Haul from the Flagg Gem & Mineral Show Jan. 9, 2016
Jan 10, 2016 7:08:20 GMT -5
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Post by icatz on Jan 10, 2016 7:08:20 GMT -5
Had the best time at this show. Spent more than I wanted to. Normally I'm looking for cabs but specimens were the order of the day. Just how it worked out. There are more than I show here, I just couldn't photograph them well. I did get 2 Rhodochrosite and a Labradorite ring-sizedl cabs, that's it. I met a member of our board there! He had a fantastic booth and I just walked up to him and started talking and he remembered a post I'd made. It was so cool. Sorry mate, forgot your screen name. Good to meet you.
Here's the bounty. 12 pics.
Nice big wulfenite blade. This piece and the next two were only $1 each!
More wulfenite. Lots of blades. Actually it's almost completely covered in blades. These are pretty clear ones.
Gorgeous blades.
Native copper. This piece is probably 5" high. I'm torn between leaving it as is, or polishing it up. Couldn't pass it up for $1.50.
Every year I buy a piece of Fordite at this show. Every year it goes up by a lot. Sigh. Will make a stunning pendant. Lots of metallics.
Not sure what this is. The white spots are drusy. It's covered in it. What I find fascinating are the fibers joining each blob together. It's a beautiful piece, about 7" long. And it cost... $1.
Sulphur. This is a real show piece. The crystals are beautiful and it stinks just a little bit. I didn't pay $65. Bartered it down, but still way more than I've ever paid for a specimen. But it really caught my eye. The next photo is the back of it.
San Carlos Peridot. About 8". A few ppl were selling a lot of these for pretty cheap, like $2 and $5. Normally it's difficult to get Arizona Peridot because it's all under the aegis of the Indian Tribe. You have to buy it from them. Next photo is the back. There are some decent sized stones in them.
Ammolite from Canada. I got two pieces for $10. I love this stuff and it shines like the sun. I have to get my muse cap on to make some stunning pendants out of this and the next one.
This is actually extremely red. Really hard to photograph as they use an epoxy or they're doublets or something.
I had such a great time! I hope you all enjoy this.
Here's the bounty. 12 pics.
Nice big wulfenite blade. This piece and the next two were only $1 each!
More wulfenite. Lots of blades. Actually it's almost completely covered in blades. These are pretty clear ones.
Gorgeous blades.
Native copper. This piece is probably 5" high. I'm torn between leaving it as is, or polishing it up. Couldn't pass it up for $1.50.
Every year I buy a piece of Fordite at this show. Every year it goes up by a lot. Sigh. Will make a stunning pendant. Lots of metallics.
Not sure what this is. The white spots are drusy. It's covered in it. What I find fascinating are the fibers joining each blob together. It's a beautiful piece, about 7" long. And it cost... $1.
Sulphur. This is a real show piece. The crystals are beautiful and it stinks just a little bit. I didn't pay $65. Bartered it down, but still way more than I've ever paid for a specimen. But it really caught my eye. The next photo is the back of it.
San Carlos Peridot. About 8". A few ppl were selling a lot of these for pretty cheap, like $2 and $5. Normally it's difficult to get Arizona Peridot because it's all under the aegis of the Indian Tribe. You have to buy it from them. Next photo is the back. There are some decent sized stones in them.
Ammolite from Canada. I got two pieces for $10. I love this stuff and it shines like the sun. I have to get my muse cap on to make some stunning pendants out of this and the next one.
This is actually extremely red. Really hard to photograph as they use an epoxy or they're doublets or something.
I had such a great time! I hope you all enjoy this.
