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Certified 18mm 118gram Feicui Light Lavender Jadeite Jade bracelet beside a Hetian(Nephrite) Jade River pebble 3.33 density
On a recent trip to the South Island we visited Gemstone Beach. A rough coast line shaped by winds from the Arctic. Gemstone Beach is known for its constant state of change from sand to stones with the storms and tides. Semi-precious gems such as garnet, jasper, quartz and nephrite can often be found on the beach. The erosion of the cliffs is very apparent. I walked down the beach to find some interesting compositions. The weather combined with the tide going out made great conditions for some long exposure images. I like this simple layered composition. We spend hours there, just exploring and looking for gem stones.
Another image from our visit to Gemstone Beach. A rough coast line shaped by winds from the Arctic. Gemstone Beach is known for its constant state of change from sand to stones with the storms and tides. Semi-precious gems such as garnet, jasper, quartz and nephrite can often be found on the beach.
Verneuil Ruby on background of Canadian Nephrite Jade
Ruby has a Moh's hardness--scratch resistance of 9
Nephrite Jade has a Moh's hardness of 6.5 but Jade is way tougher than Ruby or Diamond because of it's interlocking crystal growth. That's the difference between scratch resistance vs toughness.
Jeremiah 15:19-21)
Isaiah 57:15)
Isaiah 66:1,2)
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. 1 Chronicles 29:11)
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Jeremiah 23:22, 28-29)
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Gen 1:14) Isa 8:18) Hebrews 2:13,14)John chp 17)
Hebrews 12:22-24)
Smile on Saturday: (Sea)horses
Nephrite Jade horse statuette -- souvenir from a holiday in Vancouver.
I recently took a trip to Agra , where the Taj Mahal is siuated. one of the very first pictures i bring to you here , some will soon follow.
ABOUT THE TAJ MAHAL:
Taj Mahal, India, has been acclaimed as one of the seven wonders of the world. It stands in all its majestic glory as a symbol of boundless love, and perhaps the most beautiful gift by a husband to his beloved wife. Visitors all over the world throng to India to view it and get to know more facts about this wonder, called Taj Mahal.
One popular survey sought to question certain foreign tourists visiting India, about their knowledge about some interesting facts about the Taj Mahal. Admirably, many of them could answer most of the questions correctly which signifies the popularity of this epic work. The Taj Mahal history and symbolism has very deeply ingrained roots in one of the golden periods of India.
BRIEF HISTORY
The Taj Mahal is located in Agra city in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is quite close to the national capital, New Delhi. It was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in the loving memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Shahjahan was the fifth of the Mogul rulers and Mumtaz Mahal was his second wife. She was the daughter of the Prime Minister in Shah Jahan's father, Jahangir's court. Shah Jahan was deeply in love with his lady and took her along wherever he went. She died at a tender age of 39 during one such expedition of the emperor in 1630. It is believed that in her dying moments, Mumtaz Mahal had expressed a wish of a monument to be built in her memory. Devastated with grief at the loss of his dear wife, the emperor decided to commemorate his love for her in the most wonderful structure the world has ever seen.
A manuscript called, the 'Diwan-i-Muhandis' dating back to to the 17th century brings forth the name of its architect. It was a Persian engineer cum astrologer named Ustad Ahmad, a resident of Lahore, who designed the Taj Mahal. It is said that the king grieved for two years, spent most of his time secluded and alone in agony. His son, Aurangzeb, who assumed the Mogul throne, imprisoned him in the Agra Fort from where he could see the splendid structure. He passed away during this sojourn, with the Taj Mahal in front of him. It houses the tombs of Mumtaz Mahal and the Emperor Shah Jahan, who wished to be laid to rest besides his beloved wife.
TAJ MAHAL FACTS
•The Taj Mahal is a World Heritage site and also one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The word 'Taj' means crown and 'Mahal' means palace.
•Its construction began in 1631 and went on for the next 22 years.
•The emperor employed around 22,000 people to complete this remarkable building of pure white marble specially brought from the state of Rajasthan in India.
