Tucson Gem Show $300 CHALLENGE! | Fire Agate, Tourmaline, & Opal Finds

[@gems]

So, let us know... are you Team Rebecca or Team Christopher? Do you prefer to hunt for many interesting bargains or go all in on one unforgettable gemstone?

[@KQOAmericanLady]

Christopher love 💕 them. I enjoyed the trip thank you both

[@chadatchison145]

They're both winners in my book. :)

[@peridot_craponite_earrings]

I'm on both teams! 😆 Though this year I went all in on a specimen I had been admiring from afar since the 2018 show. I'll be interested to see if you might have filmed it in any of your upcoming videos!

[@sylmaron5859]

Sorry Rebecca but I have to go for Fire Agate always. That Tourmaline is amazing though.

[@ryanjones3084]

Team Christopher cuz he picked my piece of jewelry

[@ryanjones3084]

That is so awesome, I made that rattle bolo!! Thank you so much for enjoying it and adding one of my pieces to your collection! Love ya

[@gems]

Thank you! It's a very awesome piece!

[@ryanjones3084]

Not sure why my phone is on my friends KZbin account but this is Matthew Hatch not Ryan Jones

[@matthewhatch9141]

This is me on my account sorry for the mix-up

[@gems]

No worries!

[@silverwolf.jewelry]

I have to say that the Fire Agate rattlesnake tail bolotie won my vote this time. But Rebecca I also love Celestine, too. Both did a fantastic job!

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Original Fordite is getting very rare now. All the stones were beautiful; I can’t pick a winner. Thank you for showing us these wonderful specimens & stones.

[@cafekkoXoX]

I aim at being like Rebecca but I always end up like Christopher. For this challenge I have to say that Rebecca took it home for me... such a gorgeous piece 😍

[@christopherclark5615]

It was very nice, and adheres to my typical advice during a show. Buying one best piece you can afford is better in the long run that lots of small pieces for the same price. I just kept finding new things for all my collections!

[@tcgexchange5675]

@@christopherclark5615 hi Christopher can u tell me bout this gem I have?

[@sardarinzamam9890]

Gemstones specially Rebecca i am watching your channel from last 1 Year and I am from Kashmir Pakistan what you spend made me feel very proud and happy at same time.☺️ Thank you love your show you guys are doing great.

[@samh.8965]

Tore down some of those giant tents, takes 3 weeks. Found an amazing middle eastern silver cuff bracelet with turquoise and opal inlays, *Inside the wall, which meant someone behind a booth had to make quite an effort to stuff it in there....

[@christopherclark5615]

Shout out to Molten Gems for my favorite new bolo! Thanks Isaac!

[@jordantijerina1247]

Definately team Rebecca. I love this video idea, please do more like it in the future. Its like flea market flip, but better.

[@christopherclark5615]

And another shout out to Pyramid Peak Gems (spheres) Sullivan & Rose (hyalite opal) Blue Crystal Mines (azurites) Chucks Rocks (fire agates) at the Miner's Co-op as well as Kristalle (Rebecca's tourmaline) over at the Pueblo show!

[@cryforthemoon]

The fire agate is my favourite :)

[@denttech2515]

I can't believe that that rattlesnake tail casting w/ slaughter mountain fire agate was only $200. The stone, by itself, would retail well over $1000 alone. Slaughter mountain fire agates, with those colors, usually cost thousands. Then you add the silver work. Something isn't adding up

[@chadatchison145]

Fire agate at the Tuscan gem and mineral show are super affordable, the prices online or in boutique's have incredible mark up value that's kind of ridiculous.

[@peridot_craponite_earrings]

Nope, it's legit. It gets even crazier when you look at how low the diamond prices are there. TGMS has for sure ruined me from wanting to shop retail for these things ever again. 😂

[@christopherclark5615]

Fastest purchase I made during the entire time I was there! Everything Isaac has was a great deal too. I even sent people his way at the main show.

