Tucson Gem Show 2010

Quartzsite Show:

We are very happy to see positive enconomic indicators ending with our 4th quarter 2009 results. Some confidence has returned to our market. Perhaps part of our postive results were attributed to our new Madagascar Minerals® Club Membership discount program which started at the 2009 Tucson Gem Show. Clients took advantage of our best discounts offered through yearly accumulated spending. Because the program resets towards the end of the year, our Holiday Season sales drive, focussing on Madagascar Minerals® Club Members was (as been so far...) our best ever!

Since the recovery period will likely be slow, long and difficult process; We still understand that like The Tucson 2009 Gem Show, many clients will still be conservative with their purchasing habits this up and coming Tucson Gem Show 2010. Owing to this situation, during our usual pre-show calling campaign, we have received many orders from clients who will not be attending the show this year. If you have not heard from one of our sales representatives to-date, and find yourself in the same category, please contact us 1-888-888-9057. You might need new material, but may prefer purchasing your product in March or April. We want to work with our customers, understand their personal circumstances, and set goals to a successful and prosperous future - working together.

Our new sales system is catered toward your individual needs. For those who may not be in the position to purchase material, please do not feel any pressure from our sales team, when you receive a call, and allow our team to update your file. Please keep in mind that Norcross-Madagascar is open (and shipping worldwide) every business day year-round. Our web site, www.MadagascarMinerals.com , maintains a dynamic catalog with most of our wholesale products featured, with full discounts published.

This special Tucson Gem Show emailer edition comes to you annually, showcasing more and more products than the previous year. The 2010 Madagascar Minerals Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show will be exhibiting for the forth year at our upscale Tucson Gallery and Warehouse, part of the new "Oracle Road Gem Corridor". You will find us at 201 W. Lester Street, two short blocks EAST of N. Oracle Road on the southwest corner of W. Lester Street at N. 10th Avenue. (see map below)

NOW FIVE LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU STARTING AT TUCSON '10 (INCLUDING QUARTZSITE)

"As always, we are showing significantly more variety and quantity of products compared to last year". Another bonus is an enhanced focus on higher-end Gem Surfaces® and Gem Decor® offerings. This show, we will be introducing the Gem Gardens® Garden Decor® rough design line. Our new location boasts four impressive galleries, with the wholesale section, in a new format, situated in our tent, covering the rear parking lot. Of course we still carry all of our traditional products! If you missed our new gallery last year, please be sure to visit us this year! For your convenience, we have three [3] other locations (Tucson Electric Park, the InnSuites Hotel, and J.O.G.S. International) to feature our products, and serve as feeder (drop-off and delivery) locations for our main location.

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5. New Products

6. Show Specials

7. Madagascar News Updates

This year's discount coupon will apply to purchases less than $500. The intention of the coupon is to attract new clients, and to offer a discount to those who buy a variety of products, yet spend less than $500. Larger wholesalers who have used our discount coupon in the past, will now become members of the Madagascar Minerals Club to enjoy even greater savings.

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3. MAIN LOCATION SHOW LAYOUT

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This year we are pleased to announce our upcoming Tucson '10 Show lineup:

Main Location:

Madagascar Minerals Gem Show at Norcross - Madagascar Gallery and Warehouse
201 W. Lester St., Tucson AZ
*registration required at reception area
(Jump-start WED-THURS Jan. 20-21) -- 9am-6pm

FRI Jan 22 - Mon. Feb 15-- 9am-6pm (after-hours by appointment)

Show Information Line: 520.882.8884 Show Fax Line: 520.882.0053

We will have plenty of parking on location. Parking is designated on our boulevards on both Lester St. and 10th Ave. (see map above). There is lots of convenient street parking. If necessary, overflow parking is available on the weekends across the street on the lot of our neighbor FleetPride (208 W. Lester St.) where there are over 40 spaces open, if required.

BBQ on location. Free lunch for customers. Beverages (soda, water, cappuccino)

10X more product, better value, and higher quality by far than available from all the show's Madagascar "middle-men" combined.

