In addition to the themed display cases at the The Tucson Gem & Mineral Show®, there are plenty of additional cases of interesting minerals as well as the competitive displays. These next posts feature the non-themed display cases, as well as the displays where the theme is a bit stretched beyond the midwest borders (such as the first post below.)
Minerals from the NorthMidWest
Rice Museum of Rocks & Minerals
Mineral Treasures of the Far
Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Moscow
Russia's Treasure of Diamonds and Precious Stones
GIA (Gemological Institute of America)
Minerals from the Irv Brown Collection
Irv Brown
Smoky Quartz and Amethyst from Hallelujah Junction, Nevada
Fluorite from Worldwide Localities
Push to Make Wulfenite the State Mineral of Arizona
Mineralogical Society of Arizona
2016 Donations at the University of Arizona Mineral Museum
University of Arizona Mineral Museum
Shape and Color at the Tucson Show
Laguna Agate from the Alianza Claim, Ojo Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico
Albert O. Ray
"The One's That Didnt Get Away"
Glenn & Gregg Hales
This post features the next set of display exhibits not directly connected to show theme of "Mineral Treasures of the Midwest." Please stay tuned as we will one more post on the non-themed displays.
Lidstrom Entry Competitive Case
Another Competitive Case
Misc Minerals and Gemstones
Lidstrom Entry Competitive Thumbnail Case
Barite World Tour
Bill & Diana Dameron
Alkaline Earth Metals
Various Minerals
Copper from Bisbee, Arizona - Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum">
Native Copper from Bisbee, Arizona
Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum
Bisbee Minerals Collected by Ray Wright
META Remembers Bryant W. Harris
The Many Forms and Hues of Malachite from Bisbee, Arizona
Douglas L. Graeme, Richard W. Graeme IV, Richard W. Graeme V
New York State Minerals Old and New
Rocko Minerals
Minerals of Arizona's Historic Mining Districts
Arizona Mining, Mineral, and Natural Resources Education Museum
This is the third post of the The Tucson Gem & Mineral Show® Non-Themed Cases. The remainder posts after this one will feature individual minerals of these cases, as well as dealer minerals.
Tourmaline-Inspired Cups and Other Art
Jeremy Sirikus
Lab-Grown Quartz
Vlad and Mila Klipov
Case Exhibiting the new Sisk Gemology Reference
Minerals from the "Midwest" Arizona and Sonora
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Minerals from Member of Mineralogical Association of Dallas
GIA Highlights of the Hauser Collection
Crystals and Crystal Forms, a Forshadowing of the 2018 Tucson Theme
Minerals from the Purple Hope Claims, Green Ridge, Washington (especially Amethyst)
Minerals of the Steve DeLaney Collection
Wines That Rock!
Brett Keller
"Making Masterpieces from Minerals"
Barbara Watson
"Three Centuries of Natural Seed Pearl Jewelry"
The Tucson Gem & Mineral Show® has special exhibit displays aside from the regular themed and competitive cases. These often have significant minerals or gemstones, which may either be historic or exceptional. We photographed some of these noteworthy exhibits at the show, and present them in this post:
Tiffany Opal Necklace, Arkansas Diamond Crystal, and Tiffany Amethyst Necklace
Smithsonian Institution
Large Yellow Diamond (17.9 ct.) from Crater of Diamonds State Park, Murfreesboro, Arkansas
Smithsonian Institution
The "Alma Rose" - Grouping of Giant Rhodochrosite Crystals from Alma, CO
Rice Museum of Rocks & Minerals
One of the Largest Gold Specimens from the U.S., from the Eagle's Nest Mine, CA
Siber+Siber Inc.
Giant Aragonite var. Flos Ferri, the Largest of the the Show Auction Minerals
Donated by Crystal Classics
The Full Case of the Minerals to be Offered at the Show Auction
Large, Exceptional Copper Crystals from the Phoenix Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan
A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum
Giant Dendritic Copper from the Lake Superior Region
The British Natural History Museum
Large Gold in Quartz Specimen from the Oriental Mine, Sierra Co., CA
Calcite Crystal in Amethyst Geode from Artigas, Uruguay
Gustavo Tambucho, Uruguay Amethyst Co.
Calcite Enclosing Marcasite from Joplin, IL
with Carnegie Mineralogical Award to Dr. Anthony R. Kampf