[@wildy1107]

hyalite opal was my favorite piece from this video! I have one beautiful piece in my UV collection! Cant wait to go to the Tuscon show one day! wow! 🤩✨

[@RM-vw3ov]

Such an amazing show. Nice finds!!

[@maxevocal]

Okay but that is an exceptionally cool bolo tie!

[@kennethsmith6005]

Keep the Tucson stuff coming very cool

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Nice video!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@renn1985]

Love those beautiful crystals in this show!

[@stonefallscomasonry6235]

I know exactly what you were looking at at that Isaac's Booth you were looking at the beautiful fire agate rings he does. I'm so glad you guys went to the miners Co-op and talked to a few of the guys that actually mind things and create themselves.

[@christopherclark5615]

Everyone out at the Miner's Co-op was awesome! There are so many great deals and SO much experience to benefit from just talking with the miners and artisans there!

[@stonefallscomasonry6235]

he is actually digging tourmaline now out in California. I love my mining buddies.

[@milanopiano]

I love this so much. The nerding out over purchases like that, looks like so much fun.

[@christopherclark5615]

That's one of the best parts!

[@vickimartintingle3391]

Love both of your finds 😍

[@vampqueen1399]

Loved the show! It was amazing!!

[@malikmunawer9462]

Hy this channel really i like it because i likes gems so thanks for videos

[@brucevanderzanden9638]

I am some of both! Really good video! Thank you!

[@palakghosh2345]

wow I love the most quartz❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@milesnn]

Sweet video out into the gem show kids in a candy store had to be extremely hard not to buy some more than what u did. Beautiful picks. Thank you

[@bethlovesthings]

Loved the editing on this. I had kinda given up on the idea of travelling to the USA but I think I might have to make an exception for this show one day

[@MrsOx-jz9fg]

I have a chunk of fordite that I've had for a couple years now. I love it and cherish it as it's getting harder to find..

[@ghostdog7306]

Sure show us more of the show! I usually attend it myself every other year. A bit surprised you spend your money on paintballs 😁.

[@christopherclark5615]

One section of my collection is spheres, and it has several sub-sections - Natural, fluorescent, man-made, included, etc. For the man-made section I have Glass, Wax, Sterling Silver, Copper, Steel, Resin, Lucite, and now Fordite and Surfite.

[@ghostdog7306]

Good for you.. a true collector! I understand collecting I have so many versions of quartz crystal it's ridiculous. Thanks to that show I've been able to find some real beauties and rarities

[@Kerplakistandan]

Team Rebecca 100%. Great eye and excellent find/deal.

[@Onehelluvahotel69]

I absolutely loved the show! Good video!

[@americanrebel413]

This was great! Thank you.

[@tishsmiddy71]

Bravo Bravo ❤️

[@leodapat9139]

Hi hillo idol, God bless you. Watching from pinas setio palanog Garita San Enrique Iloilo.

[@TxShoreDog]

Good grabs

[@karengarcia8587]

Wow, the Tucson gemstones show is so amazing.😲🤩💎🌵 To see all those gemstones look so beautiful.😍💖 Especially to see the ones that glow in the dark✨ and how they make them into spears which one of them looks like a planet.💎⚪🔵 You look nice standing between those two gem "wings", makes you look like a butterfly.😊💎💜🦋 I think that snake tail necklace looks very unique.🐍📿 The gemstones you two got are very beautiful.😃🌟 To know about them is fascinating. It's hard to choose,💁‍♀️ I like all of them😄🥰 even the small heart shaped fire opal💓🔥💎 from the show. Hope you do another challenge episode. Thanks for showing us and nice video.😀🧑‍🏫👩‍🏫💎

[@jasmine5703]

I just need to learn how to bargain like you so I can get these deals too 😂

[@katesansom3841]

This video is making me DYING to go to a Tucson show! I've never been before, but unfortunately this year's 2022 show has already passed. Hopefully next week I'll make it.... and then my soul will literally leave my body when I surround myself with SO MANY ROCKS.

[@gems]

It is well worth the trip!

