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2016 Tokyo International Mineral Fair Show Report (Part 2)
Always a good crowd at the booth Some shots of other booths at the show ?Organ Alley? – only for the most adventurous – let the word ?organ? be your clue 2017 will mark … Continue reading
Show Report ? Tokyo International Mineral Fair (Pt. 1)
by Dona The ?Tokyo show? (the short name version) began in 1988 with a group of mineral dealers and collectors formed under the name Tokyo International Mineral Association (TIMA). The very first show had only 17 dealers yet the attendance … Continue reading
Scientists report world’s first herbivorous filter-feeding marine reptile
Some strange creatures cropped up in the wake of one of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions 252 million years ago. In 2014, scientists discovered a bizarre fossil–a crocodile-sized sea-dwelling reptile, Atopodentatus unicus, that lived 242 million years ago in what today … Continue reading
2016 Tucson Show Report Part 2
Here?s my report from what is commonly known as the ?main show? and well it should be!!! I get so annoyed that people come to Tucson and then don?t stay for this show. The Tucson Gem and Mineral Society show … Continue reading
Tucson Show Report 2016
This year marks our 45th year of business, or Sapphire Anniversary, and it just so happens that this years theme at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show (TGMS) is “Shades of Blue: Minerals of the World” This year we are … Continue reading
Tokyo Show Report Dec 2014
by Dona with help from Lois and Tana We have been at the June Tokyo International Mineral Show for 27 years. We were among the very first American dealers to be invited and we love the city and the special … Continue reading
Tucson Show 2015 ? Report 1
Hello from Tucson! It is that time of year again when Dinosaurs and Dealers invade Tucson for nearly a month of shows, at?over 40 locations across the city. We exhibit at three different mineral shows – the first is the … Continue reading
Tucson Show 2015 ? Report 2 ? Westward Look
Welcome to our second show report from the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, this time from the Westward Look Resort in the foothills of the Catalina Mountains. This is the Tucson Fine Mineral Show and we are joined by about … Continue reading
Tucson Show Report 3 ? TGMS Show
Hello and welcome to our first show report from the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society Show. For many this heralds the end of the Tucson season, as the final mineral show. We alway urge people to stay to see this … Continue reading
Tucson Show Report 4 ? TGMS
In our second report from the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society Show we bring you photos of the special displays and also specimens and new finds from around the show. Friday morning is always children’s morning, with many groups of … Continue reading