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Fossils from Morocco
If a fossil specimen from Morocco looks too good to be true, it is. Morocco is the CAPITAL of fake fossil specimens and while certainly not all of their fossils are faked, a good many of them are constructed out of polished specimens, resin, clay, matchsticks and anything else they can use to make some convincing looking fossils. Even professionals get fooled. What can you do to protect yourself? Not much I'm afraid. [http://www.the-vug.com/vug/vugfakes.html] |
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[2003]
This is a year around business location for fossil, minerals, and rocks. Much of the same dealers here in 2006. I was here before most of these dealers were completely set-up. I will have to go back to see if there are great new arrivals that I can share with you all. |
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2007
 Tallest geodes I've ever seen here in Tucson. |
2010  ?WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF NEXT? |
| Art by God www.artbygod.com (800)940-4449 |
2010
- Art By God has a totally new and remodeled store this year.
Looks kind of "up-town" with lots of decorator shelving of nicely
boxed small fossil specimens and NO stuffed critters. But - they
did have Lucite enclosed bugs in a warehouse looking adjacent room.
[2003]
[Different look in 2010] This section of the store has a little bit of everything... even stuffed critters! |
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[2006]
 [Different look in 2010] This year I noticed that "Art by God" had less onyx and more stuffed critters than normal. Look at the back wall in this picture. . . Africa is missing a few more wild animals! |
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[2006]
 [Different look in 2010 - NO more critters!] Need I say more?. . . |
| Sahara Sea Collection www.docfossil.com (512)617-0207 |
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[2003]
BUGS from Morocco.... |
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[2006]
 Same room as above but with this truly gigantic Crinoid fossil plate. How did they this plate out in one piece??? Answer: In a whole bunch of smaller sections and then it's glued together and epoxy coated on the back. |
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[2004]
 BIG BUGS. . . ?Real fossils? |
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[2006]
 Plate size: about 30" round. |
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[2004]
 It takes a BIG saw to cut the table slabs. . . |
 2010 |
 2010 Some REALLY BIG metorites. |
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[2004]
 Very "decorator" type fossil displays. |
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[2003]
These "still" growing quartz crystals were found last year in Brazil The story of their discovery was featured in Min. Record. |
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[2003]
The growth planes were very visible on all these specimens. |
| Ron Coleman Mining Inc. colemans@cswnet.com (800)291-4484 |
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[2006]
 Arkansas Quartz crystals This is the "bulk" room. |
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[2006]
 Coleman's Premium quartz crystal room!!!. . . . *** Hold on to your check books *** |
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[2006]
 This specimen was about 18" - 20" long and a foot tall. Notice the numbers in red on the low right of this specimen. |
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[2006]
 Listed for $105,000.00 (Guess they want to keep this one.) I would rather buy a small house. . . . |
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