JOGS Las Vegas Gem & Mineral Show 2024

[@designsdoovers]

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

[@oliverthecuriouscatnice2264]

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

[@kristenn.3600]

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

[@femmemecaniquedesigns]

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

[@tigereye508]

❤❤❤

[@JamesLovesRocks329]

Everyone

[@user-ns2yb2cq6j]

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.

[@user-ns2yb2cq6j]

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🙈

[@TylerSeto-bo9rz]

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

[@JamesLovesRocks329]

Hi everybone

[@EternityRocksCo]

sup scapula?

[@TylerSeto-bo9rz]

Is there aqua tourmaline pendant there

[@hannelorelaishley]

Do the butterflies get killed for their wings?

[@lapidarydave]

Nope they are harvested at the end of their live