The Shuttle Service for the Tucson Gem Show 2010 has changed:

If driving, watch for the large Norcross-Madagascar / Madagascar Minerals Gem Show Balloon towering 75 feet in the air above our location. The balloon should be readily visible from most of N. Oracle Road between W. Drachman Street and W. Grant Road, and from any of the surrounding shows in the Oracle Road Gem Corridor. You cannot miss it !

2nd Location:
Tucson Electric Park (TEP Gem Show)

South side of E. Ajo Way between S. Kino Parkway and S. Country Club Road

Jan 31- Feb 14 -- 10am-6pm
(Jumpstart Feb 1)

Individual Tent

3rd Location:

Hotel Tucson City Center (formerly InnSuites Hotel) (Arizona Mineral & Fossil Show)
Southwest corner of N. Granada Ave. at St. Mary's Rd.; 475 N. Granada Ave.

Jan 30-Feb 13 -- 10am-6pm
Tent and boulevard area, located near the front entrance (lobby) of the hotel

4th Location:

J.O.G.S. International

Directions from I-10

Exit #246-B EAST or 264 WEST Irvington/Palo Verde and turn Right onto E. IRVINGTON RD. Arrive at Tucson Expo Center, 3750 E. IRVINGTON RD

Jan 29 - Feb 9

Individual Ballroom

East Hall (location E3)

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5. NEW PRODUCTS
We are pleased to announce several exciting new products!

Since our focus has shifted to offer additional higher-end items, our new location will boast four large galleries of Museum-grade show pieces which will include:
Gem Surfaces® (Gemstone Slabs, Table Tops, Walls, Ceilings, Floors, Tiles and other cut-to-fit installations), Gem Decor® Gemstone furnishings (bowls, dishes, plates. plaques, furniture and more), Gem Gardens® (Garden Decor Rough for indoor and outdoor design applications, including gemstone boulders), Large Spheres, Quartz Clusters, Mammoth Ammonite Fossils, Celestite Geodes, Petrified Wood Pedestals, Display Plaques, Sculptures, and much more! If you are looking for luxury items for discriminating clients, be sure to stop at the largest gallery offerings in Tucson!

Gem Surfaces® is pleased to announce 3 new Gem Décor® product lines:

Gemstone Sinks
Gemstone Bathtubs
Gemstone Mirrors

In addition to our customary polished products, we will now offer these new materials in all shapes:
Amethyst
Agate
Amazonite
Apatite
Blue Quartz
Chestnut Jasper (red jasper, yellow jasper, red and yellow mix)
Crocodile Jasper
Indigo Gabbro
Desert Jasper
Zebradorite
Calcite (optical , blue, orange)
Petrified Wood
Opal (polychrome, green)
Carnelian
Septarian
Girasol

Although we have had these materials in limited amounts before, they have not been in regular production until now !

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6. SHOW SPECIALS

Tucson Gem Show 2009: Guaranteed lowest pricing on Madagascar Material - Wholesale Only. We will beat any qualified price!

Guaranteed lowest pricing on Madagascar Material - Wholesale Only. We will beat any qualified price!
Call to reserve case specials now! (520) 882-8884. Prices good while quantities last!
Pre-order before Jan 25th - take an additional 10% off !! No other discounts apply. Prices may change without notice.

CELESTITE

• Celestite Druze grade A - 30 lb Cases (30-80 pcs/case) Starting @ $5/lb, 3 cases for $4.00/lb, 5 cases for $3.50/lb , 10 cases for $3.25/lb, 20 cases for $3.00/lb, 50 case pallets at $2.75/lb
• Celestite Geodes AA (#1 highly graded) (> 12 lb/pc size show pieces) 2pc $10/lb, 5pc $9 , > 10pc $8.00/lb
  --- WE HAVE MORE THAN 40 TONS OF CELESTITE ON SITE!!! --- Best Celestite in Tucson---period !
• Celestite Eggs and Spheres - Cases Starting @ $12/lb
  

