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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 09, 2022 23:02 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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OK - on to the elite dealer's new location - the Tucson Fine Mineral Gallery. Located just north of "The White House" of Dan Trinchillo at the corner of St Mary and Grenada is this new Gallery. Established by Crystal Classics - who have relocated their base of operations from England to Tucson - it houses a small number of elite dealers.
See photos describing the facilities.
bob
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The entrance adorned by the case of incredible minerals provided by Jim and Gail Spann |
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Robert Seitz
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Posted: Feb 09, 2022 23:05 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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After looking at all the exhibited minerals in displays, it was great to look through all he cabinets in the Crystal Classics area.
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 09, 2022 23:19 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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Once again, Jim and Gail Spann have graced us with a glimpse of their incredible mineral collection. The entrance of the Tucson Fine Mineral Gallery was guarded by a huge display case packed with top notch pieces generously provided by Jim and Gail. It's hard to put into words the excellent variety and quality of the specimens they provided so I'll show some photos of what I think are special ones - correction - they are all special, but these particularly caught my eye.
bob
Mineral: | Display case provided by Jim and Gail Spann |
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I never knew that jeremejevite ever got this great! |
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Many of these have become Ikon pieces |
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Mineral: | Display case provided by Jim and Gail Spann |
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Mineral: | Display case provided by Jim and Gail Spann |
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A perfect octahedron of Fluorite being attacked by a yellow snail |
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Mineral: | Display case provided by Jim and Gail Spann |
Locality: | Arizona, USA | |
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A cheesy specimen next to a mind-boggling wulfenite from La Morita |
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 09, 2022 23:26 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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The Gallery was purchased and developed by the crew at Crystal Classics, and they made sure that their portion of the facility was very classy. See photos.
bob
Mineral: | Crystal Classics show room |
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 09, 2022 23:41 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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Also housed in the Gallery was Collector's Edge. Lots of new and updated finds were on display. See photos.
bob
Mineral: | Collector's Edge room in the Gallery |
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Seems that Pakistani Aqua keep getting better |
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Mineral: | Collector's Edge room in the Gallery |
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Mineral: | Collector's Edge room in the Gallery |
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The base of this specimen is one huge ferberite crystal!! |
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Mineral: | Collector's Edge room in the Gallery |
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These are the most recent Elk Creek barites - deep sherry! |
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Mineral: | Collector's Edge room in the Gallery |
Locality: | Arizona, USA | |
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This is one of the best crocoites recovered during the Red Lead mining project - and was re-acquired by CE and now up for sale again. |
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Mineral: | Collector's Edge room in the Gallery |
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 09, 2022 23:59 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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The "White House" of Fine Minerals International cannot be left out of any Tucson Shows review. Danny always has ultra-choice minerals available, and this year was no exception. The rear of the building also contained some of the wonderful mineral art of Lawrence Stoller.
A few selections provided below for your viewing pleasure.
bob
Mineral: | Fine Minerals International Showrooms |
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I think this is a wonderful association. |
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Mineral: | Laurence Stoller art display |
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silvia
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Posted: Feb 10, 2022 13:47 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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Hello Bob:
Congratulations on a first-rate report. Can you give some indication about the size of the specimens? Just an estimate of the length of a label helps put the piece in perspective. Not an easy task I know, but a worthwhile one.
Keep up the great work.
All the best.
Silvia
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Robert Seitz
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Posted: Feb 11, 2022 15:50 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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A few more from the museum.
Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | El Refugio Mine, Choix, Municipio Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
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Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Tierra Buena Mine, Santo Domingo (Francisco Portillo), Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru | |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Municipio Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico | |
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Mineral: | Caledonite |
Locality: | Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
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Mineral: | Chalcocite |
Locality: | Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA | |
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Mineral: | Hematite |
Locality: | Ironwood, Gogebic Iron Range, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA | |
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Mineral: | Malachite |
Locality: | Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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Mineral: | Baryte |
Locality: | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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silvia
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Posted: Feb 11, 2022 20:55 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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I absolutely love that Bisbee Malachite - a true gem. We do not have many Bisbee minerals in our collection but will get more when any become available. A really fine Malachite specimen.
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 12, 2022 23:37 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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silvia wrote: | Hello Bob:
Congratulations on a first-rate report. Can you give some indication about the size of the specimens? Just an estimate of the length of a label helps put the piece in perspective. Not an easy task I know, but a worthwhile one.
Keep up the great work.
All the best.
Silvia |
Silvia - I think the best way to demonstrate specimen size is from the labels. Labels from Fine Minerals Internationals are 2 3/4 inches wide (7 cm) and the labels from Collector's edge are 3 inches wide (7.6 cm). These are typical widths for labels and should give you a good idea of specimen size.
bob
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 13, 2022 09:35 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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Now, on to the TGMS Show at the Tucson Convention Center - sometimes called "The Main Show". It is usually the highlight of the Tucson Show Weeks and although it was indeed good it simply lacked the "flair" of TGMS Shows past.
The two photos demonstrate this. The major dealers who usually occupy the entire center of the floor were MIA (with the exception of Crystal Classics who had a large - but smaller than usual - booth).
