Tucson Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Shows-Hotels on the Strip.

Today we explored some of the Hotel Shows along I-10. These are wholesale/retail shows and feature much variety. You can see and buy the entire gamut of the lapidary arts.

Let’s just show you in pictures.

Rosebuckets

No shortage of obicular Jasper (AKA Ocean Jasper)

No shortage of obicular Jasper (AKA Ocean Jasper)

Citrine Geodes are commonly "cooked" Amethyst.

Citrine Geodes are commonly "cooked" Amethyst.

Citrine "Bowl"

Citrine "Bowl"

Nice Geodes.

Nice Geodes.

A happy bead lady.

A happy bead lady.

Courtyard rocks.

Courtyard rocks.

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Faithfully guarding the rocks.

Faithfully guarding the rocks.

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Sugalite

Sugalite

Too man y Crystals for one crystal.

Too many Crystals for one crystal.

Boulder Opal carvings.

Boulder Opal carvings.

WOW!

WOW!

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Skulls probably carved by aliens.

Skulls probably carved by aliens.

A Biggie in front of the Riverpark,

A Biggie in front of the Riverpark,

Petrified Bamboo.

Petrified Bamboo.

Finish Spectrolite. Never saw anything like this.

Finish Spectrolite. Never saw anything like this.

These look great with the lights in them.

These look great with the lights in them.

Carvings from quartziam-Riverpark

Carvings from quartziam-Riverpark

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The biggest one we saw.

The biggest one we saw.