{"id":241,"date":"2011-05-22T04:09:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T04:09:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-05-22T04:09:01","modified_gmt":"2011-05-22T04:09:01","slug":"best-show-of-the-season-west-coast-gem-mineral-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/2011\/05\/22\/best-show-of-the-season-west-coast-gem-mineral-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Show of the Season: West Coast Gem & Mineral Show"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nJust got home from the West Coast Gem & Mineral Show – WOW!!!\u00a0<\/span>
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\nIt is so good to see this show in SoCal again – thriving!<\/span>
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\nThis show has always been one of the most popular shows in SoCal. \u00a0The last couple years have seen it change locations, cancel dates…but judging from the turn out at today’s show, the West Coast Gem & Mineral Show has found a new home!!!<\/span>
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Housed in two floors of the Lobby Wing of the Holiday Inn – Orange County Airport the show literally has everything!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Evan Jones had a gorgeous Fossil Opal Pineapple \u00a0Rm. 139<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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\nIf you are a serious Mineral Collector some of the finest dealers can be found from Evan Jones, Alfredo Petrov, New Era, Mineral Treasure-Madagascar Gems to\u00a0Dave Bunk, Kristalle and Earth Treasures.<\/span>
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\nGemstone Beads from MajestaM, Ariana Gems & Minerals, and Zeolites India…<\/span>
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\nJewelry Designers favorites Donald Olson and Tom Wolfe have an amazing selection of cabs, just waiting to be set!<\/span>
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Stunning micro faceted bead strands from Tanzanite, Apatite,
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\nThere is an entire room of Wholesale Only Vendors that run the gambit from Minerals, Gems, Cabs and Pieces large enough for\u00a0<\/span>Home Decor.<\/span>
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Stunning Facet Grade Rough from Prentiss Campbell Rm. 220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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\nContact info for all of the vendors featured is below. \u00a0Be sure to make it out for the last day of the West Coast Gem & Mineral Show – some of these vendors don’t have a website so your only chance to see their goods in person is HERE!!!<\/span>
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If you are on Facebook look for more photos on:\u00a0<\/span>http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockGemMineralClubs<\/a>
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Just got home from the West Coast Gem & Mineral Show – WOW!!!\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is so good to see this show in SoCal again – thriving!<\/p>\n

This show has always been one of the most popular shows in SoCal. \u00a0The last couple years have seen it change locations, canc…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,30,300,350,139,423,422,351],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":244,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241\/revisions\/244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}