Tucson 2018 - The TGMS Show
Last Updated: 11th Feb 2018By Jolyon & Katya Ralph
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And here we are again at the TGMS Show!
The Mineralogical Record
Latest Mineralogical Almanac issue - all sold out here in Tucson
An example of the Red Quartz from dalnegorsk
Mineralogical Society of America and Mineralogical Association of Canada
Latest issue of Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry.
Overview of the show
Agate after aragonite
Erin’s excellent case on mineral names
Mineralogical records! By Andres Lyckberg
Largest turquoise nugget from the USA
From the collections of Bill Larson and Gene Meieran
Charles Palache’s crystal Collection at Harvard University
Matthew Heddle specimens from National Museums Scotland
Display of mineral crystal systems - Fersman Museum
Royal Ontario Museum display
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Museums Museum display
SMMP display
Laguna Beach agates? Not quite. But agates from Kristalle.
Carnegie Museum display
Friday morning is kids day and the show is full of school children.
Some of the many items donated for the mindat Saturday night auction
Pyrite faces for dummies!
Next year’s theme is wulfenite
Wood crystal
Models
Models
From the Herb & Monica Obodda collection.
Glass crystal models.
Case from the fallbrook Gem and mineral society
One of the significant historical pieces stolen recently from the collection was partially recovered in pieces, unfortunately.
Large vesuviamite from Mali, Demetrius Pohl specimen
Super Defiance Mine wulfenite - Arizona Minerals specimen
Fabulous Grand Reef linarite- Arizona Minerals
The Arkenstone
Blue fluorite - Arkenstone - the iPhone is totally failing to capture the real color
Another of the dealers on Millionaire Square - Stonetrust.
Stibnite from Xikuangshan, China - Stonetrust
Classic German mineral specimens from the collection of Gail & Jim Spann and German mining-themed beer steins from the collection of Wendell & Carolyn Wilson.
The Keiki Momeral Club of Hawaii
Ludmila and Naomi at the Mineralogical Almanac booth.
The 79 Mine
Brucite - Arkenstone
Don’t forget to come up and visit the mindat booth!
A tribute to Joe Ruiz
The live auction is starting!
979 microminerals thanks to Pat Haynes
Items
Mineral wines
Super Australian copper donated by Crystal Classics
tourmaline glass
Les Preszmyk has won the 2017! Carnegie Award
Variscite etc Mineral Exploration Services
Indian Quartz - Well Arranged Molecules
Another from the same locality.
Super hemimorphite from a new locality in China. - Well Arranged Molecules
Classic millerite from Sterling Mine, Antwerp, New York - collected around 1860 - Well Arranged Molecules
Crazy aquamarine termination- Well Arranged Molecules
Cruiziero Mine tourmaline display
Brett Keller’s Benitoite display
Malcolm Back signing my copy of 2018 Fleischer’s
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Comments
Indeed, excellent work Erin. Impressive ! Would have deserved a showcase prize !
Olivier Mével.
Olivier Mével
9th Feb 2018 6:37am
Olivier Mével.
Olivier Mével
9th Feb 2018 6:37am
Wow, those crystal models of Mr. and Mrs. Obodda are quite amazing!!! I hope to see that at the 2018 Denver show!!
Scott Rider
9th Feb 2018 7:46pm
Scott Rider
9th Feb 2018 7:46pm
Erin
Your display case was terrific. That would have taken quite a bit of effort to put together. A nice copper rose there too.
Well done
Keith Compton
11th Feb 2018 1:30am
Your display case was terrific. That would have taken quite a bit of effort to put together. A nice copper rose there too.
Well done
Keith Compton
11th Feb 2018 1:30am
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