JOGS Las Vegas Gem & Mineral Show 2024

[@Evom777]

Good coverage of the show. 👍 India is the world's largest exporter of silver jewelry. With gold continuing to push new highs, India is seeing not only more demand for silver jewelry from their own citizens (primarily for their ceremonies), but on a global scale as well.

[@oliverthecuriouscatnice2264]

I love coming home from work and vegging out to the rock fam! So relaxing Dave thank you always !!! ❤❤😊

[@femmemecaniquedesigns]

Oh really enjoyed the welder interview and demo! Thanks for that ❤

[@designsdoovers]

Great seeing you in Vegas. Thanks for letting me tag along with you and Sandi. 💜

[@kristenn.3600]

Thank you as always for posting such great content that educates and entertains. I would have loved to have attended that show!

[@scottlemurianboxer]

OMG!! I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE. That 1st place with all the pendants in 925!! If those really are 5-6 dollars I would have been buying tons of those pendants! I love those type of pendants!! PS: i'm shocked you never heard of Larvikite? Yes Larvikite, was that black-gray stone with the sheen. You cam get Larvikite you can get fairly cheap actually.

[@Raven_Claw-g9b]

57:00 what is the name of the man-made stone? I couldn’t hear the name. It almost looks like Nakauriite but obviously it’s not.

[@lapidarydave]

They call it blue ice I think I think sometimes they call it blue fire ice or something. It was really big two years ago being sold as Indonesian material but it is definitely man-made.

[@Raven_Claw-g9b]

Oh interesting, thanks! I found “Blue Ice Glacierite” online and it sure does say that the mineral was found in Indonesia, and then put through the smelting process. So I guess it’s like slag? Unlike the beautiful Leland Blue, that Blue Ice must be in unlimited supply, hence your buddy‘s video about it being man-made (I’d love to watch it). I agree it’s pretty cool. Saw some vids and the white sprays almost look like scolecite, but it’s a shame many sellers are passing it off as the very rare and naturally occurring Nakauriite from Japan🙈

[@tigereye508]

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[@TylerSeto-bo9rz]

Is there aqua tourmaline pendant there

[@TylerSeto-bo9rz]

Will you make your live chat at a good time? I'm not going to sleep until 11 pm

[@JamesLovesRocks329]

Everyone

[@JamesLovesRocks329]

Hi everybone

[@EternityRocksCo]

sup scapula?

[@hannelorelaishley]

Do the butterflies get killed for their wings?

[@lapidarydave]

Nope they are harvested at the end of their live

[@lizsheridan5025]

The butterflies are creepy….who would want to wear a gassed butterfly?

[@lapidarydave]

@@lizsheridan5025 actually they sell like crazy most people love them