Amber Listserv / Tucson Gem Show 2008

[JOHN FUDALA]

How very true, Chris.

Now, if only you ever attended Amberif! Lots less rocks, more amber!

John

On 2/24/08, Christopher Albrecht <cjalbrecht at msn.com> wrote:
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>  Hello Again Amber Group...
>
> I thought some of you would find this interesting. I attended the 2008
> rock, gem and mineral show in Tucson this year. It was a jaw dropping
> experience. I have never seen such an amazing variety of gems ever. There
> were over 550 stands!
>
> Most of you are familiar with AmbarAzul (Blue Amber) from the Dominican
> Republic. I met Hermann and Alexander Dittrich. They had the most impresive
> blue amber pieces out of La Cumbre I have yet to see. No black light was
> needed to enhance the blue. It was unbelievable!They  had the wasp / bee
> honey comb piece there. (I believe Yale commented on this some months ago.)
> The piece is about 50 grams with 6 distinct and large tubes. The tubes
> measured a huge 10 to 11 centimeters in diameter with wisps coming off of
> them (most likely small flow lines of air bubbles. Each cylinder had a
> second layer. This is definately a hive of some sorts, but the insect must
> have been enormous! Pictures are on their web site. It is the real deal.
>
> I will return to this show. It was a one-of-a-kind experience and I would
> encourage all of you to do this also.
>
> Pax, Chris Albrecht
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