I forgot to talk about the Apache Junction Rock & Gem show I went to in February! It was basically awesome! I got to see a lot unique and fine looking samples of mostly minerals.
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| One of my favorite samples: a giant garnet, price $80. |
The following are samples that I acquired at the Rock & Gem Show!
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| This is my garnet , which is about the size of a gumball, much more affordable too! |
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| Bornite, a.k.a. Peacock Stone. This is a copper ore, this sample also has chalcopyrite on it. |
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| Amethyst, a.k.a purple quartz |
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| Galena, specific gravity 7.5 |
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| Kyanite |
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| Olivine (a.k.a. peridot) on Basalt |
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| Pyrite cube (the shape is natural) |
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| Another view of the Pyrite cube |
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| Pyrite Concretion, a.k.a. Pyrite Sun or Dollar |
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| Ammonite with sutures visible from the Jurassic Period |
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| More different Ammonite not from the Jurassic |
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| Blue Halite, a.k.a table salt |
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| Blue Halite |
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| Apatite (Mmm... not kind of apatite where you want to eat) |
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| Apatite in the light! |
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| Petrified Wood |
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| Tourmaline, black and blue-green. If you look closely you can see striations on all three crystals! |
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| A rock tree! This was the craft at the show! The stand is purple and white quartz. The leaves are turquoise, olivine, snowflake obsidian, amethyst, and what I think is jade or something close to that. |
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