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2010 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show
The Big Kahuna attended the Tucson show and was blown away by the sheer scale of the event, which sprawls across most of the city in multiple venues hosted by hotels, or empty lots in giant tents. Here is my story in pictures over the five days of my visit.
Said Haddany had some nice specimens from NWA
Here are some achondrites that I had my eye on. Rob W picked off an R chondrite that I was also considering - snooze you loose, as they say!
Thomas and Mica Davidsson from Sweden with some Muonionalusta slices and individuals
Some of the material Blaine Reed had to offer
Huge 48.5kg Campo that created its own crater in Blaine's bed
A large slice of Seymchan pallasite in Blaine's room
Doug Dawn, Dima, and Blaine - the Art of the Deal
AAA quality moldavite
Steve Arnold and Geoff Notkin at a Meteorite Men screening at Sky Bar
A good sized crowd congregated at Sky Bar to watch the Meteorite Men
Elasmosaurus skeleton on display at the Fossil & Mineral Co-op
Titanichtys fossil at the Fossil & Mineral Co-op
An assortment of cathedrals for sale
Fossil head of a Triceratops head
Mexico Doug Dawn shares a showroom with Dima & Serge
Mike Farmer's Springwater half stone on loan from Canadian government
Matt Morgan of Mile High Meteorites scoping some material ...
... from Jim Strope's Catch a Falling Star meteorites showcase
Jim showed me his awesome Imilac with exposed crystals & fusion crust
Wouldn't you like to stumble across this piece while walking Atacama?
A very wide selection of specimens at the Impactika showroom
The largest full slice of Huizopa held in captivity :)
Inside the Impactika/Aerolite showroom
A very large specimen of Wabar Pearl at the Impactika showroom
Almahatta Sitta complete individuals
Almahatta Sitta slices of both EL and Ure classification
This was a great distraction to me
Chomp!
A beautiful half stone of Itqiy at Luc Lebenne's showroom
Dave Gheesling and Jim Schwade
BK, Dave Gheesling and Keith Jenkerson in the KD Meteorites room
Fern Geaudrault's Whitecourt iron he keeps in his pocket.
Jim Shorten and his 679.5g Franconia he found
BK with Dr Jack Schrader who found the Whetstone Mtn meteorite
Rob Wesel, Jason Phillips, Mike Bandli and Dr Jack Schrader
Big Fukang slice in Bruno and Carine's showroom
At the IMCA Dinner at my table: Fritz, Doug, Eduardo and Don
Richard Kowalski pulls a lucky number from Maria Haas
... and the winner is, Greg Hupe! For help collecting his meteorites
Palladot showroom featured faceted olivine crystals from pallasites
Big 48.5kg Gibeon meteorite outside Erich and Sylvia's showroom
The Count is in the House. Actually Mike Farmer's showroom
Eric Twelker visits with the brightest smile in meteorites: Hans Kosar
BK and Big Steve Arnold
BK and Ruben Garcia
Geoff Notkin and Steve Arnold and their birthday cake
Rob Matson, Jack Schrader, Bob Haag, and Big Kahuna
The Harvey Awards before the presentation
Harvey Award recipient, Rob Ward
Harvey Award recipient Jim Strope
Harvey Award recipient Dr Jack Schrader
Harvey Award recipient Qynne Arnold
Harvey Award recipient Dr Svend Buhl
Accepting a Harvey Award on behalf of Hopper the dog, Ruben Garcia
Harvey Award recipient Shauna Russell
Geoff rocking the house with his old bandmate
Mike Bandli and the Big Kahuna
The VFW Hall prior to the start of the Blood Auction
Nakhla Dog is in the House: Rob Wesel. Gotta luv his fashion sense
Da Gulz with their Gold Basin cake fragments
John Kashuba and Eduardo Jawerbaum get a look at the goods
I was camped with Jim Shorten and John Humphries
Jason Phillips, Rob Wesel and Mike Bandli are all grins.
Dr Svend Buhl has masterful control over chondrites, and his beer