Post by frane on Sept 26, 2010 20:19:42 GMT -5
Went to the gem show in MD today with my son. It rained all the way and I was wondering if it would be worth the trip. Well, I came away with a bunch of slabs and a lot poorer but overall, a really good day!
If anyone knows the names of some of these, please let me know since I only know some of them. This batch was from a vendor that is in my NV Mineral Society.
The whole batch:
1
2
Butterfly wing, montana, Jade, ?
3
?
4
Jade and ?
5
Another vendor I got some Labradorite, some Goldstone,
6
Doesn't show much blue shimmer here but it is a great blue labradorite
7
Either raspberry aventurine or Lepidolite. Not sure which
8
No Idea. This one shimmers kind of like mara mamba or tigers eye but it has a pet wood look. Really cool slab
9
blue tigers eye
The first and last vendor I went to:
10
Some Labradorite, Peitersite, morrisonite, bruneau, porcelain, spiderman, turquoise etc.
11
Blue and red peitersite
12
peitersite and spiderman
13
Morrisonite, willow,
14
15
16
Labradorite
17
Bruneau, turquoise, peitersite
Another vendor that I only got 3 slabs from. She had some amazing OJ that were about 10x10 inches and almost $100 per slab. Needless to say, I didn't get too much from her. This picture jasper was in a bin marked Biggs and Sahara so I am not sure which this is. Since it was an uneven slab that went from 1/4 " to 1/2", it was $10. I also got the owyhee and this other slab that has copper in it
18
Biggs or royal sahara
19
the slab says Aprohyolite
20
Owyhee
Got some deals and other things I was just shocked at the prices. Over all, a great way to spend a few hours!
Fran
If anyone knows the names of some of these, please let me know since I only know some of them. This batch was from a vendor that is in my NV Mineral Society.
The whole batch:
1
2
Butterfly wing, montana, Jade, ?
3
?
4
Jade and ?
5
Another vendor I got some Labradorite, some Goldstone,
6
Doesn't show much blue shimmer here but it is a great blue labradorite
7
Either raspberry aventurine or Lepidolite. Not sure which
8
No Idea. This one shimmers kind of like mara mamba or tigers eye but it has a pet wood look. Really cool slab
9
blue tigers eye
The first and last vendor I went to:
10
Some Labradorite, Peitersite, morrisonite, bruneau, porcelain, spiderman, turquoise etc.
11
Blue and red peitersite
12
peitersite and spiderman
13
Morrisonite, willow,
14
15
16
Labradorite
17
Bruneau, turquoise, peitersite
Another vendor that I only got 3 slabs from. She had some amazing OJ that were about 10x10 inches and almost $100 per slab. Needless to say, I didn't get too much from her. This picture jasper was in a bin marked Biggs and Sahara so I am not sure which this is. Since it was an uneven slab that went from 1/4 " to 1/2", it was $10. I also got the owyhee and this other slab that has copper in it
18
Biggs or royal sahara
19
the slab says Aprohyolite
20
Owyhee
Got some deals and other things I was just shocked at the prices. Over all, a great way to spend a few hours!
Fran