This blog post continues with the individual minerals I photographed from the public exhibits at the Tucson Convention Center.
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![Moonstone, Mogok, Burma](/news/image.axd?picture=2014%2f3%2ftucson-show-exhibits-2014-show-minerals-15.jpg)
Beautiful Moonstone (Rough and Faceted) from Kyauk-poke/Sakan-gyi, Mogok, Burma
From the Mogok Showcase of the American Museum of Natural History
![Kunzite, Pala, California](/news/image.axd?picture=2014%2f3%2ftucson-show-exhibits-2014-show-minerals-16.jpg)
Huge Kunzite from Pala, California. This is the Largest Kunzite I have seen from CA
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
![Euclase, Mount Brussilof Mine, British Columbia, Canada.](/news/image.axd?picture=2014%2f3%2ftucson-show-exhibits-2014-show-minerals-17.jpg)
Euclase from the Mount Brussilof Mine, British Columbia, Canada.
This is the only Canadian occurence for this rare mineral.
![Smoky Quartz Fish, Minas Gerais, Brazil](/news/image.axd?picture=2014%2f3%2ftucson-show-exhibits-2014-show-minerals-18.jpg)
Smoky Quartz in the Shape of a Fish, with an Eye Added for Effect
From Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Orpiment Coating a Calcite Crystal, from the Shimen Mine, China
![Corundum, Hogback Mountain, North Carolina](/news/image.axd?picture=2014%2f3%2ftucson-show-exhibits-2014-show-minerals-20.jpg)
Giant Crude Corundum (Sapphire) Crystal from Hogback Mountain, North Carolina
Tellus Science Museum Exhibit
![Smuggled Diamond Rough Crystals, Zimbabwe, Smithsonian](/news/image.axd?picture=2014%2f3%2ftucson-show-exhibits-2014-show-minerals-21.jpg)
Diamond Rough Crystals from the Marange Diamond Field in Zimbabwe, From the Smithsonian Institution.
These were Smuggled Diamonds that the Museum now Acquired for Research.
![Diamond Rough Crystals, Argyle Mine, Smithsonian](/news/image.axd?picture=2014%2f3%2ftucson-show-exhibits-2014-show-minerals-22.jpg)
Diamond Gem-Rough Crystals from the Argyle Mine, Australia, Smithsonian Institution
![Black Diamond, Smithsonian](/news/image.axd?picture=2014%2f3%2ftucson-show-exhibits-2014-show-minerals-23.jpg)
Black Cubic Diamond Crystal, from South Africa, Smithsonian Institution
![Diamond var. Carbonado](/news/image.axd?picture=2014%2f3%2ftucson-show-exhibits-2014-show-minerals-24.jpg)
Large Carbonado Diamond (739.7 ct) from French Equatorial Africa, Smithsonian Institution
![Smoky Quartz Gwindel, Switzerland](/news/image.axd?picture=2014%2f3%2ftucson-show-exhibits-2014-show-minerals-25.jpg)
Enormous Smoky Quartz gwindel from Switzerland.
![Yellow Gem Scapolite, Tanzania](/news/image.axd?picture=2014%2f3%2ftucson-show-exhibits-2014-show-minerals-26.jpg)
Transparent Yellow Gem Scapolite from Tanzania, Robert Sielcki Collection
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Odd-Shaped Diamond Cluster, Robert Sielecki Collection
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Beautiful and Intriguing Gold with Holes from Wedderburn, Victoria, Australia
Robert Sielecki Collection