[@seakow8913]

Yall look so happy lol like children in a candy store

[@juanolague4265]

THANKS THANKS THANKS !!!❤❤❤❤

[@jennyd1111]

Loved the challenge! Hope to see more ☺️

[@SusanDayz3912]

Do you know anything about padparadscha sapphires? I found one that is heat treated with beryllium and I’m wondering what those typically go for. I understand it’s probably not a genuine type of this stone but in any event just wondering what they cost per carat.

[@amydearing9866]

As soon as I saw the Surfite, I was like, I’d buy that. And he did.

[@GarrettBroadnax]

I may or may not have a giant bucket of raw fire agate collected in Tucson. I don't know what you're supposed to do with this information but now you have it.

[@chadatchison145]

Have you made any videos on Sugilite? I wasn't able to go to the Tuscan gem and mineral show this year so my friend LapidaryDave picked me up a 125 gram parcel of Sugilite rough for only $200 which according to what I've seen online is a heck of a deal.

[@gems]

Congrats! We have not done a feature specifically on Sugilite, but it's definitely a potential future topic. In the meantime, you might want to check out our 9 Obscure Gems video, where it gets a spotlight: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6XOnHStoMZ3bJo

[@chadatchison145]

@@gems Thank you for the link! :) Edit: I should have remembered this episode since you recently gave me this link when I asked about Maw Sit Sit lol. It was still worth a third watch.

[@bargainbasement6916]

Awesome!

[@nitinmishra9422]

FYI, Kashmir is in India.

[@chrispage7146]

Fun fact: Both India and Pakistan claim all of Kashmir, but the territory has been partitioned between them since 1947. I

[@nitinmishra9422]

@@chrispage7146 First of all, it's not funny. And also, it's not a fact. Kashmir was not partitioned. Pakistani forces had illegally occupied it in 1948. The case is still pending in U.N. You may refer U.N.'s document.

[@johnc.hammersticks]

Any taaffeite there?

[@christopherclark5615]

I would usually see it from a Burmese vendor at the 22nd street show, I haven't seen any at the Miner's Co-op. The guy from Burma with the taafeite wasn;t there this year though, not that I saw anyway.

[@johnc.hammersticks]

@Christopher Clark thank you for your help. I love hard to find stones. Hopefully, my stones will be there in tuscon one day.

[@KQOAmericanLady]

💕

[@ANCIENTASTRONAUT411]

Dude i can give you rarrle snake tails but do you wanna but a pound of ALEXANDRITE IN ONE SOLID GIANT STONE MUSEUM QUALITY IT TURNS PINK BLUE AND YELLOW IN DIFFRENT LIGHTING I ACTUALLY HAVE POUNDS OF IT BUT I ONLY SELL ONE THE REST IS FOR MY DESK

[@21Danieltbs]

Sorry but Kashmir is not in Pakistan, it's in Northern India.

[@Ab01-p6p]

How to test fire agate?

[@tracyfrederick5606]

My little ADD head would explode 😅

[@powerpassion0101]

you should take advantage of the gem show to do a give a way for the subscribers.

[@jbtechcon7434]

Rebecca won because Christopher bought crap. Off to the punishment room with you, Christopher.

[@MyersFamily]

When is this Gemshow?

[@gems]

The shows happen all over Tucson throughout the month of February

[@beansandrice9776]

fire agates have tiny platelets of LIMEONITE CUBES. not iron. get it right.

[@gems]

Yes, on a more technical level, we should have said "platelets of iron-bearing minerals" as the color can be due to inclusions of both limonite (an iron ore) and goethite (an iron oxyhydroxide). We didn't get that deep into it here, since this was more of a show haul video, but hopefully one day we'll be able to do an episode all about fire agates and really dive in.

[@beansandrice9776]

@@gems thanks for the reply im really supprised a channel this big would get back to me on comment. cheers

[@gems]

Hopefully we’re never too big to discuss the finer points of gemology! Cheers!

[@thiennguyen9747]

bru fire agate on etsy is like 4x that prive wew

[@dayerotth8273]

We don't want to seeing your face. Even though your good looking.