Tucson Gem Show

Walking the Show Floor with a Macro Lens

Tucson Gem Show

Last week I spent a Saturday at the largest and oldest gem show in the world. I spoke to several frighteningly knowledgeable, enviably stylish gem wholesalers from Ethiopia, Australia, China, and Pakistan, and saw some truly incredible forms made by the earth.

Ammolite
Ruby Ziosite
Vanadanite
Pyrite
Opal
Creedite
Malachite & Chrysocolla
Quartz
Lapis Lazuli