The Tucson show is famous for its world-class public exhibits. Some of the top collectors and museum pieces are placed on exhibit here for the yearly show, and they really dazzle. I took photos of almost every single public display case at the show, and present them for all to see in large format pictures. The only displays not here are the ones where I was unable to get a good photograph. Despite this, I think I covered about ninety percent of the exhibits that came out in a decent picture.
The show theme this year was "60 Years of Diamonds, Gems, Silver and Gold." Unlike last year when almost all the cases were dedicated to the Fluorite theme, this year featured many non-themed related cases. My assumption on this is that rough diamonds are very difficult to come by, and there is also a limit to the amount of natural gold and silver that collectors are willing to display for public exhibition.
There is no chronological order to the pictures below. I am listing the order of the displays in the same order that I photographed them in. I am keeping each post to a maximum of 15 pictures, in order to let each page load properly.
Click any picture below for a larger pop-up, and use the zoom key to enlarge:
The Hubert C. de Monmonier Collection of Precious Metals,
University of Arizona Mineral Museum
Minerals from Panasqueira, Portugal, Produced in 2013.
Case organized by Luis Miguel Fernandez Burrilos
"All American Rocks" - Rocks in the Shape of the United States.
Organized by Liz & Lou Porter
"All American Rocks" Exhibit Zoomed Out.
This Showcase Contains at Least One Specimen from each of the 50 States
Gold, Silver, and "Herkimer Diamond" Exhibit from Various Exhibitors.
"Hallelujah" Quartz - A uniquely sceptered Quartz from the Royal Scepter Mine,
Washoe Co., Nevada
"Quartz as Diamond" Exhibit, from Si and Ann Frazier.
These Varieties of Quartz are Nicknamed as Diamonds due to their Luster or Habits.
Interesting Pseudomorphs, from the Cincinnati Museum Center.
Specimens on Loan from the Terrry E. Huizing Collection.
Gem Minerals from California
Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society
"Elvis and Friends" - Minerals from the Michigan Copper Country
William Severance Collection
Various Minerals from the Geology Museum,
University of New Mexico, Alberquerque
"Plata Mexicana" - Mexican Silver and Silver-Bearing Minerals
Peter Megaw Collection
Native Silver from Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsular Native Copper District
From the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum (Michigan Tech University)
Native Silver and Silver-Bearing Minerals
R. Scott Werschky Collection
Native Silver from Colorado, Organized from Various Collections.