•It was originally studded with precious stones like nephrite jade and amber brought from Central Asia, and its interior intricately designed with marble work. Other components that adorned the structure were, sapphire, garnets, topaz and corals from China, Burma and Central Asia, sandstone brought from Fatehpur Sikri, gemstones like lapiz lauzli and sapphire from Sri Lanka and diamonds from Panna.
•1000 elephants were believed to have carried the marble to the construction site.
•Its main entrance gate is 151 × 117 feet and has a height of 100 feet.
•The structure is built on a raised platform with a 24.5 m high inner dome of 17.7 m diameter. The four minarets on each of its corner are 41 m high.
•The complex is pleasantly designed with a mosque, gardens, fountains and gateways.
•A story about the Taj Mahal that is still very popular in India is that, Shah Jahan ordered the hands of all the workers to be cut so that no one could replicate this tomb elsewhere on this planet.
It is a very charming idea to propose to your beloved in the environs of this monument and make your love eternal, like the emperor or simply take in this glorious sight as you stroll around on its sprawling landscape. Taj Mahal, India, is very lovingly described by an Indian poet, Rabindranath Tagore, who also happens to be the first Nobel laureate from Asia. It goes - Let the splendor of the diamond, pearl and ruby vanish like the magic shimmer of the rainbow. Only let this one teardrop, the Taj Mahal, glisten spotlessly bright on the cheek of time…
This is a slice of malachite from Katanga DR Congo courtesy of Pala International. My guess would be that it is a slice of a malachite stalactite. Any correction will be appreciated.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachite
Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral, with the formula Cu2CO3(OH)2. This opaque, green-banded mineral crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, and most often forms botryoidal, fibrous, or stalagmitic masses, in fractures and deep, underground spaces, where the water table and hydrothermal fluids provide the means for chemical precipitation. Individual crystals are rare, but occur as slender to acicular prisms. Pseudomorphs after more tabular or blocky azurite crystals also occur.[5]
The stone's name derives (via Latin: molochītis, Middle French: melochite, and Middle English melochites) from Greek Μολοχίτης λίθος molochites lithos, "mallow-green stone", from μολόχη molochē, variant of μαλάχη malāchē, "mallow".[6] The mineral was given this name due to its resemblance to the leaves of the mallow plant.[7] Copper (Cu2+) gives malachite its green color.[8]
Malachite was mined from deposits near the Isthmus of Suez and the Sinai as early as 4000 BCE.[9]
It was extensively mined at the Great Orme Mines in Britain 3,800 years ago, using stone and bone tools. Archaeological evidence indicates that mining activity ended c. 600 BCE, with up to 1,760 tonnes of copper being produced from the mined malachite.[10][11]
Here is information on Katanga DR Congo
www.mindat.org/locentry-1306408.html
www.visittucson.org/tucson-gem-mineral-fossil-showcase/
Every year the world-renowned Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase is like a time portal, a trip around the world, and a treasure hunt all rolled into one. Every winter, more than 65,000 guests from around the globe descend upon Tucson, AZ, to buy, sell, trade, and bear witness to rare and enchanting gems, minerals, and fossils at more than 50 gem show locations across the city. If you're planning a winter visit to Tucson, you won't want to miss this three-week-long event filled with shows, related events, a free day at the gem & mineral museum, and much, much more!
"Whether you’re looking for a $5 shimmering crystal necklace or a show-stopping $200,000 crystallized rock from an exotic location, the Tucson Gem, Mineral, & Fossil Shows have something for everyone.
www.visittucson.org/blog/post/gems-and-minerals/
The theme this year was Shades of Green- Experience the Magic. The theme for next year's show will be Red, White, and Blue Celebrate the Spirit of Minerals
xpopress.com/news/article/783/shades-of-green-70th-annual...
Green-colored gemstones are part of almost every mineral group. Famous members include emeralds (beryl); chrysoprase, bloodstone, aventurine, imperial jasper, kabamba jasper, and ocean jasper (quartz); green tourmaline; green sapphires; nephrite jade and imperial green jadeite; as well as tsavorite, grossular, demantoid, and drusy uvarovite (garnets).
