Turquoise Beads USA

04/29/2026

I will be bringing only Turquoise related goodies only.

01/08/2026

AA-Will be closed for processing of all orders from January 19th through February 16th as we will be selling at the Quartzsite AZ Pow Wow and Tucson AZ Kino sports Complex. At the Pow Wow we can be found in Old Space 563 & 562. Same location, just number changed to O27-BZ and O28-S. At the Kino location Space Outside S61. We will be bring all our turquoise products. We will not be checking the office phone #. Yes, we will check emails. Hope to see ya

04/09/2025

3 Rock and gem shows I will be at within the next 5 or so weeks.
Will be bringing turquoise related goods only.

I will only have maybe up to 5 tables for the first 2 shows and 14 tables at the Vista show. Hope to see you

1) Searchers show

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Show Dates: April 26th and April 27th, 2025

Show Location: Brookhurst Community Center, 2271 W. Crescent Avenue, Anaheim, CA, 92801

Show Hours: Saturday, April 26, 2025: 10:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. SHARP

Sunday, April 27, 2025: 10:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. SHARP

Setup times: Friday, April 25, 2025: 12 Noon through 7:00 p.m. SHARP

Saturday, April 26, 2025: 8:00 a.m. through 9:45 a.m. ONLY

Dismantling time: Sunday, April 27, 4:30 p.m. through 7:00 p.m. SHARP

Show Host: The Searchers Gem & Mineral Society, Inc.

2) Kingman AZ show

Mohave County Gemstoners

Mohave county fairgrounds

May setup 2nd show 3-4

2600 Fairgrounds Blvd, Kingman AZ

Expo Buildings A & B

3) Vista Gem and Mineral show

Spring Gem, Mineral, & Jewelry Show

Friday May 16, 2025 10am-5pm
Saturday May 17, 2025 10am – 5pm
Sunday May 18, 2025 10am – 4pm

Location:
Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum
2040 N Santa Fe Ave, Vista, CA 92083

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Richard Mueller
619-445-0800

Miner's Gallery is the one-stop shop for fine minerals, rock specimens, lapidary slabs, colored gems, crystals, minerals, and metals from around the world.

02/08/2025

30 year old turquoise beads. We are at Kino south space S61

01/11/2025

Off to sell in AZ. Turquoise related goodies only
We will be bringing most of our turquoise related goodies to the Quartzsite PowWow from January 15th 2024 to Jan. 19th. Space 562 and 563 South on paved section. Then from January 30th to February 16 at the Kino complex space S61 this is south by food court. Thery moved me. Please come by and say hello.

11/11/2024

I had the best jobs in Vietnam so says this Vietnam vet.
It all started right out of high school then going to the local community college and during the first semester a friend and I decided to take a vacation down to Acapulco. Camping on the beach at 5:00 in the morning on New Year's of 1969 soldiers wrapped on the the van I owned. Guns were pointed and we were told to put 13 large bags I counted into the back of a pickup. After 101 days in the Acapulco jail and going to court we were charged with seven bags of ma*****na, whatever happened to the other six, I have no idea. "The Mexican Army sold it." Yes we were innocent. We were released, as the judge said there was not enough evidence with the help of our attorney. The irony of this, is that the first time I smoked ma*****na was in the jail. Coming back to the States the draft was after me as I was no longer going to college. I decided to play catch up on school by taking 21.5 units for a semester and also took the same for another semester. I did gardening work and other maintenance jobs before this. My dad was able to get me a job as an x-ray technician in metallurgy taking X-rays of welded airplane parts. I took a photography class in HS. As a kid I was brought up in Guam for 8 years and then we moved to Australia for 2 years where I was constantly in the sun and on the beach. I surfed and swam and had some lifeguard training. One of the half units in collage happened to be a water safety instructor class, so I received my WSI. I did receive my AA degree. I got tired playing around with the draft, working full-time on the graveyard shift doing x-ray work and going to school 21.5 units which is a heavy load. I decided to volunteer for the Army. I was sent to fort Ord for basic training and because of my background in X-ray and developing films I was the base photography or one of the base photographers doing you know grip and grins sport shoots and promotions. I was noty sent to an advanced training class. My MOS was a 84 B20 or still photographer right out of basic. I was at Fort Ord for a total of about 8 months. Total time of the service was 19 months, honorable discharge from Vietnam as a spec 4. In Vietnam, I was there 11 months. I was assigned to the 9th med lab in Long Binh taking pictures of drug records by micro film and then developing the film that would sent back to Walter Reed hospital. I was there for about 3 months or so. I also did courier work down to Saigon and drove a duece and a half or an ambulance when tah unit strarted to stand down. The doctors didn't care what we did and so there's other stories I can tell you about. That unit was standing down so I could go home or find another job. As I was a photographer, I found a position with the Stars and Strips newspaper in Saigon also did administration work. Traveled parts of the country. Miss America was going to see some M P's in Saigon and I was to take pictures. Boy did see become a bitch. One time I was up in Hue and a colonel said to me, who the hell are you! We never wore a rank so I said, Rich Mueller with stars and stripes he looked at my uniform and it said stips and stars so spelling was wrong than another one was wrong, only one said Stars and Stripes. That unit was standing down and I'm having a good old time in Vietnam and I saw something in the paper they're looking for a lifeguard at the Army Vung Tau R & R base. I called and got in by air condition station wagon and drove to Vung Tau from Saigon. The sergeant asked me when he interviewed me, can you swim the pool I said I could do that underwater back and forth. I also showed him my WSI. Hired. I was in charge of the pool with working hours like 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Yes I surfed there, sail boated and water skied in the Mekong river or more so by Vung Tau. Late January of 1973 the war would end and the majority of us could go home. I was out of the service in the first week of February. At the San Francisco air port the Sargent who hired me was there and I said I will buy you a drink. What a shock when the waitress wanted to see my ID. They never asked that in Nam. Out of the service I could have been a photographer but that was a little boring to me. As I found 2 of my jobs in Nam, I figured I could find anybody a job. I got into the employment business. I became quite successful as a Headhunter AKA pimp where I migrated from regular jobs to putting computer people to work. Make a long story short I retired from that and now I play with rocks and turquoise primarily. 99.99 % of the Vietnam Vets did not have it as good as me. God bless all of you

10/28/2024

Newsom is at it again. He needs the so called democrat celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Bruce Springsteen, George Clooney and many more for votes. Responding to pleas from California’s film industry, which has struggled to rebound from labor unrest and industry disruption, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday announced a proposal to more than double the size of the state’s film tax incentive program to $750 million annually. The money comes from me as a tax payer. The industry is in a slump as the TV has 100's of channels and 100's of movies you will never see in a lifetime. Kick the bum out.

10/27/2024

In California and other states, one should vote NO on all sales tax increases. If you remember, not too long ago the dollar tree was selling stuff for $1.00. Then it went to $1.25 so we paid the inflation and the tax collectors got a raise of 25%. VOTE and kick the bums out.

09/30/2024

I will be bringing a lot of my turquoise cabs/rough and beads to this show. Fall;brook Calif.