Many minerals form beautiful crystals, but the most prized of all are gemstones. Uncut gems often look fairly ordinary–like rocks. It's only when they are cut and polished that they obtain the ...

Seven decades after its launch, the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show continues to thrive, serving as one of the oldest and ...

Let’s explore the deadliest crystals, minerals, and gemstones that, despite their dazzling appearances, pack a dangerous punch. 1. Arsenopyrite At first glance, arsenopyrite looks like a shiny ...

Angela Marie, is a human trafficking survivor who was sold during the Tucson Gem and Mineral show and shares her story in ...

Hundreds of vendors from dozens of countries converged in Tucson, Arizona, for the annual Gem and Mineral Show, where the ...

New York-based, upmarket gemstone dealer has created a series of oil paintings entitled "Tree Portraits" that celebrates the ...

Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban have signed deals with numerous investors to mine gemstones, gold, copper and ...

Rubies and emeralds have the colors they do because, like many substances, they absorb some colors of light. Most visible light, like sunlight, is composed of all the colors of the rainbow: red, ...

Tucson's largest free and public gem show expects to have the same amount of vendors as before the pandemic, if not more.