Minerals.net

One of the featured dealers at the Tucson Fine Mineral Gallery is Collector's Edge. Collector's Edge is a prominent mineral dealer that featured the most eye-catching booth at past events of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show®. Their move away from that venue to the exclusive Tucson Fine Mineral Gallery was a big change in the 2022 Tucson atmosphere. They had a large room with some very memorable displays, as was expected of them.

Of particular interest was several fine examples of rare Paraiba Tourmaline - blue Tourmaline colored by copper inclusions - from an old stash that had resurfaced. They also had Imperial-type Topaz from a new location at the Solwezi District, North-western Province, Zambia. (Historically this habit of Topaz was only found in Brazil.) Another new interesting mineral they featured was deep blue Aragonite from Helmand Province, Afghanistan, as well some newly mined Rhodochrosite from their mining operation at the Detroit City Portal, Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado.