Photos: Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
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Dozens of shows encompass the 2017 Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase, capped by "the big show," the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show at the Tucson Convention Center.
2017 Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- Courtney Talak / for the Arizona Daily Star
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Kristi Lee, right, takes a picture of some tubbed minerals at the Quality Inn location during the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Lee and Dan Moseley, left, traveled from Washington state, who have recently started in the wholesale business, to visit this year's show.
2017 Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- Courtney Talak / for the Arizona Daily Star
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Jewelry and Lapidary Artist Kevin Lane Smith points to a piece of Corrine, yellow quartz, from Brazil in his showroom at the Quality Inn location during the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017.
2017 Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- Courtney Talak / for the Arizona Daily Star
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Bela Bantug, 7, receives a quartz crystal from one of the vendors at the 22nd Street show during the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Bela and her mother traveled from Washington D.C. to learn more about the world's rocks and minerals.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Elaine and Albert Csellar from Florida walk through a display of Mexican onyx lamps from Rare Earth Gallery at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Brett Swiderek, owner of Noral Diamond Jewelers on North Kolb Road, walks past his 600-pound quartz sphere that is 20-and-a-half inches in diameter at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Tammy, with Avian Oasis from Buckeye, Ariz., shows off a strand of tanzanite beads to a customer at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase on Jan. 29, 2017. Avian Oasis specializes in limited availability high-end gem stone beads.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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It was 20 years in the making as local artist John Benedict, with Some Distant World studio in Tucson, explains his thought process in creating his flat-strap steel statue, Lady of the Woods, at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Debbie Miller, from Torrance Calif., looks over a topaz, agate larimar necklace from A Flair for Fashion from Sacramento, Calif., at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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A trio of necklaces, from A Flair for Fashion, from Sacramento, Calif., features a necklace with amethyst and agate, left, another with charoite from Siberia, middle, and the third made from larimar and agate at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Connor Dennett, 5, stands with his father, Dante, as they look at a urethane resin cast of a Daspletosaurus, which is an ancestor of the T-Rex, as it carries a juvenile Ceratopsian in its mouth at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Joy Toop, from Great Britain, looks over several pieces of quartz at the Madagascar Import Seam, Inc., at the Main Avenue Gem Show, at 1202 N Main Ave., during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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A piece of calcite stalactite is on display with many other minerals from one of the many vendors at the Main Avenue Gem Show, at 1202 N Main Ave., during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
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It's time again for the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase as vendors and buyers prepare to show off beautiful and sometimes magnificent minerals and fossils from around the world.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Tammy, with Avian Oasis from Buckeye, Ariz., shows off a strand of tanzanite beads to a customer at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase on Jan. 29, 2017. Avian Oasis specializes in limited availability high-end gem stone beads.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
It was 20 years in the making as local artist John Benedict, with Some Distant World studio in Tucson, explains his thought process in creating his flat-strap steel statue, Lady of the Woods, at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Elaine and Albert Csellar from Florida walk through a display of Mexican onyx lamps from Rare Earth Gallery at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Debbie Miller, from Torrance Calif., looks over a topaz, agate larimar necklace from A Flair for Fashion from Sacramento, Calif., at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
A trio of necklaces, from A Flair for Fashion, from Sacramento, Calif., features a necklace with amethyst and agate, left, another with charoite from Siberia, middle, and the third made from larimar and agate at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Connor Dennett, 5, stands with his father, Dante, as they look at a urethane resin cast of a Daspletosaurus, which is an ancestor of the T-Rex, as it carries a juvenile Ceratopsian in its mouth at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Joy Toop, from Great Britain, looks over several pieces of quartz at the Madagascar Import Seam, Inc., at the Main Avenue Gem Show, at 1202 N Main Ave., during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
2017 Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- Courtney Talak / for the Arizona Daily Star
Kristi Lee, right, takes a picture of some tubbed minerals at the Quality Inn location during the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Lee and Dan Moseley, left, traveled from Washington state, who have recently started in the wholesale business, to visit this year's show.