There are also the soloists: malachite, amazonite, chrysoberyl, chrome diopside, maw-sit-sit, drusy liebethenite from Congo, fluorite, peridot, gaspeite, lime magnesite, seraphinite, prehnite, idocrase, and serpentine.
Green gems vary in hue, chroma (saturation), lightness, and tint, each with an identifiable green shade. They evoke memories of picturesque and scenic vistas, gardens, and lush meadows. Green is considered relaxing and pleasing to the eye and symbolizes nature, spring, healing, fertility, rebirth, and regeneration. It is linked to over thirty similes, idioms, and phrases used in everyday language.
TGMS 2025
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This is a Malachite stalactite cave, Kolwezi Mine 2005, from Katanga near Kolwezi, Democr. Rep. of Congo, Africa courtesy of the Collection of Willam B. Wray
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachite
Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral, with the formula Cu2CO3(OH)2. This opaque, green-banded mineral crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, and most often forms botryoidal, fibrous, or stalagmitic masses, in fractures and deep, underground spaces, where the water table and hydrothermal fluids provide the means for chemical precipitation. Individual crystals are rare, but occur as slender to acicular prisms. Pseudomorphs after more tabular or blocky azurite crystals also occur.[5]
The stone's name derives (via Latin: molochītis, Middle French: melochite, and Middle English melochites) from Greek Μολοχίτης λίθος molochites lithos, "mallow-green stone", from μολόχη molochē, variant of μαλάχη malāchē, "mallow".[6] The mineral was given this name due to its resemblance to the leaves of the mallow plant.[7] Copper (Cu2+) gives malachite its green color.[8]
Malachite was mined from deposits near the Isthmus of Suez and the Sinai as early as 4000 BCE.[9]
It was extensively mined at the Great Orme Mines in Britain 3,800 years ago, using stone and bone tools. Archaeological evidence indicates that mining activity ended c. 600 BCE, with up to 1,760 tonnes of copper being produced from the mined malachite.[10][11]
Here is information on Katanga DR Congo
www.mindat.org/locentry-1306408.html
www.visittucson.org/tucson-gem-mineral-fossil-showcase/
Every year the world-renowned Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase is like a time portal, a trip around the world, and a treasure hunt all rolled into one. Every winter, more than 65,000 guests from around the globe descend upon Tucson, AZ, to buy, sell, trade, and bear witness to rare and enchanting gems, minerals, and fossils at more than 50 gem show locations across the city. If you're planning a winter visit to Tucson, you won't want to miss this three-week-long event filled with shows, related events, a free day at the gem & mineral museum, and much, much more!
"Whether you’re looking for a $5 shimmering crystal necklace or a show-stopping $200,000 crystallized rock from an exotic location, the Tucson Gem, Mineral, & Fossil Shows have something for everyone.
www.visittucson.org/blog/post/gems-and-minerals/
The theme this year was Shades of Green- Experience the Magic. The theme for next year's show will be Red, White, and Blue Celebrate the Spirit of Minerals
xpopress.com/news/article/783/shades-of-green-70th-annual...
Green-colored gemstones are part of almost every mineral group. Famous members include emeralds (beryl); chrysoprase, bloodstone, aventurine, imperial jasper, kabamba jasper, and ocean jasper (quartz); green tourmaline; green sapphires; nephrite jade and imperial green jadeite; as well as tsavorite, grossular, demantoid, and drusy uvarovite (garnets).
There are also the soloists: malachite, amazonite, chrysoberyl, chrome diopside, maw-sit-sit, drusy liebethenite from Congo, fluorite, peridot, gaspeite, lime magnesite, seraphinite, prehnite, idocrase, and serpentine.
Green gems vary in hue, chroma (saturation), lightness, and tint, each with an identifiable green shade. They evoke memories of picturesque and scenic vistas, gardens, and lush meadows. Green is considered relaxing and pleasing to the eye and symbolizes nature, spring, healing, fertility, rebirth, and regeneration. It is linked to over thirty similes, idioms, and phrases used in everyday language.
