The Kino Gem and Mineral Show boasts some of the best specimens of fossils and minerals at great prices.
Many vendors had smaller more affordable specimens that were under $20. I asked one vendor if he had anything that I could buy for my children at home. He immediately pulled out two rocks from a nearby table and asked for $12 per specimen. Here is the one I chose:
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Blue cavansite crystals on stilbite |
Not bad for $12!!
Fossils and Large Minerals at Village Originals
The largest vendor at the Kino Show is
Village Originals. They are also the company that runs this show.
They sell both large and small minerals, petrified wood, jewelry, and beads at wholesale prices. This is one vendor you should definitely see if you go to the Kino show next year.
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Village Originals tent at Kino |
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Amethyst Druzy Geode $453 |
Village Originals had a large number of Amethyst druzy geodes, many of which were under $1000, a great price for the size and quality they offer.
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Citrine druzy |
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Agate slices at $9/lb |
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Petrified wood for $246 |
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Petrified wood home decor |
Petrified wood is often cut and polished to make sturdy indoor or outdoor furniture.
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Petrified log stools for $144 |
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Petrified wood sink |
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Petrified wood slice for $168 |
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Petrified wood bench |
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The wood grain of a polished piece of petrified wood
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Zee's Minerals is a local Tucson business which offered huge minerals and fossils at the Kino show. These specimens were nicely mounted on iron legs that were welded onto thick metal platforms. My guess is that each specimen weighed a ton or more. Unfortunately, there were no labels to any of these specimens so I couldn't ID any of them. If you know what these minerals are, please let me know!
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Look at the huge turquoise specimen in the background! |
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Large polished petrified wood dining table. |
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Huge piece of raw petrified wood
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Macroscaphites "uncoiled ammonites" |
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Large trilobite panel |
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Fossilized stingray |
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Trilobite and brittlestar fossil starfish panel |
More Reading:
Cheap Beads at the Kino Gem and Mineral Show
Kino Gem and Mineral Show - Pavilion Tent