2017 Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- Courtney Talak / for the Arizona Daily Star
Jewelry and Lapidary Artist Kevin Lane Smith points to a piece of Corrine, yellow quartz, from Brazil in his showroom at the Quality Inn location during the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017.
2017 Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- Courtney Talak / for the Arizona Daily Star
Bela Bantug, 7, receives a quartz crystal from one of the vendors at the 22nd Street show during the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Bela and her mother traveled from Washington D.C. to learn more about the world's rocks and minerals.
2017 Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- Courtney Talak / for the Arizona Daily Star
Jim Cresawn, who traveled from Virginia, looks at a table of crystals at the 22nd Street show during the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017.
2017 Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- Courtney Talak / for the Arizona Daily Star
Tucson local Jennifer Osburne looks through a table of crystals at the 22nd Street show during the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Elaine and Albert Csellar from Florida walk through a display of Mexican onyx lamps from Rare Earth Gallery at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Brett Swiderek, owner of Noral Diamond Jewelers on North Kolb Road, walks past his 600-pound quartz sphere that is 20-and-a-half inches in diameter at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Cory Cotter, with Michigan Rock and Minerals, makes some changes to his display at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Tammy, with Avian Oasis from Buckeye, Ariz., shows off a strand of tanzanite beads to a customer at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase on Jan. 29, 2017. Avian Oasis specializes in limited availability high-end gem stone beads.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
It was 20 years in the making as local artist John Benedict, with Some Distant World studio in Tucson, explains his thought process in creating his flat-strap steel statue, Lady of the Woods, at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
A detail of the Lady of the Woods, a flat-strap steel statue from Tucson artist John Benedict at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Debbie Miller, from Torrance Calif., looks over a topaz, agate larimar necklace from A Flair for Fashion from Sacramento, Calif., at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
A trio of necklaces, from A Flair for Fashion, from Sacramento, Calif., features a necklace with amethyst and agate, left, another with charoite from Siberia, middle, and the third made from larimar and agate at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Connor Dennett, 5, stands with his father, Dante, as they look at a urethane resin cast of a Daspletosaurus, which is an ancestor of the T-Rex, as it carries a juvenile Ceratopsian in its mouth at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Joy Toop, from Great Britain, looks over several pieces of quartz at the Madagascar Import Seam, Inc., at the Main Avenue Gem Show, at 1202 N Main Ave., during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
A piece of calcite stalactite is on display with many other minerals from one of the many vendors at the Main Avenue Gem Show, at 1202 N Main Ave., during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Tammy, with Avian Oasis from Buckeye, Ariz., shows off a strand of tanzanite beads to a customer at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase on Jan. 29, 2017. Avian Oasis specializes in limited availability high-end gem stone beads.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
It was 20 years in the making as local artist John Benedict, with Some Distant World studio in Tucson, explains his thought process in creating his flat-strap steel statue, Lady of the Woods, at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
A detail of the Lady of the Woods, a flat-strap steel statue from Tucson artist John Benedict at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Elaine and Albert Csellar from Florida walk through a display of Mexican onyx lamps from Rare Earth Gallery at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Debbie Miller, from Torrance Calif., looks over a topaz, agate larimar necklace from A Flair for Fashion from Sacramento, Calif., at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
A trio of necklaces, from A Flair for Fashion, from Sacramento, Calif., features a necklace with amethyst and agate, left, another with charoite from Siberia, middle, and the third made from larimar and agate at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Connor Dennett, 5, stands with his father, Dante, as they look at a urethane resin cast of a Daspletosaurus, which is an ancestor of the T-Rex, as it carries a juvenile Ceratopsian in its mouth at the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Joy Toop, from Great Britain, looks over several pieces of quartz at the Madagascar Import Seam, Inc., at the Main Avenue Gem Show, at 1202 N Main Ave., during the first weekend of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase.
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