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Jean Sendero
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Location: Hudson Heights, Quebec
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 Posted: Feb 16, 2013 23:02 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2013 |
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Jean Sendero
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
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Location: Hudson Heights, Quebec
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| Posted: Feb 16, 2013 23:29 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2013 |
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And the winners are:
The few missing categories and more Mexican minerals will be added tomorrow.
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Fluorite on celestine
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valere
Joined: 10 Feb 2011
Posts: 55
Location: Belgium
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| Posted: Feb 17, 2013 08:51 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2013 |
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As promised, here are my first impressions of my first steps in Tucson show! Above all a learning trip!
After a long trip, through Atlanta on my way in (I will remember the custom question time, the toughest I ever had in my life!) my arrival was immediately pleasant, at the Mindat mension, a great place with a family atmosphere, great collectors, with many of the main venues at short walking distance!
Nowhere in the world I have seen such a large quantity of rocks and minerals, so many important collectors, dealers and curators, both from the US and the world! Exceptionnal ofortunity to share and learn! The first day was used to fight jetlag, map the place into my head, and enjoy Arizona sun! So in a nutshell, impressions and comments
- the show is huge and long, impossible to make it all unless a professional, "retired" (bad word, a mineral collector never retires) or enjoying extreme professional/family time flexibility
- the prices seem to be shocking, completely irrational, but with time, searching... it is possible to find real bargains! even in the same rooms, some minerals can be outrageously overpriced, while other bear a very correct price tag! The low interest rates contribute for sure to some excessive pricing (cheap to keep a stock)
- there sure are differences between the plans and what happens! I expected to see plenty of wulfenites, obviously these times are over! Looking after an excellent American gold, for a really outstanding piece, patience will be needed, with the help of a killer trade to make the one go out of the bush!
- When coming from Europe, the southern Arizona climate is a delight at this time of the year, for sure a big asset of the show! The beauty of the place too!
- Many venues can be visited like museums, many rocks of outstanding quality available!
- This year, to see part of Emringer collection being dispersed was certainly a big event!
- Many advice to come by the end of the show, to make the mainshow
So, a first jump to Tucson and not the last for sure! Once again I heard some rumors about a change of the showplace from Tucson to Las Vegas in the future! Difficult to imagine, for sure not the same crowds are attracted by these two cities...
Certainly Tucson is a pilgrimage to make at least once in a lifetime! Many go back, Sure I will!
All the best from Belgium
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valere
Joined: 10 Feb 2011
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Location: Belgium
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| Posted: Feb 17, 2013 08:53 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2013 |
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The first staying place!
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the famous Mindat Mansion fire place
Tucson
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valere
Joined: 10 Feb 2011
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Location: Belgium
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| Posted: Feb 17, 2013 08:55 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2013 |
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Many goodies everywhere!
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Tsumeb
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Jean Sendero
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
Posts: 270
Location: Hudson Heights, Quebec
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| Posted: Feb 17, 2013 22:00 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2013 |
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Let's finish with the winners
And finish with more from Fluospar Road.
All the specimens on Fluospar Road, 9 cases, are all from the same private collection.
And a few cases (specimens) that I caught my eye more than others
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Fluorite
Rock Candy Mine, Brithish Columbia Canada
approx. 20-25 cm across
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Jean Sendero
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
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Location: Hudson Heights, Quebec
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| Posted: Feb 17, 2013 23:10 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2013 |
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Let's finish up with some Mexican minerals.
Several of the specimens will be illustrated with "real" photography work in the up-coming issue of Rock and Minerals. I had the opportunity to browse through one of the drafts for the article on Fluorite from Mexico and "golly" it will be an interesting issue with great specimens illustrated.
Other than fluorite, Peter Megaw did have case with what is new from Mexico for the past year. Some of these are illustrated below.
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Torino-Tehuacan Chimney, Mina de Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Torino-Tehuacan Chimney, Mina de Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Fluorite with quartz and pyrite
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Mina de Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Mina de Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Mina de Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Mina Sabinas, San Martin District, Zacatecas, Mexico
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Mina Sabinas, San Martin District, Zacatecas, Mexico
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Mina Sabinas, San Martin District, Zacatecas, Mexico
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see below
on the left, fluorite on sphalerite, 11 cm across from 570 orebody Naica, Chihuahua.
On the right, Fluorite from the Segovidad Vein, Mina Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, appro 22 cm across. |
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Veta Segovidad, Mina Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Level 6th, lugar San Juan Poniente, Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
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Some of the controversial mottramite vs descloizite. The results of the analytical work I had completed shows that it does not cross over into the descloizite field. The matrix could be ranging from Mottramite to Zincian Mottramite. |
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Jean Sendero
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
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Location: Hudson Heights, Quebec
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| Posted: Feb 17, 2013 23:15 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2013 |
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And a couple more
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Calcite (Mn)
Mina Madero, Noria de Gringos, Zacatecas
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Quartz covered with siderite ps after calcite
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Jean Sendero
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
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Location: Hudson Heights, Quebec
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| Posted: Feb 17, 2013 23:20 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2013 |
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Here we go. These were the last two photographs. A great Main show that lived up to its promises, "colors of the rainbow".
Hope you enjoy them.
I only have one small regret, I did not get a good photo of the purple fluorite on celestine from Mina Illusion in Coahuila. Very different then El Tule.
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Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
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Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Feb 17, 2013 23:51 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2013 |
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Jean, thank you for your excellent reports and photos.
Regards
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Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
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Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2013 00:08 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2013 |
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Jean, you are wonderful. And your kindness to offer me a place to get online is very sweet. How nice to know that you are taking photos and tirelessly posting, thanks! We appreciate you.
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Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
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Matt_Zukowski
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2013 02:44 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2013 |
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| Jean, your photography is better than mine. And it is good to follow along with someone else's take on the show. Thanks.
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John S. White
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Location: Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 05:34 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2013 |
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Why the dinosaurs died off!
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Jordi Fabre
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Joined: 07 Aug 2006
Posts: 5073
Location: Barcelona
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| Posted: Feb 23, 2013 13:42 Post subject: Tucson Show 2013 - Let the fun begin! |
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Barcelona 02/23/2013
"Nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena" in Spanish says. It means (more or less) that during this weekend I will try to publish a similar amount of info/photos as past years but this time a little bit late and concentrated in two days, today and tomorrow.
Let the fun begin! ;-)
2013 European correspondent of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show™ 
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Feb 23, 2013 14:11 Post subject: Tucson Show 2013 - The Initial Days and the TCC-InnSuites |
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The initial days with the starter Shows...
2013 European correspondent of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show™
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| As I commented in previous posts one of more astounding features in Tucson is the size of the Show and the number of venues. In Tucson the number of selling spots like this one is almost unlimited... |
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| ... and even the monstrous visitors remain hallucinated, like this Dinosaur aparently a little bit overwhelmed in the TCC-Inn Suites... |
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| ...and the number of possibilities is so large that the people needs time to take a break and forget the minerals for a while, like this guys in the court of the TCC-InnSuites... |
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| ...or the great Dave Wilbur, here relaxing his eyes with the mystical Tourmaline glasses of Naomi... |
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| ...but although the weather of Tucson seems always to be so nice... |
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...But at the end everybody get fun like Bryan Swoboda and Rob in the Queen Mine visit. So, Tucson is Tucson! ;-)
Thanks to Bryan Swoboda for the photos of Dave Wilbur, snow storm and this last one.
All other photos are from Jordi Deusedes. |
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