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UV Lamp at the Show

October 9, 2011

Just in time for the show got a new cool UV Lamp. Bring your rocks to the Calgary Gem & Mineral show to check them under short and long ultra violet light if they are fluoresce. By the way it is awesome willemite-calcite-franklenite (green-orange-black) under the short wave.

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Rockhounding at Rock Candy mine – videos

October 6, 2011

As I promised in the previous post, here is a picture of fluorite crystals plate that was sitting in my Rock Candy mine vug: And these are a few barite crystals from Bob Jackson’s lucky vug. All these specimens can be seeing in my booth at the Calgary Gem & Mineral Show next week. This [...]

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Rockhounding at Rock Candy mine

October 4, 2011

In July I visited the Rock Candy mine near Grand Forks, BC There is a photo report. Don’t forget to click on the picture to see some more on the topic This was a producing fluorite mine operated by Cominco, until it was closed in 1986 Bob Jackson, the current owner of the mine, explaining [...]

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Quartzsite Mineral show 2011

January 31, 2011

I just returned from the trip to Arizona where I was working for copper mine in Miami. On one of the weekends I had a chance to visit Desert Gardens Gem, Mineral & Jewelry show in Quartzsite. Here are some pictures from this visit Don’t forget to click on the picture to see some more [...]

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Black Hills Fire Agate Rockhounding

October 22, 2010

I just returned from the business trip to Arizona, where I had a chance to spend one weekend rockhounding for fire agate. This is amazing place called Black Hills Rockhound Area near Morenci copper mine. I had a great day there and would highly recommend it for visiting and enjoying excellent rockhounding in a desert. [...]

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The acquisition of the Show native gold prizes

October 6, 2010

Despite the fact that you won’t find any gold specimens from Morgan mine there any more – I have bought them all – it is absolutely recommended to drop by to this authentic Arizona rock shop if you happen to be in Tucson. You will not miss this shop on your way to Sonora Desert [...]

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Denver Mineral Show 2010

September 24, 2010

Here are some pictures from the Denver Mineral Show that I visited last week. The guests of Calgary Gem & Mineral Show will have an opportunity to see quite a few beautiful specimens from there in November.

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The University of Arizona Mineral Museum pictures

September 1, 2010

I was doing some work in Tucson, Arizona recently. No doubts, I paid a visit to the excellent mineralogical museum in the University of Arizona. Here are a few pictures to your attention: The Flandrau Science Center, where the Museum occupies the lower level My main topic in mineral collection is native metals, so I [...]

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