TGMS 2025
Tucson Gem Show 2025
For Macro Mondays - Treasured - For decades the Koru Spiral has been a faithful companion.
The symbol Koru / Fern Spiral and its meaning
The Koru shows a young, still coiled shoot of the New Zealand silver fern in the form of a spiral, which is just opening up for its new life and thus stands for perfect purity in this world.
This representation of its unfolding is to be understood as a symbol for a new life in harmony, a new beginning or even a new phase of life.
Hope, growth, peace, purity and the reorganisation of one's own spirit are further characteristic features of this symbol.
The Pounamu Nephrite Jade play an important role in Māori culture.
Tabatière de Fréderick II à fleurs et fruits appliqués
or ciselé - agate doublée de soie rose - cabochons de jaspe - cornaline - agate - néphrite - amétysthe - diamants - verre
Fréderick II (1712-1786) était un amoureux des tabatières, ruisselantes de diamants, dont il supervisait personnellement l'élaboration
Cet exemplaire reflète la passion du roi pour les fruits - et en particulier les cerises - dont la gamme de pierres dures traduit la profusion et les couleurs
Frederick II's snuff-box with appliqué fruit and flowers
chased gold - agate lined with pink silk - jasper - carnelian - nephryt - amethyst - diamonds - glass cabochon
Frederick II (1712-1786) was a fanatical lover of diamond studded snuff-boxes, whose creation he supervised personally. This extraordinary example recalls the king's passion for fruits, particularly cherries, whose colours are conveyed by the range of hardstones
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About Jade
Jade is an ornamental stone. The term jade is applied to two different metamorphic rocks that are made up of different silicate minerals:
Nephrite consists of a microcrystaline interlocking fibrous matrix of the calcium, magnesium-iron rich amphibole mineral series tremolite (calcium-magnesium)-ferroactinolite (calcium-magnesium-iron). The middle member of this series with an intermediate composition is called actinolite (the silky fibrous mineral form is one form of asbestos). The higher the iron content the greener the colour.
Jadeite is a sodium- and aluminium-rich pyroxene. The gem form of the mineral is a microcrystaline interlocking crystal matrix.
Nephrite and jadeite were used from prehistoric periods for hardstone carving. Jadeite has about the same hardness as quartz, while nephrite is somewhat softer. Both nephrite and jadeite are tough, but nephrite is tougher than jadeite. They can be delicately shaped. Thus it was not until the 19th century that a French mineralogist determined that "jade" was in fact two different materials. The trade name jadite is sometimes applied to translucent or opaque green glass.
This is Dioptase on Calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia at the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioptase
Dioptase is an intense emerald-green to bluish-green mineral that is cyclosilicate of copper. It is transparent to translucent. Its luster is vitreous to sub-adamantine. Its formula is Cu6Si6O18·6H2O, also reported as CuSiO2(OH)2. It has a Mohs hardness of 5, the same as tooth enamel. Its specific gravity is 3.28–3.35, and it has two perfect and one very good cleavage directions. Additionally, dioptase is very fragile, and specimens must be handled with great care. It is a trigonal mineral, forming six-sided crystals that are terminated by rhombohedra.
Late in the 18th century, copper miners at the Altyn-Tyube (Altyn-Tube) mine, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan[3] thought they had found the emerald deposit of their dreams. They found fantastic cavities in quartz veins in a limestone rock, filled with thousands of lustrous transparent emerald-green crystals. The crystals were dispatched to Moscow, Russia, for analysis. However, the mineral's inferior hardness of 5 compared with emerald's greater hardness of 8 easily distinguished it. Eventually, in 1797, the mineralogist Fr. René Just Haüy determined that the enigmatic Altyn-Tyube mineral was new to science and named it dioptase (Greek, dia, "through" and optos, "visible"), alluding to the internal cleavage planes that can be seen inside unbroken crystals.[5]
Dioptase is an uncommon mineral found mostly in desert regions where it forms as a secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of copper sulfide mineral deposits. However, the process of its formation is not simple. The oxidation of copper sulfides should be insufficient to crystallize dioptase, as silica is normally minutely soluble in water except at highly alkaline pH. The oxidation of sulfides will generate highly acidic fluids rich in sulfuric acid that should suppress silica's solubility. However, in dry climates and with enough time, especially in areas of a mineral deposit where acids are buffered by carbonate, minute quantities of silica may react with dissolved copper forming dioptase and chrysocolla.
