Turquoise Showcase pt1 Red Mountain Turquoise, SunWest Silver,& Dan The Cab Man Tucson Gem Show 2023

[@AdinNuralam]

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[@BlazingShackles]

​Ima bust a move on out to Tucson!

[@RedthruNthru]

So much information! Thanks to your videos I'm becoming a fan of Variscite too. Turquoise has always been my favorite stone WOW so many varieties. needless to say I was in turquoise heaven watching this video!

[@CraigBSmith]

I buy turquoise from red mountain every year he's amazing and his stones are even more amazing! Dave, I'm glad to see you feature this guy he sure deserves it!

[@PuckerFactor10]

Love it Dave! Thank you for taking us with you!

[@unique4551]

So cool and beautiful i want 1

[@catherines107]

I WOULD LOVE SOME NICE QUALITY TURQUOISE

[@moxiemcmahon]

This. Video. Is. Awesome! 💖🎁

[@vidboland8781]

I'm off tomorrow. Hope to be able to get more information on how purchasing . I'll re watch your videos when I get off of work tonight 😊

[@Conwayfreeky]

Sweet time

[@corinaprinkeycp]

Amazing videos Dave! Thank you! 🙌💜

[@daringpleiadean]

Because of you Lapidary Dave, I'd given up cigarettes and your knowledge got me addicted. To turquoise lolol so now wire wrap quality pieces. Rock on bro!

[@candyontherag8248]

We really enjoy all your videos. Simply amazing craftsmanship!!! Thank you for sharing ! WHAT! WHOO HOOO FROM CALIFORNIA!

[@maryking5269]

Amazing

[@saefufanwar5341]

So beautiful pieces

[@candied.crabapples]

Gorgeous turquoise! Thanks so much for sharing!!

[@cindyroy8541]

Fun! Fun ! Fun! I loved the tour! Thankyou kindly. As you both said” so people don’t have to lick the stones” I was licking one of mine. I looked up and wondered how you knew😳😬😂🤣

[@cindyroy8541]

I think I have a bizbee & landers. I need to edumacate myself

[@angiedurham5310]

Thanks for sharing these videos! I've been watching every day. Living vicariously through you! I'm more of a quartz girl, but still loving all the beautiful rocks.

[@lapidarydave]

thank you so much for watching i really appreciate it :)

[@ompaloompa4970]

Love the Red mountain Egyptian turquoise, it just glows❤

[@jameysmith2999]

Good upload. Thanks for the knowledge to partake

[@emilysnyder7341]

Those Patagonia cabs at red mountain outpost you looked at are awesome! Wish I could get down there to get some, especially that matched pair you picked up

[@lapidarydave]

I completely understand the material is fantastic. If you need me to pick you up any feel free to let me know.

[@chadatchison145]

Great video thanks brother.

[@jasond181]

Sick video Dave love seeing turquoise

[@Kingsturquoise]

Really cool

[@philipbaity7083]

Thank you, that was very informative!

[@socalrockhound]

Wow he has some amazing stuff. I bet you were ready to go home with them. Thanks for another great video.

[@lapidarydave]

Absolutely I want everything they have

[@ohdannyboy4727]

epic videos. its so cool to hear about all this stuff. your awesome for showcasing everything and interviewing awesome vendors.

[@kathleenwhite2236]

Dave the turquoise is so beautiful. I like the 15.00 ones . I wish I could get a strand of it.

[@kathleenwhite2236]

the brown , green and blue together is my favorite

[@rickcrippen5180]

I was at Kino Thurs & Fri. Looked for you around the food court… no luck. Maybe next year…

[@lapidarydave]

Sorry my brother I’ve been between three and four venues a day since I got here almost 2 weeks ago

[@darcam]

I bought some Turquoise from Dan when I was down to the Joggs show. He a great guy, was real helpful.

[@mahailiaXoXo]

Hey Dave! I love watching this channel because of the knowledge you have and share about the specimens. Really want to come to the gem show next year, but for now, I love learning about the industry through your channel. It is truly fascinating, and it's great to watch and learn! Eye Candy and Educational! Love it! Thanks, Dave!

[@Fritz999]

The annual show is worth the trip.

[@mahailiaXoXo]

@@Fritz999 I imagine it is! I'm planning for next year 😃 have you been before?

[@yootoobdood18]

Love the in depth knowledge on turquoise shared here today! I'm interested in seeing some black opals and if you can talk to some Aussies about boulder opals that would be incredible. Thanks!

