I wonder if that is the new Showcase Tent at 22nd Street?
The shows in Tucson don’t really get rolling until this weekend, but there is one small show we like to check out early. The first show we always check out is the Tucson Showplace Show at 1530 S. Freeway. Checking out the great stuff at “The Gem Shop” and talking to Veronica Woods (The promoter) is always a treat. We bought a couple flats of Laguna’s and other assorted agates at the Gem Shop. They’re all wrapped up, or I would show you.
Colorful Australian Mookaite.
A pallet of Ocean Jasper
2600# of magnesite.
A couple other vendors that were open were Soklich Trading Company from Australia. They’re a large dealer in Aussie Rocks and Bonnie found a small, colorful chunk of Mookaite. They also sold pallets of materials to commercial enterprises. I noted they had some pallets of “Peanut Wood”. For many years this has been scarce, but every once in a while some of this material is washed out in the bush….Good supply there, and many small pieces available to the hobbyist. I also saw pallets of Ocean Jasper. Great cutting material at Soklich and at The Gem Shop.
Pinolith
And I found some wonderful Austrian Pinolith (Pronounced Pin-o-lite). The flower-like combination of white Magnesite on the black Dolomite/Graphite background is just amazing. Direct importers of this uncommon Magnesite Ore is Hausen Rock Treasures Wholesale, across the drive from the Gem Shop.
I called this Bumblebee “Brushfire” for obvious reasons.
Shatuckite from the Congo
I also finished up a few pendants from our trip to Quartzsite last week so here are a couple.
See the Schedule of Tucson Shows.