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Gail
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Posted: Feb 19, 2012 18:52 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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rweaver wrote: | Note for Jim and Gail
Nice to see the Idaho Aqua again. I always wonder where that piece ended up after the orginal owner pass away (Cal Greaber had it for awhile). That piece was offered for sale back in late 1984 by the miner Geary Murdock for $5000.00. Frank Knechtel was the only one of the three of us that had the money at time time to buy it, with the other being Leo Horensky We where all collectors from San Diego at the time. That piece was displayed many times at the Tucson show by Frank always going after the McDole award.
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I LOVE hearing the history. We had purchased it from Cal Graeber and knew he had it for ten years, or so. I know it isn't really from Centerville, but that it was a more "secret" location. $5,000 was a LOT of money, still is, but in 1984 even more so. Wow. We often get minerals without the history, and knowing that Frank felt strongly about it's possibility to win t he McDole award brings a smile to my face. We happen to love it too, now it's nice to think of Frank when I see it. I would love more stories if you have the time, call me sentimental...
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Matt_Zukowski
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Posted: Feb 25, 2012 03:07 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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I finally have some time to upload the rest of my pictures. Here goes...
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This is a heliodor from V-V that comes from a different part of the mine than most - I have heard it called shaft 6 - the etching is less prounounced. |
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This is a Berbes (Jaimina Mine) Fluorite with tetrahexahedra modified by by cube faces. |
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Matt_Zukowski
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Posted: Feb 25, 2012 03:21 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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An amazingly gemmy and colorful tourmaline. If there wasn't problems with the termination... |
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Carrollite in Rob Lavinsky's Westward Look room. I like the aesthetics with the cleaved calcite. These usually look too jumbly to me. |
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Dave Bunk had a bunch of borates from the Minette collection. This colemanite called to me. |
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More pictures of the chalcopyrite on tetrahedrite from China (Sichuan?) I find these really interesting. |
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More pictures of a chalcopyrite/tetrahedrite from China (Sichuan?) In this case all you see is small chalcopyrite xls arranged in terahedra. It could be a pseudo where chalcopyrite completely replaces the tetrahedrite or the chalcopyrite just kept on piling up on the tetrahedrite to the point that one doesn't see any epitaxy. |
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Matt_Zukowski
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Posted: Feb 25, 2012 03:42 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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Roberts Minerals had some outstanding small cabinet pieces at the Main Show that really caught my eye. The first is an amazingly transparent cassiterite. |
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On the Monday after the Main Show, my Mom, sister, and brother-in-law went up Sabino Canyon on the north side of Tucson. There we ran into Ludmila Cheshko, but I didn't get a picture of her. On this picture, nice gneiss. |
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On Tuesday, it was snowing when i got up around noon. |
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Tobi
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Posted: Feb 25, 2012 07:46 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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Great pictures and great minerals ... i'm drooling over the wulfenite photos from page 4 ...
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Feb 25, 2012 16:27 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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Let me end my posts concerning Tucson with three more images.
Thanks a lot to everybody publishing posted here, as well as to Gail for her extremely extensive reportage
See you in Tucson 2013!
2012 European correspondent of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show™
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Kids are one of the blessings of the Main Show, hordes of them visit the Convention Center and they learn about and enjoy the world's best minerals! |
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Bicycle race?, lost in a wrong place? No! is Patrick de Koenigswarter going to his stand in the Main Show ;-)
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And here you have one image of the "other novelty" of Tucson 2012. One of the extremely shiny Chalcopyrites with Siderite from some place in China.
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Jean Sendero
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Posted: Feb 25, 2012 17:03 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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size Jordi...LOL
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Feb 25, 2012 17:11 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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I haven't the specimen with me Jean, and Jeff don't supplied the size with the image's CD, but probably someone will comunicate it ;-)
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Philip Simmons
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Posted: Feb 26, 2012 17:46 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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Did anybody happen to get a good picture of the Fat Jack Mine where the text of the locality sketch is readable? I took some pictures of the amethyst scepters but forgot to get a picture of the whole case. If anybody does have a good pic, would you mind sending me a PM with the pic attached?
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Philip
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Gail
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Posted: Feb 27, 2012 01:47 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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Philip Simmons wrote: | Did anybody happen to get a good picture of the Fat Jack Mine where the text of the locality sketch is readable? I took some pictures of the amethyst scepters but forgot to get a picture of the whole case. If anybody does have a good pic, would you mind sending me a PM with the pic attached?
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Not sure if you can enlarge it but page 20 of my show report, photo number 495 -> https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/files/dsc_0495_777.jpg
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Philip Simmons
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Posted: Feb 27, 2012 03:29 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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Gail wrote: | Philip Simmons wrote: | Did anybody happen to get a good picture of the Fat Jack Mine where the text of the locality sketch is readable? I took some pictures of the amethyst scepters but forgot to get a picture of the whole case. If anybody does have a good pic, would you mind sending me a PM with the pic attached?
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Not sure if you can enlarge it but page 20 of my show report, photo number 495 -> https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/files/dsc_0495_777.jpg |
Gail, thanks for the link. I tried to enlarge the picture, but it came out very blurry. Did you happen to take any other pictures of the case?
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Jordi Fabre
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 27, 2012 07:48 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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i have one - email me at phishfearme at yahoo dot com and i'll send it to you. i have a specimen in that case.
bob kerr
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Rocksaholics
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Posted: Feb 29, 2012 03:43 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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Jordi, it was a pleasure meeting you in the International Fine Mineral Building at the Pueblo Gem & Mineral Show, Tucson. Thank you for your early morning visit to our room while Arif was still in his pijamas ;-)
Tucson 2012 was a very good show indeed.
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 11, 2012 20:36 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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vic rzonca
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Posted: May 11, 2012 12:31 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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Having lost to the humans, the pack moves off the vollyball court to see what other trouble they can find at the mineral show.
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vic rzonca
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Posted: May 11, 2012 15:16 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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Look, if you kids get hungry, find one that's texting, they'll never see you coming.
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GneissWare
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Posted: May 11, 2012 15:26 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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vic rzonca wrote: | Having lost to the humans, the pack moves off the vollyball court to see what other trouble they can find at the mineral show.
Look, if you kids get hungry, find one that's texting, they'll never see you coming. |
Great captions Vic!!
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vic rzonca
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Posted: May 12, 2012 02:32 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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Still battling his multiple personality syndrome, Jordi tries to pull himself together for the FMF dinner.
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vic rzonca
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Posted: May 12, 2012 03:11 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2012 |
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Wait, wait Carl!! I'm sure this karaoke machine is running backwards!
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The most exciting Mineral Show on Earth! |
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