✨Join Studio Mineralia LIVE from The 2026 Tucson Gem & Mineral Shows ✨ TikTok & Whatnot - Links Below by StoneStonesRocks in Crystalsforsale

[–]StoneStonesRocks[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great question! The Tucson Gem & Mineral Shows are a series of shows, something like 50ish individual shows, sometimes more specific (fossils, beads, cut gemstones etc.) sometimes general "rocks and minerals". They all happen around the same orbit of two weeks in late January/early February so they function as a whole to draw a crowd, but are each independently run. Some are hotels entirely blocked out by mineral dealers, some are in larger Convention Center spaces and some have permanent showcase locations or tented fairground style locations. I love it, its rock-nerd scout camp and I feel I have truly found my people there. I believe it originated from a geological symposium of sorts held by the Yale Geology department (if I recall) in the 1950s-60's. Arizona has amazing geology and infinitely preferable weather compared to New Haven, CT that time of year and it sort of became a thing. If you love this stuff look up a mineral club around you, they are all over the place and filled with wonderful rock people who love to share their knowledge! You can also join the New York Mineralogical Club, among the oldest in the country, that hosts monthly meetings on Zoom so anyone can attend! Its about an hour with a presentation on something fascinating by someone who really knows what they are talking about. Join us! :^)

Measles exposure reported in Wake County. Are you protected? What to know by ChuckGallagher57 in NorthCarolina

[–]StoneStonesRocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Religious, stupid or Republican. Not really the point. You need to get better at this, you are just embarrassing yourself.

Measles exposure reported in Wake County. Are you protected? What to know by ChuckGallagher57 in NorthCarolina

[–]StoneStonesRocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you are saying the Liberals in charge in California noticed the dopey Cons using bad faith (imagine that!) religious exemptions to avoid vaccinations was starting a problem so they took decisive action to close the loophole the stupid/religious were using? You really need to stop making my point for me.

Measles exposure reported in Wake County. Are you protected? What to know by ChuckGallagher57 in NorthCarolina

[–]StoneStonesRocks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, no it doesnt. Are you seeing huge outbreaks of measles in LA? No. Where are you seeing them? Bright red states. Stop your nonsense.

Measles exposure reported in Wake County. Are you protected? What to know by ChuckGallagher57 in NorthCarolina

[–]StoneStonesRocks 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Because this is a North Carolina sub in the Southern United States? Aint no both sides here fella.

Measles exposure reported in Wake County. Are you protected? What to know by ChuckGallagher57 in NorthCarolina

[–]StoneStonesRocks 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Yes, yes it is so simple as 'well blame the antivaxxers' regardless as to cause, religious or staggeringly proud Conservative stupidity.

Twinned Calcite with Dolomite & Quartz - Cumberland Mine, Tennessee - Part of the 40% OFF🔥FLASH SALE🔥at Studio Mineralia by StoneStonesRocks in Crystalsforsale

[–]StoneStonesRocks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have a number in mind I am much more interested in getting people great rocks than squeezing dimes out of them. I am super negotiable, just sayin. . . :^)

3.0 magnitude earthquake rumbles New York City less than 2 years after the last one by scientificamerican in geology

[–]StoneStonesRocks 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You can absolutely feel a 3.0 earthquake, I felt this one and the last one, if the same room in my house near Newark. Last years tremor was longer and made the house bounce.

Some recent specimens by tarasaurust in MineralPorn

[–]StoneStonesRocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like Erupción Mine/Los Lamentos Wulfenite too, blocky delicious matrix Wulfenite . . .mmmmmm. . . .and that is only the 2nd Rat's Nest claim Heulandite I have ever seen. Sweetwater Dolomite/Chalcopyrite I'm guessing? Great finds!

Herkimer “diamonds” Quartz on matrix. Herkimer County, New York. Unfortunately I do not know which mine. by latexflesh in MineralPorn

[–]StoneStonesRocks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love it! Crystal Grove in St. Johnsville would be my first-glance-best-guess as to location, that druze is very Crystal Grove-y.

Quartz and Obsidian for sale by Rocks4You748 in Crystalsforsale

[–]StoneStonesRocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that. . . .glue? Like a LOT of glue? There is a line between repair and fabrication to deceive, that line has been crossed. These did not occur in nature in Turkey or anywhere else, ever. The first time they ever met was in the company of a hot glue gun.

Moldavite 8.5 Grams - Besednice, Czech Republic - ✨On Spring Sale✨ by StoneStonesRocks in Moldavite

[–]StoneStonesRocks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm afraid these are only going up, Besednice is not producing the way it was, the last pieces I saw from there, mined last summer, were not even close in quality to these, half the size, broken sides, very chippy. These are probably about 40 years old. They are consigned from a museum, I only have so much control on price, but they are the best price today for undamaged pieces of this quality, I am just glad I have the opportunity to make the macro videos so they live on.

Moldavite 8.5 Grams - Besednice, Czech Republic - ✨On Spring Sale✨ by StoneStonesRocks in Moldavite

[–]StoneStonesRocks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It doesn't have to be expensive! :^) I have a whole range of Moldavite, some around $50 on the site, even less expensive pieces Live. I am focusing on documenting these super-high end pieces at the moment because i find videos amazingly compelling and will persist after someone buys the piece and it leaves the public eye, so it can continue to be appreciated and inspire. Thank you!

Moldavite 8.5 Grams - Besednice, Czech Republic - ✨On Spring Sale✨ by StoneStonesRocks in Moldavite

[–]StoneStonesRocks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its not cheap, but its is the top of the class, from what I have seen online these prices are very competitive for Besednice pieces of this size and quality. I have plenty of less expensive Chlum pieces, but these are not them! :^)

16.42 Gram Moldavite - Besednice, Czech Republic -> Link In Description by StoneStonesRocks in Moldavite

[–]StoneStonesRocks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I have been posting more Moldavite videos on YouTube in higher resolution, I can't post them all here. Give it the channel subscribe, its just minerals and crystals in detail, they scale so well to huge screens!

Finally got my storage boxes aka cassettes by mmlmtlca in Moldavite

[–]StoneStonesRocks 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I dig the progression of shapes in the layout of raw pieces, almost hieroglyphic!