The first weekend in February is the start of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show.
Dealers from all over the world converge in Tucson for the show.
Huge white tents pop up all over Tucson along with filling every hotel convention rooms.
It runs for about two and a half weeks.
I am lucky to have several friends who are in the Jewerly business
who provide me passes for the best wholesale rooms.
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Here are a few very murky looking photos
of some of the beautiful gems and minerals I bought
When I first started going 15 years ago I bought
diamonds, garnets, pearls, jade, amber and minerals.
But now I buy more of the rough cut gem and minerals.
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Could not resist buying these small glass bug beads.
I will make a braclet to wear this summer.
Kinda perfect , no ?
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They are so cute !
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Murky photos of amethyst crystals and agate.
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Agate and crystal.
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Rough cut stones with peridot and amethyst.
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These looks like diamonds caught in air
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Rough and polished agate.
The one on the right reminds me of a California Poppy.
The one on the right reminds me of a California Poppy.
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The backs look so nice.
Forgot to turn the one on the right.
Forgot to turn the one on the right.
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The blue stone is a Blue Sponge agate.
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I can't remember this one, it was with all the ocean agate.
It is very smooth not shinny but just buffed.
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Trying to get a closer photo of the the depth of elements.
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This one has facets insde so it looks like diamonds sparkling.
Like stars caught in water.
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Looks like seaweed in the ocean.
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Grass in the river.
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I had so much fun looking at everything
but it is exhausting.
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And just because I can here is your pretty to start the week.
The storms keep zooming past Tucson or dipping down to the north and south east.
Dumping huge amounts of snow ice, rain and more snow.
Dumping huge amounts of snow ice, rain and more snow.
Sunday evening we had some cloud cover but no rain.
Pale wispy high clouds.
Pale wispy high clouds.
Early evening from my studio window.
Had some of my trees trimmed so I can now see
the neighbors roof (yuck) till they grow back.
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gems. . . parsnip
music. . . Heavy Clouds No Rain, Sting
Ooooooo - they're just lovely. My favourites are the buffed one you can't remember, the one that looks like californian poppy and the blue sponge agate. Love the bug beads too!
ReplyDeleteThe blue sponge agate was the last one and I bought it because I didn't want it to be lonely
DeleteNice looking stones.
ReplyDeleteSuch fun and i didn't spend very much.
DeleteBeautiful gem photographs Gayle - peridot is my favourite stone although opal is my birthstone.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the photos. I need to work on my lighting and close up.
DeleteI believe there's another Arizona blogger who's into gems. I'm sure you know whom I'm talking about. Ever meet her at one of those shows?
ReplyDeleteI thought your neighbor's roof was a brick wall at first.
She does come up to Tucson but we still have not met.
DeleteShe make her on beautiful beads.
My aunt would love that sort of thing particularly. Rocks and minerals fascinate her!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was growing up in Tucson every kid studied minerals and stones.
DeleteIt is a shame every kid now plays gems on their gameboy
the seaweed in the ocean looks like a fish to me! and i love agate.
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I think I like the rough agate the best, p. Beautifully earthy.
ReplyDeleteLove the gem photos. Sounds like a fun event.
ReplyDeleteI think they're all beautiful in their own way!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty stone and view.
ReplyDeleteThat 's quite a collection.
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