Sunny and 80!
Tourmaline-Minas Gerais. About 1 foot long. $75,000
From top clockwise-Smokey Quartz, Tourmaline, Aqua and Morganite
Azurite/Malichite
From right-Tourmaline, Morganite, Liddicoatite( ($54000), Tourmaline, Topaz (Myanmar)
Flourite, Calcite, Pyrite (Peru) $14,000
Guindel Quartz (Switzerland)
Since I am not a specimen collector, I tend to avoid shows that specialize in them, and have not ever taken Bonnie to the Westward Look Resort in the foothills north of town where the classiest specimens can be found. I have been there in the past and enjoyed it, so today that is where we went to look at the eye candy.
Emerald (Beryl), Laguna Beach, California
Rutile with Hematite and Quartz (Brazil) $10,000
Native Copper (Surprise-it’s from New Mexico)
Westward look at the Westward Look Resort
Both foreign and domestic dealers are represented at this show. They advertise 40 dealers, many selling to museums and discriminating collectors worldwide. Each dealer has a room at the Resort and it looked at though purchases were being made, where we saw gaps in the cases and saw many conversations going on between knowledgeable people. We wandered from room to room looking at their beautiful specimen displays. The cases are illuminated professionally, with special true-color LED lights. Due to the number of photographs, I will divide this and give you more photos tomorrow. Each specimen is museum quality, and it was hard to choose favorites to take pictures of, with thousands of premiere specimens to see. I did not note who each of the owners were, but hope you enjoy seeing the photos.