This post contains some of the individual minerals from the display cases at the 2018 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show®. The public displays put together by individual collectors and mineral clubs were all filled with exceptional minerals, and it was difficult for us to choose which to photograph, and then which to post to our show reports. There are thousands of great minerals; these below are just a sampling of those that were particularly memorable or exceptionally photogenic.
Since many of these were from the Lidstrom Entries or other cases that did not have the name of the organizer of the case, we were unable to provide ownership information on many of the specimens show here.
Amethyst Crystal Perched on Elongated Quartz Crystal, Fischergletscher, Switzerland
Gold and Quartz, from the Oriental Mine, Alleghany, CA
Pargasite from Luc Yen, Yen Vai Province, Vietnam
Galena with Quartz from the Kruschev Dol Mine, Madan, Bulgaria
Dendritic Copper Crystals, from the Champion Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan
Mellite from the Csordakuti Mine, Bickske Csordakut, Hungary
Meta-Autunite from Lavra Sao Paulo Mine, near Malachita, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Muzo-Habit Quartz from the Zigras Mine, near Hot Springs, AK
James Zigras
Calcite Cave Formation from the Holbrook Shaft, Bisbee, Arizona
Dioptase Cross, from the Sanda Mine, Mindouli, Central African Republic
Ralph D. Clark
Calcite Rounded Crystals from Boldut Mine, Romania
Luis Burillos
Green Smithsonite from the 79 Mine, Dripping Spring Mnts, AZ
Large Orpiment Crystal Cluster from Quiruvilca, Peru
Copper-Rich "Paraiba" Tourmaline from the Batalha Mine, Paraiba, Brazil
Jim and Gail Spann
