventure. To the world’s largest gem and mineral show, Tucson.
This is the first convention center showcase I’ve been to in about 6 years. And when I saw “we”, my son John agreed to come which means Drew gets to come too, with his wheelchair. So, a family adventure today, our “day-cation” 118 miles south. To do this, we have to have both I and John push Drew and wangle the 3 of us around thousands of people in the enormous center. We leave very early in hopes we can score accessible parking. This is EPIC!
#Chalcedony #Specimen #Mineral #Crystals #Tucson #TucsonGemMineralShow -
B̶u̶n̶c̶h̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶g̶r̶a̶p̶e̶s̶
Ah, another grape chalcedony specimen! I’m celebrating because in half an hour we are setting off on another rockin’ day adventure. To the world’s largest gem and mineral show, Tucson.
This is the first convention center showcase I’ve been to in about 6 years. And when I saw “we”, my son John agreed to come which means Drew gets to come too, with his wheelchair. So, a family adventure today, our “day-cation” 118 miles south. To do this, we have to have both I and John push Drew and wangle the 3 of us around thousands of people in the enormous center. We leave very early in hopes we can score accessible parking. This is EPIC!
#Chalcedony #Specimen #Mineral #Crystals #Tucson #TucsonGemMineralShow -
B̶u̶n̶c̶h̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶g̶r̶a̶p̶e̶s̶
Ah, another grape chalcedony specimen! I’m celebrating because in half an hour we are setting off on another rockin’ day adventure. To the world’s largest gem and mineral show, Tucson.
This is the first convention center showcase I’ve been to in about 6 years. And when I saw “we”, my son John agreed to come which means Drew gets to come too, with his wheelchair. So, a family adventure today, our “day-cation” 118 miles south. To do this, we have to have both I and John push Drew and wangle the 3 of us around thousands of people in the enormous center. We leave very early in hopes we can score accessible parking. This is EPIC!
#Chalcedony #Specimen #Mineral #Crystals #Tucson #TucsonGemMineralShow -
B̶u̶n̶c̶h̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶g̶r̶a̶p̶e̶s̶
Ah, another grape chalcedony specimen! I’m celebrating because in half an hour we are setting off on another rockin’ day adventure. To the world’s largest gem and mineral show, Tucson.
This is the first convention center showcase I’ve been to in about 6 years. And when I saw “we”, my son John agreed to come which means Drew gets to come too, with his wheelchair. So, a family adventure today, our “day-cation” 118 miles south. To do this, we have to have both I and John push Drew and wangle the 3 of us around thousands of people in the enormous center. We leave very early in hopes we can score accessible parking. This is EPIC!
#Chalcedony #Specimen #Mineral #Crystals #Tucson #TucsonGemMineralShow -
B̶u̶n̶c̶h̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶g̶r̶a̶p̶e̶s̶
Ah, another grape chalcedony specimen! I’m celebrating because in half an hour we are setting off on another rockin’ day adventure. To the world’s largest gem and mineral show, Tucson.
This is the first convention center showcase I’ve been to in about 6 years. And when I saw “we”, my son John agreed to come which means Drew gets to come too, with his wheelchair. So, a family adventure today, our “day-cation” 118 miles south. To do this, we have to have both I and John push Drew and wangle the 3 of us around thousands of people in the enormous center. We leave very early in hopes we can score accessible parking. This is EPIC!
#Chalcedony #Specimen #Mineral #Crystals #Tucson #TucsonGemMineralShow -
Rocking out again. I worked myself into a purple haze this morning staring at all the amethyst and grape chalcedony photos I got, mostly at the Marcus Budil gallery at Tucson Gem & Mineral show venues at Mineral City. I edit them to appear as I saw them, I think “true to life”.
Here are a few and a lot will just go into my Flickr album so @theropologist doesn’t get rattled by a heavy load on the beige party server! Reminds me I want to pass on another donation to the server funds—recommending donations go to support your own servers!
#Amethyst #Chalcedony #Rocks #Minerals #TucsonGemMineralShow #Tucson -
Rocking out again. I worked myself into a purple haze this morning staring at all the amethyst and grape chalcedony photos I got, mostly at the Marcus Budil gallery at Tucson Gem & Mineral show venues at Mineral City. I edit them to appear as I saw them, I think “true to life”.
Here are a few and a lot will just go into my Flickr album so @theropologist doesn’t get rattled by a heavy load on the beige party server! Reminds me I want to pass on another donation to the server funds—recommending donations go to support your own servers!
#Amethyst #Chalcedony #Rocks #Minerals #TucsonGemMineralShow #Tucson -
Rocking out again. I worked myself into a purple haze this morning staring at all the amethyst and grape chalcedony photos I got, mostly at the Marcus Budil gallery at Tucson Gem & Mineral show venues at Mineral City. I edit them to appear as I saw them, I think “true to life”.
Here are a few and a lot will just go into my Flickr album so @theropologist doesn’t get rattled by a heavy load on the beige party server! Reminds me I want to pass on another donation to the server funds—recommending donations go to support your own servers!
#Amethyst #Chalcedony #Rocks #Minerals #TucsonGemMineralShow #Tucson -
Rocking out again. I worked myself into a purple haze this morning staring at all the amethyst and grape chalcedony photos I got, mostly at the Marcus Budil gallery at Tucson Gem & Mineral show venues at Mineral City. I edit them to appear as I saw them, I think “true to life”.
Here are a few and a lot will just go into my Flickr album so @theropologist doesn’t get rattled by a heavy load on the beige party server! Reminds me I want to pass on another donation to the server funds—recommending donations go to support your own servers!
