Another World Series Gem Faire - Pt. 3

Today was the finale of our last Gem Faire in Santa Rosa this year. It started out quiet and slow as is typical of any Gem Faire (or any rock club show for that matter). Unfortunately, it proceeded to remain that way throughout the day culminating in the worst day of the three days of the show. We survived it, the Rocks & Relics booth rolled right along and tonight after several hours of sleep we drove back home to the Central Coast. Below is my photographic account of events which is shown in order. See Day One and  Day Two.

We ate breakfast here the last two mornings including this morning after first trying it the last time we were in town for Gem Faire. We might end up camping out here next time given the hospitality of the general manager with whom we talked  yesterday morning.

This is the hometown of Charles Schultz so as one might imagine reminders of him are everywhere.

Polished Brain Malachite from Katanga Province, Congo.

Rutilated quartz.... or is that millerite or other?

Botryoidal druzy Malachite from Kantanga Province, Congo.

Smokey Quartz from Madagascar.

Particularly fine Amethyst.

Chrysoprase, Moonstone, Sunstone, Garnet, and Fluorite.

Fibrous Malachite from Katanga Province, Congo.

Amazonite.

Lepidolite mica.

Nice Vanadinite crystals with some sun-damage.

Green Apophyllite with some Stilbite from Maharashtra, India.

Atacamite from Chile.

Lapiz Lazuli from Afghanistan.

Green Calcite from Mexico.

Large Shiva Lingam stone.

Dave has several price ranges of what he calls "cheap rocks" flatsand I refer to as his "shut-up and buy them" boxes.

Arkansas Quartz - natual white on the right and with man-induced smokiness on the left.

Many a time this weekend I could have rolled a  bowling ball down one of these long aisles and hit the far wall without striking a single person it was so quiet.

All photos by Kim Patrick Noyes (all rights reserved).