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Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. The show has been running for over 50 years.

Dealers from across Europe, almost no one from the US. The tables here are unlike anything at Tucson. https://www.crystals.com/collections/collectors-edition?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a2b3e142c273a8f2847f200

Pyrite from Peru. There’s nothing quite like it in person. https://www.crystals.com/collections/pyrite?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a28ac8439ef1ad9c19d867e

A pedestal one of my favorite ways to style a crystal https://www.crystals.com/collections/home-decor?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a27578c18063e30ada45822

There's a show in Alsace, France that's been running for over 50 years.

Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. The largest mineral show in Europe. Dealers, collectors, and miners from across the continent — and almost no American dealers make the trip.

I've been thinking about going this June. I genuinely don't know if I can make it work yet. But if I did go — it would change everything I bring back this year.

Should I go? 🇫🇷 https://www.crystals.com/collections/collectors-edition?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a25fb74a05d51d52eebc212

Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. The show has been running for over 50 years.

Dealers from across Europe, almost no one from the US. The tables here are unlike anything at Tucson. https://www.crystals.com/collections/collectors-edition?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a22038928bfd820c10a15b1

There's a road through Alsace that leads to the largest mineral show in Europe.

Almost no American dealers know it exists. https://www.crystals.com/collections/collectors-edition?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a1f7204ae880b6ba83e9187

I was already done buying for the day. I'd packed my cases, settled my invoices, and told myself I was finished.

Then I walked past one more booth.

That's how it always happens. The piece you weren't looking for finds you. This one stopped me completely — the formation, the clarity, the way it caught the light under those tent lamps at 4 PM in Tucson.

I bought it without hesitating.

Some things you don't need to think about.

Found this one in Tucson. Always a favorite time of the year for sourcing new gems 💎 https://www.crystals.com/collections/collectors-edition?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a1e1d14cac4ce9593766275