AMMONITES

• Jewelry Ammonites - AAA (1-3 cm) 100 pair $2.05/pair, 500 pair $1.95/pair, 1000 pair $1.73/pair,10,000 pair* $1.31/pair (*60 days delivery required)
  Jewelry Ammonites - AAA (3-5 cm) 100 pair $2.57/pair, 500 pair $2.43/pair, 1000 pair $2.16/pair, 10,000 pair* $1.66/pair (*60 day delivery required)
  Jewelry Ammonites - AA (1-3 cm) 500 pair $1.50/pair, 1000 pair $1.30/pair , 10,000 pair* $0.80/pair (*60days delivery required) further discounts apply for larger purchases!
• Cut and Polished Ammonites -- SHOW SPECIAL-- pick starting at $25/lb - 30 lb cases starting at $22.50/lb, (15-80 pcs/case), 3 cases for $20/lb, 5 cases for $18/lb, 50 cases for $15/lb
• Fire Ammonites AAA - Polished/Uncut - 30 lb sealed cases $35/lb, 3 cases $30/lb
• Fire Ammonites AA- Polished/Uncut - as low as $15/lb (regular grade) while supplies last!

FOSSILS

• Amber - Copal Polished with Insects - 250g bags ($0.30/g), >1kg ($0.25/g) - NEW material full of bugs!
• Fossil Sand Dollars (dia 6-7cm) 200 pc cases: $3.00/pc - each piece is AAA grade
• Fossil Sand Dollars (dia 7-8cm) 150 pc cases: $3.81/pc - each piece is AAA grade
  
  SPHERES
  
• Rose Quartz Spheres (40-60mm) $10/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $9.50/lb, 10 cases $9.00/lb ! ---NMG quarry
• Apatite Neon Blue Spheres (40-60mm) ---NMG quarry
• Amethyst Spheres (40-60mm) $16/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $14/lb, 5 cases $13/lb ---NMG quarry
• Quartz Crystal Spheres (40-60mm) - Grade A $18/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases 17.00/lb, 10 cases $16/lb - Clean ! ---NMG quarry
• Labradorite Spheres (40-60mm) - $10/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $9.50/lb, 10 cases $9.00/lb ! ---NMG quarry
• Carnelian Spheres (40-60mm) - $17/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $16/ lb, 5 cases $15/ lb
• Sea Jasper Spheres (40-60mm) - $15/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $14/ lb, 5 cases $13/ lb ---NMG quarry
• Petrified Wood Spheres (40-60mm) - $16/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $15/ lb, 5 cases $14/ lb ---From our mines
• Amazonite Spheres (40-60mm) - $16/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $15/ lb, 5 cases $14/ lb ---NMG quarry
• Crocodile Jasper Spheres (formerly Kambaba Jasper or fossilized stromatolite algae)- $10/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $9.50/lb ---NMG quarry
• Septarian Spheres -$8/lb by the 30 lb case, 3 cases $7/lb, 5 cases $6.50/lb, 10 cases $5.50/lb
• Blue Calcite Spheres - $10/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $9.50/lb, 3 cases $9.00/lb ---NMG quarry
  
  GALLETS (hand-polished pieces)

• Amethyst Gallets (hand-polished pieces) - $16/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $14/lb, 5 cases $13/lb ---NMG quarry
• Labradorite Gallets (hand-polished pieces) - $10/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $9.50/lb, ---NMG quarry
• Rose Quartz Gallets (hand-polished pieces) - $10/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $9.50/lb, ---NMG quarry
• Septarian Gallets (hand-polished pieces) - $8/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $7/lb,
• Amazonite Gallets (hand-polished pieces) - $11/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $10.00/lb, ---NMG quarry
• Quartz Gallets (hand-polished pieces) - $14/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $12/lb, ---NMG quarry
  
