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The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show® 2018 General Displays Part 1

The next two posts feature some of the general displays at the 2018 Tucson Gem and Mineral ® Show. This will feature some of the exceptional display cases that were put together by private individuals or clubs not included in the previous posts, or in the Quartz face off or Lidstrom Entries.


While many displays stuck to the show theme such as various crystal habits for specific mineral types, or twinning on certain minerals, many did not keep to the theme as it was not as definable as in previous years. Nevertheless, the displays were fantastic as usual.


The Origin of Mineral Names, Mindat.org
The Origin of Mineral Names
Mindat.org

Calcite in Amethyst from Artigas, Uruguay
Calcite in Amethyst from Artigas, Uruguay

Large Gem Crystals (Tourmaline, Kunzite, Aquamarine, and Hambergite), Collections of Bill Larson and Gene Meieran
Large Gem Crystals (Tourmaline, Kunzite, Aquamarine, and Hambergite)
Collections of Bill Larson and Gene Meieran

Colorado Backbreakers, Collected by Jeff Self
"Colorado Backbreakers"
Collected by Jeff Self

Artisan Made Gemstones, Jeremy Sinkus
Artisan Made Gemstones - Gemstone-Like Glass Products
Jeremy Sinkus

Calcite in Amethyst from Artigas, Uruguay, Dennis Tanjeloff Collection, Astro Gallery of Gems
Calcite in Amethyst from Artigas, Uruguay
Dennis Tanjeloff Collection, Astro Gallery of Gems

Calcite in Amethyst from Artigas, Uruguay, Dennis Tanjeloff Collection, Astro Gallery of Gems
Calcite in Amethyst from Artigas, Uruguay
Dennis Tanjeloff Collection, Astro Gallery of Gems

The Mineral Wines Collection, Brett Keller
The Mineral Wines Collection
Brett Keller

Benitoite and Neptunite from San Benito Co., California
Benitoite and Neptunite from San Benito Co., CaliforniaBrett Keller

The Varied Forms of Native Copper from Bisbee, Arizona
The Varied Forms of Native Copper from Bisbee, Arizona
Graeme Collection

Joe Ruiz (1924-2017) - An Inquisitive and Sharing Collector with a Passion to Learn and Discover
Joe Ruiz (1924-2017) - An Inquisitive and Sharing Collector with a Passion to Learn and Discover
Prepared by Ron Gibbs, Bob Jenkins, and Chris Whitney-Smith

Twinning in Calcite, Specimens from the Collection of Terry E. Huizing
Twinning in Calcite
Specimens from the Collection of Terry E. Huizing

>Beryl and its Varieties - Specimens Exhibiting Common & Unusual Forms
Beryl and its Varieties - Specimens Exhibiting Common & Unusual Forms
Collection of William B. Wray

Giant Red Fenster Quartz Discovered August 2016, Itamarandiba, Brazil, Presented by St. Troy Consolidated Mines,
 Ltd.
Giant Red Fenster Quartz Discovered August 2016, Itamarandiba, Brazil
Presented by St. Troy Consolidated Mines, Ltd.

Cubic System Forms, From the Collection of Sue and Stan Celestian
Cubic System Forms
From the Collection of Sue and Stan Celestian

Calcite Crystals, 3 Habits: Scalenohedral, Rhombohedral, and Prismatic
Calcite Crystals, 3 Habits: Scalenohedral, Rhombohedral, and Prismatic