5. New Products
6. Show Specials
7. Madagascar News Updates
8. Advertisement
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2. MAP TO NEW LOCATION
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3. NEW LOCATION SHOW LAYOUT
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This year we are pleased to announce our upcoming Tucson '08 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 Thurs Jan. 24-25) -- 9am-6pm
Sat. January 26 - Mon. February 18 ? 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.
If you elect to use the free "GemRide" Gem Show Shuttle Service provided by the City of Tucson, the Tanzanite (Purple) and Citrine (Orange) shuttle routes have stops at our new main location. http://www.visittucson.org/includes/media/docs/GemRide_08_web.pdf
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
February 2-17 -- 10am-6pm
(Jumpstart Jan 31 and Feb 1)
Individual Tent
3rd Location: 
InnSuites Hotel (Arizona Mineral & Fossil Show)
Southwest corner of N. Granada Ave. at St. Mary's Rd.; 475 N. Granada Ave.
Feb 2-16 -- 10am-6pm
Tent located near the front entrance (lobby) of the hotel
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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 Table Tops, Tiles and Slabs), Gem Decor™ Gemstone furnishings (bowls, dishes, plates. plaques, furniture and more), Large Spheres, Quartz Clusters, Mammoth Ammonite Fossils, Celestite Geodes, Petrified Wood Pedestals, Display Plaques, Sculptures, Gem Gardens and much more! If you are looking for luxury items for discriminating clients, be sure to stop at the largest gallery offerings in town!
In addition to our customary polished products, we will now offer these new materials in all shapes:
Amethyst
Agate
Amazonite
Apatite
Chestnut Jasper
Crocodile Jasper
Indigo Gabbro
Desert Jasper
Zebradorite
Blue Calcite
Petrified Wood
Opal Polychrome
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
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.
- Celestite Druze grade A - 30 lb Cases (30-80 pcs/case) Starting @ $5/lb, 3 cases for $3.50/lb, 5 cases for $3/lb , 10 cases for $2.75/lb, 20 cases for $2.50/lb, 50 case pallets at $2.30/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
- Jewelry Ammonites - AAA (1-3 cm) 100 pair $1.80/pair, 500 pair $1.70/pair, 1000 pair $1.35/pair,10,000 pair* $1.20/pair (*60 days delivery required)
- -AAA (3-5 cm) 100 pair $2.75/pair, 500 pair $2.40/pair, 1000 pair $1.95/pair, 10,000 pair* $1.50/pair (*60 day delivery required)
- Jewelry Ammonites - AA (1-3 cm) 500 pair $1.35/pair, 1000 pair $1.20/pair , 10,000 pair* $1.00/pair (*60days delivery required) further discounts apply for larger purchases!
- Cut and Polished Ammonites - pick starting at $25/lb - 30 lb casesstarting at $18.5/lb (regular grade), (15-80 pcs/case), 3 cases for $17/lb, 5 cases for $16/lb, 50 cases for $15/lb
- Fire Ammonites - Polished/Uncut - as low as $15/lb (regular grade) while supplies last!
- Copal Polished with Insects - 500g bags ($0.45/g), >2kg ($0.38/g) - NEW material full of bugs!
- Rose Quartz Spheres(40-60mm) $10/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $9/lb, 10 cases $8.00/lb ! ---From our mines
- Quartz Crystal Spheres- Grade A $20/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases 18/lb, 10 cases $16/lb - Clean !
- Labradorite Spheres (40-60mm) - $10/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $9.50/lb, 10 cases $9.00/lb ! ---From our mines
- Crocodile Jasper Spheres (formerly Kambaba Jasper or fossilized stromatolite algae)- $10/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $9.50/lb
- Septarian Spheres -$8/lb by the 30 lb case, 3 cases $7/lb, 10 cases $6/lb, 25 cases $5.50/lb
- Blue Calcite Spheres - $10/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $9.50/lb, 3 cases $9.00/lb
- Amethyst Gallets (hand-polished pieces) - $20/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases 18/lb
- Labradorite Gallets (hand-polished pieces) - $10/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $9.50/lb, ---From our mines
- Rose Quartz Gallets (hand-polished pieces) - $10/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $9.50/lb, ---From our mines
- Rose Quartz Bookends - as low as $28/pair- From our mines
- Petrified Wood Slices - Cases starting @ $10/lb** Largest stock of petrified wood in Tucson!