And the number of mineral dealers was much smaller than usual. This was clear as about 30% of the dealers in the "mineral half" of the floor were jewelry or lapidary dealers. (The upstairs rooms and the annex, traditionally occupied by jewelry dealers, were closed.)
Covid has certainly been a major cause of these changes - but there's more to it. It's called the internet.
More to follow on the issues challenging the Tucson Shows.
bob
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Mineral: | TGMS Show floor during opening day |
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 13, 2022 09:48 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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The dealership of Laszlo Gal (World of Fine Minerals) had a booth at the TGMS Show (and also a room at the Min City) and was selling specimens from a new and unique find - Romanechite on Goethite from Hungary. The specimens show a wonderful contrast between the Romanechite and the black goethite. See photos. These were reasonably priced, and one could obtain a very nice miniature for less than $200 - better ones were only slightly higher - $350 or so.
Laszlo asked that I recognize Tamas Nemeth who was the miner who brought these wonderful specimens out of the ground.
There's also a good article in the 3/2021 issue of Lapis.
bob
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Mineral: | Lapis article on Romanechite on Goethite |
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Bruce Friedman
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Posted: Feb 13, 2022 10:18 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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Great reporting Bob. I look forward to your future reports. It was great meeting you at Westward Look in Anton Watzl's room. I was the one who bought the nice Turkish diaspore.
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 13, 2022 10:21 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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There were 16 cases dedicated to Dick Graeme who passed away last summer. Dick was a legend and the number one guru on minerals of the Bisbee district. Placing 16 dedication cases is clearly a record that will no doubt not be broken, and it shows the love and respect held for Dick - especially in the Arizona collecting community.
I'll only post photos of a few cases as coverage of the complete 16 cases would just be too long. My apologies to those I had to leave out.
bob
Mineral: | Dick Graeme dedication case |
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Mineral: | Steve and Rita Maslansky, Irv Brown, Phil Scalisi and Rice Museum case |
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Mineral: | Steve and Rita Maslansky, Irv Brown, Phil Scalisi and Rice Museum case |
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Mineral: | Steve and Rita Maslansky, Irv Brown, Phil Scalisi and Rice Museum case |
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This azurite rose is just plain incredible. I can see why it was Dick's favorite |
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Mineral: | The Graeme Family case 1 |
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Mineral: | Pete Gustafsen and Heidi Riedle case |
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Mineral: | Pete Gustafsen and Heidi Riedle case |
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Mineral: | Les and Paula Presmyk case |
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Mineral: | Les and Paula Presmyk case |
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Mineral: | Evan and Melissa Jones case |
Locality: | Arizona, USA | |
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Mineral: | Evan and Melissa Jones case |
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silvia
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Posted: Feb 13, 2022 13:39 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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Hello Bob:
You have produced a first-rate report on the Tucson show – congratulations and best wishes. I love how your focus is on the minerals – for minerals are what we want to see.
I am amazed at the depth of the late, great Richard Graeme’s Bisbee collection. It is truly world-class, and I hope his family will retain it in total. It is very sad when a mineral collector passes on and his family sells his collection.
All the best
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 13, 2022 14:43 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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Fine Minerals International put in one display case with 8 incredible specimens - 2 of which REALLY caught my eye. One is a HUGE doubly terminated dioptase and the other is an aquamarine that simply glows. See photos.
bob
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Mineral: | Dioptase |
Locality: | Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety aquamarine) |
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 13, 2022 14:52 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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As always, Jim and Gail Spann put in yet another case displaying a portion of their excellent collection. This case focused on Apatites which was the theme of this year's show.
This case was in addition to their case installed at the Fine Mineral Gallery. They must've needed a truck to get all these wonderful minerals to Tucson.
We all owe the Spanns a big "THANKS" for their cases. These are a huge amount of work and risk - and - they permit the world to see what they own. So many excellent pieces are "hidden out of public view" when they go into a collection.
thanks, Jim and Gail.
bob
Mineral: | Apatite display of Jim and Gail Spann |
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Mineral: | Apatite display of Jim and Gail Spann |
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 13, 2022 15:02 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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Each year, stars of stage and screen, The Dorris's (Pinnacle 5 Minerals) bring to Tucson the results of their latest diggings at the Amazonite and Smokey Quartz locality in Colorado - an American Classic locality. But the past year or so seems to have produced specimens with a richer blue to the amazonite and a deeper smokey to the quartz - that and their digging techniques have produced large plates with minimal damage, minimal repairs and minimal restorations. They are a real sight.
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Mineral: | Joe Dorris with a recently collected plate |
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Mineral: | Amazonite and Smokey Quartz |
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 13, 2022 15:54 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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This huge aquamarine "geode" that was in the Westward Look Fine Art Minerals room of Ghulam Mustafa was moved to the TCC for the TGMS show. Rumor has it that this "impact rock" is now in the collection of Jim and Gail Spann. So, there's hope that it will make a future appearance.
bob
Mineral: | Beryl (variety aquamarine) |
Locality: | Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 13, 2022 17:14 Post subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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Bob, thank you for taking the time to post your pictures of the Tucson 2022 show. I really have enjoyed them. If you have the time and energy please keep posting.
Regards,
Don
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