Tucson 2020

February 27, 2020

Aaaaaand, off we go!

Aunt Monica can cook!

Aunt Monica funny napkins

Behind the scenes at mineral city, we have arrived!

A few dealers showcased the new pink fluorite from China

A fine Chap is he – Kevin Schofield

Adriana

Allison

Always fun things in Dudley’s booth

And another nice Mexican rock in the New Mexico Bureau of Geology case

Another beauty from the Stuart Mine with Dave Bunk

Barbara M!

Behling Between Two Cases

Brian and Kevin HAM it up

Bruce and Marcia

Bruce Carter case 1

Bruce Carter case 2

Bryan Lees

Chris from MinRec

Cincinnati Museum case

Clan Countiss

Clan Moribito

Cover rock Benitoite

Cover rock copper

Cover rock red cloud

Cover rock Sphalerite

Cover rock topaz

Cover rock tsumeb

Cover rock wulfenite

Dave Bunk had this particularly sweet Kongsberg Silver

Doc Neely and Sharrie Ely, two fine friends

Eric and Gawan

Evan and Marc have this great scorodite

Fellows Breakfast celebrates the MinRec

Gail

Galena and Calcite – In the Cincinnati Museum display

Gary and Rose White

Gene and Bill have the artillery

Gunter and Christopher

Herb and Joel

HQLP chrysocolla for 650 ask

Jackson Crossroads Killer in Wilensky

Javelina

John and Debbie

Kiwi Calcite from Utah – There was a feeding frenzy on these last year. This year they showed up in a few displays

Krystle Dorris and amazonite-smoky

Krystle!

LA county covers case

Les Presmyck brokering a power deal

Lyda has good rocks

Megaw Case chock full of goodies

Moni!!

More Megaw Goodness – Los Lamentos…I lament that I don’t have it!

New Gold Nugget from Montana

Nice Arkenstone Case

Peter has amazing Mexican rocks!

Peter Megaw brought out some big guns

Peter Megaw listens to the mayor, cameo The Snail

Rob’s Happy Feet – HANG 8!!!!

Romero Winner Stephanite

Russ and Steve took me to Whataburger!

Sammi stopped by, good dude

Sandor Fuss, Steve Neely and Steve Smale dropped in

Scott Rudolph case

Stewart Mine beauty in Dave Bunk’s cases

Strawberry Quartz

The Bat Signal

The Brownlees

The Harvard Gold

The New Mexico Bureau of Geology had some nice rocks

The Snail is like the Mona Lisa of the mineral world

The Spanns and Colleague

The YMC is taking over

Top 5 in Main Show

Tsavorite Garnet – From the Irv Brown collection. Irv had a Killer box of toenails on display at the Westward Look

Wally always has good things

Wayne

We loved the Jackson Crossroads case

Wulfenite and Red Beryl from the Spann case at Main Show

Best in show

Bob .. human mineral encyclopedia

Chris – Merchant of Excellence

Craig from Heritage

Crystal Classics Case

Crystal is so cool

Desautels Winner

Desautels Blue Cap

Desautels Fluorite

Desautels Garnet and Lidstrom Winner

Desautels Imperial

Desautels JCR

Desautels Tanzanite

Double Larson-ny

Edge has this Jackson’s smoker

Eloise – Paris School of Mines

Golden Times

Hidden Mickey

Insane Grape Quartz at FMI

Lauren – YMC royalty

Leonard a fine fellow

Peter, King of Tucson

Queen Marisa, King Daniel, sir George and the court jester

The Castle from Frozen- Let it Go!

The Edge brethren

The Schausses

Two of my Heroes

Wayne, Georgia and Jason