- Petrified Wood Slices >14-18" - Gem Decor™ Bread and Cheese Plates starting at $12/lb
- 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 !!
- Labradorite Bookends (<3kg/pair size) case (5-7 pairs) $35/pair, 3 cases $30/pair
- Rose Quartz Candle Holders $5/lb by the 30 lb case (+/- 10pc/case)---From our mines
- Labradorite Candle Holders $5/lb by the 30 lb case (+/- 10pc/case)---From our mines
- Labradorite Dishes (candy - dishes) (<2kg size)
- Orbicular Jasper (Sea Jasper) Plaques (stand-up pieces) - $12/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $11/lb, 5 cases $10/lb ---From our mines
- #1 HIGH FLASH Labradorite Plaques (stand-up pieces 500-1000g/pc) -$10/lb by the 30 lb case, 3 cases $9/lb, 10 cases $8.50/lb ! ---From our mines
- Petrified Wood Branches (med) - $7/lb by the 40 lb case, 2 cases $6.50/lb, 5 cases $6/lb, 10 cases $5.50/lb
- Labradorite POF (Polished One Face) (palm-sized pieces 70-100g/pc) - -$9/lb by the 30 lb case, 3 cases $8.5/lb, 10 cases $8.25/lb ! ---From our mines
- 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/lb ! ---From our mines
- Star Rose Quartz POF (Polished One Face) - Cases Starting @ $8/lb ---From our mines
- Labradorite Rough - AAA - from our mines!
- Labradorite Rough -AA - from our mines!
- Labradorite Spectrolite facet material - 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!
- Apatite Rough - from our mines!
- Opal Polychrome Rough - from our mines!
- Chestnut Jasper Rough - from our mines!
- Agate Rough - from our mines!
- Orbicular Jasper Rough - from our mines!
- Zebradorite Rough - from our mines!
- Crocodile Jasper rough - from our mines!
** Be sure to visit our rough garden featuring Labradorite, Quartz, Rose Quartz, Zebradorite, Orbicular Jasper, Girasol, Blue Calcite, Agate, and much more
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7. MADAGASCAR NEWS UPDATES
Dec 1, 2007.
Last week, after several failed attempts, Norcross Exploration & Exploitation SARL released the details on their latest find - Block Quartz. The region is found in Madagascar's Northwest side, north of Tsiroamandidy.
A large area (133 km2) has been verified and secured. NMG's head explorer, Romero Randirnaivo plans to double the size of the claim over the next year. Quartz varieties found include: block crystal quartz up to 1000 kg/pc, smokey quartz, amethyst, girasol (milky crystal quartz), and included quartz. Samples of other gemstones discovered in the area include beryl and tourmaline. Industrials and precious metals additionally found include: lead, ore, and gold. Norcross President Robert Grant explains that the block crystal quartz boulders will be used make Gem Surfaces® gemstone slabs, Gem Decor™ items (decorative items such as bowls, plates and furniture). The industrial grade quartz will be crushed for engineered stone slabs. He further adds, "From the material found, we have a market for every stone: the gemstone industry, stone industry (granite and engineered stone tiles and slabs), decor industry, with the lowest grade boulders even selected for gemstone designer garden rocks!"
Large quartz crystal boulders can be seen in NMG's latest find (upper or left). Samples of nice amethyst-tipped quartz (lower or right).
July 1, 2007:
NMG Explorers have verified their claim of (>93 km2) of agate fields. Additionally, they have discovered some new very interesting quartz varieties, chalcedonies, and jaspers! NMG miners have been sent in to secure the area, to interface with the local villagers, and to start working another new stone.
Introducing Sunset Jasper. An exclusive NMG stone. The Second photo (below) is the same slice with back lighting. More special announcements to come shortly.
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