This post shares some of the individual minerals on display in the exhibits at the The 2020 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show®. As always, the minerals were outstanding, with an abundance of old classics, new finds, amazing aesthetics, and great rarities.
Of the hundreds of great minerals we photographed in the exhibits, this selection is a condensed version narrowing down our top picks. This decision of which minerals to include in the post is always a difficult one, and proved even harder this year than in previous years because we didn't separate the posts by theme vs. non-theme minerals. This year's theme of "World Class Minerals" really left all the exhibit minerals liable to fit under the theme definition, so we didn't differentiate between the themed minerals and non-themed minerals as was done in our show reports from previous years.
This is the first of two posts on the individual show minerals. Stay tuned for our next posts on the individual minerals which we will be posting shortly.
New Find of Orange-Red Tourmaline (Dravite) from New Mexico, Discovered April 2019
Collected by Orlando and Nicole Haworth
Pink Rhodochrosite Rhombs from Mina Remedios, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico
META (Mineral Enthusiasts of the Tucson Area)
Rhodochrosite embedded in Selenite from the Sunnyside Mine, San Juan Co., CO
META (Mineral Enthusiasts of the Tucson Area)
Large Plate of Barite Crystals on Matrix from the Magma Mine, Superior, Arizona
Les and Paula Presmyk Collection
Calcite Colored Green from Malachite from the Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Arizona
Les and Paula Presmyk Collection
This is our second post on the individual minerals of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show® display Minerals. A continuation of our previous post, this post shares some of the remarkable minerals on display in the exhibits at the show.
There were so many good minerals on display, and it was difficult having to choose the best ones. However, we are posting many of the other great display minerals we photographed at the show on our Instagram page at instagram.com/mineralsnet, so please check there as well for additional show minerals.
Our order of the pictures does not follow any system. We simply posted in the order of how we photographed them at at the show. We hope you enjoy!
Purple Octahedral Fluorite on Quartz from the T&G Prospect, Grant Co., NM
Gregg and Glenn Hales, in Memoriam of Tom Hales
Rhodochrosite with Pyrite "The Worm" from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
Marquis Pieces from the Spann Collection
Euclase with Fluorapatite from the La Marina Mine, Pauna, Boyaca Dept, Colombia
Marquis Pieces from the Spann Collection
Aegirine on Albite from Mount Malosa, Zomba, Malawi
Bruce Carter, Board Member of the Rice NW Museum of Rocks and Minerals
Large Chalcanthite "Hairs" from the Planet Mine, La Paz Co., AZ
Arizona Mineral Minions Tribute to Mineralogical Record - Michael Shannon Collection
"The Butterfly" Polished Azurite and Malachite from Bisbee, Arizona
Bill Larson Collection
Iridescent Goethite from Pahang, Malaysia
Young Mineral Collectors World Class Minerals: Clifford Wong Collection
Calcite on Cavansite from the Wagholi Quarries, Pune, Maharashtra, India
The Iconic Mineral of Spirifer Minerals
Young Mineral Collectors World Class Minerals: Joanna Gajowniczek-Praszkier Collection
The East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show, takes place every year in August in the Eastern States Exposition Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. This show, more commonly known as the Springfield Show, is the most significant mineral show in the Eastern USA.
Many important dealers are present at Springfield, bringing some of their best specimens to their booths. Much of the material from Tucson earlier in the year can be seen here, as well as some new material released since the summer and by local dealers who weren't able to travel to Tucson.
The show also puts together an exceptional public display exhibit. This year, the New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources Mineral Museum exhibited, with many cases featuring the best of New Mexico's minerals, as well as their worldwide collection featured.
This first post of the 2019 Springfield Show highlights some of the outstanding and memorable cases of New Mexico minerals. Although all the cases were exceptional, this article highlights our selection of the photos that came out best.
Additional posts of the show will include the following:
An Incredibly Large Smithsonite and Memorabilia from the Kelly Mine
Gemstones of New Mexico
Nice Assortment of Unusual New Mexico Minerals
Fine Fluorite Assortment from New Mexico
Another Nice New Mexico Mineral Assortment
Outstanding Fluorite from the Cookes Peak District, Luna Co.
Polished "Ricolite" Serpentine from from Ash Creek, Grant County
Fine Copper Crystals from the Chino Mine, Santa Rita District, Grant Co.
Our next post covering the 2019 East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show at Springfield features worldwide minerals in the collection of the New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources Mineral Museum that were on display at the show. Our selection includes some of the more interesting and unusual minerals among the hundreds of fantastic worldwide minerals on display.
Azurite Crystal Discs from the Malbunka Mine, Northern Territory, Australia
Bright Blue Cavansite from the Wagholi Quarry, Pune, India
Botryoidal Mimetite from San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Chalcopyrite and Pyrite from the French Creek Mines, St. Peters, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Sulfur Crystal on Matrix from the Cuprite District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada
Cyanotrichite from the Grandview Mine, Horseshoe Mesa, Coconino Co., Arizona
