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Along Main Ave in Tucson, directly north of downtown, is the Main Ave Mineral show. This is not really a "show" but rather a cluster of many shows scattered around a particular area. There are several large tents near a large apartment building with various dealers. Most of these dealers are foreign, especially Moroccan and Chinese. Some very good deals can be found here, as there is less overheard for these dealers when compared to the larger, more mainstream ones.

Across the street, there are several clusters of tents with mostly Moroccan dealers selling all the nice stuff that comes out of Morocco, especially Vanadinite, Aragonite, and Barite, along with plenty of Moroccan fossils. There is one particular zone in the area where feels like they are in Morocco, with the bright sun, dusty earth, and French/Arabic being spoken all around. All the dealers in this area are competing to win your business offering you a "very good price."

Right behind this area is is the Executive Inn, an economy motel that used to be home to one of the more significant Tucson shows. This show has died down over the years years, and is no longer the show it used to be. Most of the dealers that were here have moved on south to the InnSuites. This motel has renamed itself the Fortuna Inn, and Shannon and Sons Minerals is trying to resurrect this old mineral destination. Below are some general photos of show scenes of the Main Ave area.