[@lapidarydave]

will do next my friend

[@gasser2348]

Great guy to make buys from.

[@tattoofthesun]

I couldn’t make it so THANKS for posting this

[@corinaprinkeycp]

Come to Germany! We need good turquoise 😍

[@Ken-pf5yl]

Is any of the material here from that mine under the east end of the Turquoise Mountains by Courtland and Gleeson?

[@jorthebor]

I love it when I buy Red Mountain Turquoise and then Dave posts a video a few days later.

[@vidboland8781]

I'm not new to your videos lol but new to KZbin. Did you get my text about flourite earlier? I don't know how this all works and I'm at work lol

[@j.f.c]

@lapidarydave, I found some material in California that has the webbing just like turquoise, except the stone is white/cream and the webbing is red/brown. It's stable when cut and can take a nice polish. Do you know if Turquoise can have this look

[@lapidarydave]

feel free to send me a picture 772284-4459 99% of the time materials that are white that look like turquoise are not turquoise A lot of the white cream colored stones with webbing are usually a magnesite or a howlite material even the ottesen material that people falsely name white buffalo turquoise is not a turquoise. It’s a calcite dolomite. more than anything though the best way to go about knowing for sure is to get a tested. Turquoise is a hydrated copper phosphate in certain labs should have no problem testing to see if his material you were finding is in fact that material

[@j.f.c]

@@lapidarydave Great info, thanks. I'm texting you a pic right now.

[@JRamsay801]

Hey Dave. What would be a reasonable price per gram on a cut spiny oyster and kingman turquoise cab.

[@lapidarydave]

I see a girl for between two dollars a gram and one dollar and karat but more often than not two dollars to three dollars a gram

[@EvelynPic]

❤

[@Dracobear13]

About time Dave stops pushing Zam. LOL

[@joelkulesha8284]

I think there's been like 3 booths that have told him they use diamond, I wonder if we will see a video covering his move to diamond, I'm excited to see what he does if he does move to the diamond.

[@lapidarydave]

@@joelkulesha8284 absolutely as soon as I figure out how to get similar results are totally leave it. I’ve been poisoned by him a few times.

[@tattoofthesun]

What’s wrong with Zam??

[@koskey06]

I am looking for a few mens rings in silver....one with turqouse and would like for you to help me find one since you know wayy more about it. Like can i get a decent stone on silver ring for around $100?? Or is that way to low?

[@lapidarydave]

you definitely could be the most likely would not be made in America

[@scottyrush1523]

What show is this at Dave

[@lindawoody8501]

Oddly, the Iranian Turquoise formerly called "Persian Turquoise" was valued for clear blue and lighter blue color without matrix. In the US now, the darker blue with lots of matrix is more valued. Seems different tastes and different era.

[@babyhuey_4293]

Gem bone can be inked to

[@jasond181]

Did I miss it or did you not interview Kingman Turquoise

[@lapidarydave]

no, I didn’t do Kingman I might might check them out before the end of the shows. They are at a venue that doesn’t allow filming also besides showing off the price for the material there currently putting out not too much to talk about.

[@tattoofthesun]

@@lapidarydave i know whattcha mean, the only thing to really see not being there is all the stuff they won't list online or on social media. They have buckets of rough and trays of cabs that they just don't advertise but I'd rather see the smaller mines and rarer stuff

[@RayleneG679]

Hmmmm... I'm having trouble chatting. Possibly operator error. 😆 what turquoise company is this ? I just logged on, missed most of it, so I don't know what was said before now

[@lapidarydave]

this is red mountain turquoise co

[@trptrungblogs]

❤😂❤❤🎉

[@maryanorvell]

Do you have White Buffalo jewelry ?

[@ProspectingMonkey]

Grab me a really nice piece and I will pay you for it brother

[@xavieraleman1629]

enough about sprite, lol JK

[@idonthaveaname42]

so green is more valuable

[@goldsilverandiamonds]

It seems if you are a cutter and you want to build a name as a cutter or seller. You avoid any treated turquoise. Stay with 100% natural untreated. Treated and unnatural turquoise hurts the industry. Aim to deal and cut only the finest turquoise.

[@lapidarydave]

In someways I agree with you and some I’ll have to disagree with you a good case in point is the Otteson and Hartman family both work some of the best natural turquoise in the industry but both also work stabilized and nobody’s judging them for it