#Amethyst #Chalcedony #Rocks #Minerals #TucsonGemMineralShow #Tucson -
Rocking out again. I worked myself into a purple haze this morning staring at all the amethyst and grape chalcedony photos I got, mostly at the Marcus Budil gallery at Tucson Gem & Mineral show venues at Mineral City. I edit them to appear as I saw them, I think “true to life”.
Here are a few and a lot will just go into my Flickr album so @theropologist doesn’t get rattled by a heavy load on the beige party server! Reminds me I want to pass on another donation to the server funds—recommending donations go to support your own servers!
#Amethyst #Chalcedony #Rocks #Minerals #TucsonGemMineralShow #Tucson -
Would you do this? Miners, in the US, New Mexico, celebrating their discovery of a pocket of fluorite crystals near Blanchard, NM. And THIS is an easy mine near the surface of the “hillside” of mountains. Attached are two photos I took at the display across from mindatDOTorg, Mineral City venues of Tucson Gem & Mineral Show 2026. After you see these, go read the story of this mining. I’d go in a heartbeat! #Rocks #Mining #Fluorite #Crystals
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Trivia about these lovely Azurite Suns. This piece with multiple suns (that look like pyrite suns) was displayed by an anonymous collector in the Covention Center main show of the #TucsonGemMineralShow
I saw it at the bottom of a tall glass display case. I must have looked innocent but bedraggled. And poor. Unlikely to buy any of this vendor’s specimens priced $3k to $50k. When I asked permission to take the photo, there was a hesitation and once given, obvious I had to be fast. I got 4 quick as I knelt all the way on the floor. They are shown in that album from 9 years ago.
Wealthy rock collectors often never allow photographs of their top specimens in a place that could attract the attention of thieves. If you see a stunning piece at these shows this may be the last time it is ever in public. Maybe one day it will be featured in Mineralogical Record, the revered journal of geologists and collectors.I finally got my own azurite suns specimens a few years ago, very small but intact. One day I’ll have to continue my plans of photographing all my own Precious.
#Azurite #MinCup25 -
Trivia about these lovely Azurite Suns. This piece with multiple suns (that look like pyrite suns) was displayed by an anonymous collector in the Covention Center main show of the #TucsonGemMineralShow
I saw it at the bottom of a tall glass display case. I must have looked innocent but bedraggled. And poor. Unlikely to buy any of this vendor’s specimens priced $3k to $50k. When I asked permission to take the photo, there was a hesitation and once given, obvious I had to be fast. I got 4 quick as I knelt all the way on the floor. They are shown in that album from 9 years ago.
Wealthy rock collectors often never allow photographs of their top specimens in a place that could attract the attention of thieves. If you see a stunning piece at these shows this may be the last time it is ever in public. Maybe one day it will be featured in Mineralogical Record, the revered journal of geologists and collectors.I finally got my own azurite suns specimens a few years ago, very small but intact. One day I’ll have to continue my plans of photographing all my own Precious.
#Azurite #MinCup25 -
Trivia about these lovely Azurite Suns. This piece with multiple suns (that look like pyrite suns) was displayed by an anonymous collector in the Covention Center main show of the #TucsonGemMineralShow
I saw it at the bottom of a tall glass display case. I must have looked innocent but bedraggled. And poor. Unlikely to buy any of this vendor’s specimens priced $3k to $50k. When I asked permission to take the photo, there was a hesitation and once given, obvious I had to be fast. I got 4 quick as I knelt all the way on the floor. They are shown in that album from 9 years ago.
Wealthy rock collectors often never allow photographs of their top specimens in a place that could attract the attention of thieves. If you see a stunning piece at these shows this may be the last time it is ever in public. Maybe one day it will be featured in Mineralogical Record, the revered journal of geologists and collectors.I finally got my own azurite suns specimens a few years ago, very small but intact. One day I’ll have to continue my plans of photographing all my own Precious.
#Azurite #MinCup25 -
Trivia about these lovely Azurite Suns. This piece with multiple suns (that look like pyrite suns) was displayed by an anonymous collector in the Covention Center main show of the #TucsonGemMineralShow
I saw it at the bottom of a tall glass display case. I must have looked innocent but bedraggled. And poor. Unlikely to buy any of this vendor’s specimens priced $3k to $50k. When I asked permission to take the photo, there was a hesitation and once given, obvious I had to be fast. I got 4 quick as I knelt all the way on the floor. They are shown in that album from 9 years ago.
Wealthy rock collectors often never allow photographs of their top specimens in a place that could attract the attention of thieves. If you see a stunning piece at these shows this may be the last time it is ever in public. Maybe one day it will be featured in Mineralogical Record, the revered journal of geologists and collectors.I finally got my own azurite suns specimens a few years ago, very small but intact. One day I’ll have to continue my plans of photographing all my own Precious.
#Azurite #MinCup25 -
Trivia about these lovely Azurite Suns. This piece with multiple suns (that look like pyrite suns) was displayed by an anonymous collector in the Covention Center main show of the #TucsonGemMineralShow
I saw it at the bottom of a tall glass display case. I must have looked innocent but bedraggled. And poor. Unlikely to buy any of this vendor’s specimens priced $3k to $50k. When I asked permission to take the photo, there was a hesitation and once given, obvious I had to be fast. I got 4 quick as I knelt all the way on the floor. They are shown in that album from 9 years ago.
Wealthy rock collectors often never allow photographs of their top specimens in a place that could attract the attention of thieves. If you see a stunning piece at these shows this may be the last time it is ever in public. Maybe one day it will be featured in Mineralogical Record, the revered journal of geologists and collectors.I finally got my own azurite suns specimens a few years ago, very small but intact. One day I’ll have to continue my plans of photographing all my own Precious.
#Azurite #MinCup25