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• Petrified Wood Bookends (<3kg/pair size) case (5-7 pairs) $30/pair, 3 cases $25/pair, 10 cases $22.50/pair, 20 cases $21/pair , 40 cases $20/pair !! ---NMG quarry
• Labradorite Bookends (1-3kg/pair size) case (7 pairs) $33/pair, 3 cases $30/pair, 10 cases $25/pair ---NMG quarry
• Labradorite Bookends (3-5kg/pair size) case (5 pairs) $49/pair, 3 cases $45/pair, 10 cases $40/pair ---NMG quarry
• Rose Quartz Bookends - as low as $28/pair---NMG quarry

SLICES

• Petrified Wood Slices - Cases starting @ $10/lb ** Largest stock of petrified wood in Tucson! ---NMG quarry
• Petrified Wood Slices 7" - Gem Decor? Bread and Cheese Plates $25 per pc, 3pc $18.50 pp, 10pc $18.50 pp, case (+/-20pc) $14.80 pp, 2 cases 11.23 pp, 5 cases 10.20 pp---NMG quarry
• Petrified Wood Slices 11" - Gem Decor? Bread and Cheese Plates $60per pc, 3pc $54 pp, 10pc $45 pp, case (+/-10pc) $36 pp, 2 cases $30 pp, 5 cases $27 pp---NMG quarry
  
• Rose Quartz Candle Holders $5/lb by the 30 lb case (+/- 10pc/case) ---NMG quarry
• Petrified Wood Branches OS (med) - $7/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $6.50/lb, 5 cases $6/lb, 10 cases $5.50/lb, 20 cases $5.00/lb ---NMG quarry

PLAQUES & POF

• Orbicular Jasper (Sea Jasper) Plaques (stand-up pieces) - $13/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $12/lb, 5 cases $11/lb ---NMG quarry
• #1 HIGH FLASH Labradorite Plaques (stand-up pieces 500-1000g/pc) -$10/lb by the 30 lb case, 3 cases $9.50/lb, 10 cases $9.00/lb ! ---NMG quarry
• Labradorite POF (Polished One Face) (palm-sized pieces 70-100g/pc) - -$10/lb by the 30 lb case, 3 cases $9.5/lb, 10 cases $9/lb ! ---NMG quarry
• Orbicular Jasper (Sea Jasper) POF (Polished One Face) (palm-sized pieces 70-100g/pc) - -$11/lb by the 30 lb case, 3 cases $10/lb, 10 cases $9.50/lb ! ---NMG quarry
• Star Rose Quartz POF (Polished One Face) - Cases Starting @ $9/lb ---NMG quarry

• Labradorite Candle Holders $5/lb by the 30 lb case (+/- 10pc/case) ---NMG quarry

ROUGH -
We will beat any qualified price for wholesale purchases of rough. Material comes straight from a NMG owned deposit!

• Agate Rough - from our mines!
• Apatite - Neon Blue Rough - from our mines!
• Amazonite Rough - from our mines!
• Amethyst Rough - form our mines!
• Blue Quartz rough - from our mines!
• Blue Calcite rough - from our mines!
• Carnelian rough - from our mines!
• Chestnut Jasper Rough - from our mines!
• Chrysocolla rough -from our mines!
• Crocodile Jasper rough - from our mines!
• Desert Jasper rough - from our mines!
• Girasol Opal Rough - from our mines!
• Hematoid -Red- Included Quartz (Fire Quartz) rough - from our mines!
• Hematoid -Yellow- Included Quartz (Fire Quartz) rough - from our mines!
• Indigo Gabbro rough - from our mines!
• Labradorite Rough - AAA - from our mines!
• Labradorite Rough -AA - from our mines!
• Labradorite - Spectrolite facet material - from our mines!
• Orange Calcite rough
• Opal Polychrome Rough - from our mines!
• Rose Quartz Rough Red AAA - from our mines!
• Rose Quartz Rough Red AA - from our mines!
• Rose Quartz Rough Semi-Gem facet material - from our mines!
• Quartz Crystal Rough - clean - from our mines!
• Quartz Crystal Rough Blocks - from our mines!
• Sea Jasper (Orbicular Jasper) Rough - from our mines!
• Zebradorite Rough - from our mines!
• White Calcite rough - from our mines!
• Zebradorite Rough - from our mines!

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