{"id":47,"date":"2009-02-03T03:31:50","date_gmt":"2009-02-03T08:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/2009\/02\/03\/tgs-arizona-mineral-fossil-show-inn-suites\/"},"modified":"2009-02-03T03:31:50","modified_gmt":"2009-02-03T08:31:50","slug":"tgs-arizona-mineral-fossil-show-inn-suites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/2009\/02\/03\/tgs-arizona-mineral-fossil-show-inn-suites\/","title":{"rendered":"#TGS &#8211; Arizona Mineral &amp; Fossil Show &#8211; Inn Suites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_dYOW3_y9xoY\/SYdCLJtTqQI\/AAAAAAAABLY\/vX6FfiVGkzk\/s1600-h\/000_0014.jpg\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/86d09_000_0014.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This show continues to be THE venue for the finest minerals and fossils from around the world! Vendors from Russia, Morocco, Germany, Brazil, Madagascar, Spain and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You enter through a display of some of the most magnificent Uraguayan Amethyst in every form &#8211; individual crystals, crystal clusters and my favorite the Geodes.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_dYOW3_y9xoY\/SYdIWSfR03I\/AAAAAAAABLg\/zK66RM0uR4s\/s1600-h\/000_0013.jpg\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/ab9ec_000_0013.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the photo you can see why &#8211; they slice the top of the geode to expose the crystals (usually the Amethyst has a few Calcite crystals growing with it) &#8211; then assemble them in this clamshell manner &#8211; wouldn&#8217;t this be the coolest water feature on a patio???<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_dYOW3_y9xoY\/SYdKGJvaOFI\/AAAAAAAABLo\/PIgTAi6RNno\/s1600-h\/000_0010.jpg\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/107a3_000_0010.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>First stop my favorite mineral dealer &#8211; Fabre Minerals &#8211; Jordi Fabre is a familiar name in the Mineral Collecting community &#8211; his forum has come to be as well respected as his reputation as a dealer of fine minerals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fabre Minerals &#8211; Room 164<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fine Mineral Specimens for the Quality Collector<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fabreminerals.com\/\">http:\/\/www.fabreminerals.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Take a minute to check out his website and to join the forum (available in a Spanish or English version)&#8230;I have learned so much from the collectors, miners and museum curators that frequent the site! The forum has a Tucson Gem Show thread &#8211; click the link on the home page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agates From Argentina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ricardo &amp; Claudia Birnie<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_dYOW3_y9xoY\/SYdNVi8kP_I\/AAAAAAAABLw\/UxkQBr3HO-Q\/s1600-h\/000_0006.jpg\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/107a3_000_0006.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>Room 223<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/agatesfromargentina.com\/\">http:\/\/agatesfromargentina.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful Agates and really lovely people!!!<\/p>\n<p>Upstairs in the Lobby area is a really special display in the &#8220;Artists Gallery&#8221; &#8211; artists like Kirk Norlin &#8211; Greg Wooten and the lovely man in the hat Leo Atkinson.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_dYOW3_y9xoY\/SYdU9KAOHkI\/AAAAAAAABMI\/17z1T-gkHrE\/s1600-h\/000_0005.jpg\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/8625b_000_0005.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leo is a self taught lapidary artist turned sculptor.<br \/>The geometric lines of the pseudomorph in the lighted piece shown obviously impressed a collector &#8211; as it SOLD!!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leo Atkinson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leoatkinson.com\/\">http:\/\/leoatkinson.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sculpure was also continued around the pool with amazing sculpture by Damien Jones (<a href=\"http:\/\/damienjonesart.net\/\">http:\/\/damienjonesart.net\/<\/a>) and there was an artist that did Tiffany &#8211; Style Agate Lamps!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_dYOW3_y9xoY\/SYdRm1EEzUI\/AAAAAAAABMA\/uxBey06qXXg\/s1600-h\/000_0012.jpg\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/8625b_000_0012.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>These smiling faces greeted me at the door for <strong>Maxilla &amp; Mandible &#8211; Rooms 404-406<\/strong><br \/><strong><\/strong><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/maxillaandmandible.com\/\">http:\/\/maxillaandmandible.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The work is by <strong>CM Studio<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/cmstudio.com\/\">http:\/\/cmstudio.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_dYOW3_y9xoY\/SYdcFPT8nbI\/AAAAAAAABMQ\/3faFalDT2p8\/s1600-h\/000_0007.jpg\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/b0180_000_0007.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ballroom was Fossil Central with full dinosaurs for sale &#8211; it was a paleo dream!!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_dYOW3_y9xoY\/SYdeuy3gP6I\/AAAAAAAABMY\/npxkTBfGHKU\/s1600-h\/000_0008.jpg\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/b0180_000_0008.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Canadian Ammonlite from:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Canada Fossils<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/canadafossils.com\/\">http:\/\/canadafossils.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_dYOW3_y9xoY\/SYdf5L3Py9I\/AAAAAAAABMg\/Z8V5hNU0neo\/s1600-h\/000_0009.jpg\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/c091f_000_0009.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and the lovely Robin (with her face obscured by the lamp) with the vendor <strong>Terry Williams &#8211; Native Northwest Designs<\/strong> &#8211; carvings, art and jewelry &#8211; I love the carved figure of Ganesh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This show continues to be THE venue for the finest minerals and fossils from around the world! 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