www.visittucson.org/tucson-gem-mineral-fossil-showcase/
Every year the world-renowned Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase is like a time portal, a trip around the world, and a treasure hunt all rolled into one. Every winter, more than 65,000 guests from around the globe descend upon Tucson, AZ, to buy, sell, trade, and bear witness to rare and enchanting gems, minerals, and fossils at more than 50 gem show locations across the city. If you're planning a winter visit to Tucson, you won't want to miss this three-week-long event filled with shows, related events, a free day at the gem & mineral museum, and much, much more!
"Whether you’re looking for a $5 shimmering crystal necklace or a show-stopping $200,000 crystallized rock from an exotic location, the Tucson Gem, Mineral, & Fossil Shows have something for everyone.
www.visittucson.org/blog/post/gems-and-minerals/
The theme this year was Shades of Green- Experience the Magic. The theme for next year's show will be Red, White, and Blue Celebrate the Spirit of Minerals
xpopress.com/news/article/783/shades-of-green-70th-annual...
Green-colored gemstones are part of almost every mineral group. Famous members include emeralds (beryl); chrysoprase, bloodstone, aventurine, imperial jasper, kabamba jasper, and ocean jasper (quartz); green tourmaline; green sapphires; nephrite jade and imperial green jadeite; as well as tsavorite, grossular, demantoid, and drusy uvarovite (garnets).
There are also the soloists: malachite, amazonite, chrysoberyl, chrome diopside, maw-sit-sit, drusy liebethenite from Congo, fluorite, peridot, gaspeite, lime magnesite, seraphinite, prehnite, idocrase, and serpentine.
Green gems vary in hue, chroma (saturation), lightness, and tint, each with an identifiable green shade. They evoke memories of picturesque and scenic vistas, gardens, and lush meadows. Green is considered relaxing and pleasing to the eye and symbolizes nature, spring, healing, fertility, rebirth, and regeneration. It is linked to over thirty similes, idioms, and phrases used in everyday language.
TGMS 2025
Tucson Gem Show 2025
I need to replenish my stock of new photos.
In the meantime, here's another version of Oscar Wilde in Merrion Square, Dublin, looking across the road at the house where he grew up.
The statue was sculpted by Danny Osborne and unveiled in 1997. It's made up of a several exotic rock types, including larvikite (blue pearl granite) from the Oslo Fjord, green nephrite jade from Canada, pink thulite from Norway, and black Indian granite, all of which contirbutue to its distinctive colours.
Old Carnelian Vajra dZi bead. Pure Tibetan dZi bead. Chakra necklace.
Garnet, Red Coral, Serdolic, Carnelian, Yellow Agate, Citrine, Jade, Nephrite, Turquoise, Sodalite, Ametist. YakBone, Brass.
On dZi beads, the Vajra is depicted in the form of rhombuses, which symbolize the diamond.
Vajra is a weapon of the Gods, it was known even before the advent of Buddhism.
This weapon was made from the diamond bones of the sage Dadhichi for the god Indra in pre-Buddhist times.
According to the scriptures, Indra passed on the Vajra - the unique weapon of the devas to Buddha Shakyamuni when he attained enlightenment. Buddha, having accepted the weapon, bent the prongs of the Vajra and turned it into a scepter, so to speak, “buried the ax of war”, making it clear that violence against living beings is unacceptable under any pretext, under any circumstances, and for any noblest purposes.
Since then, the Vajra has been a weapon to fight internal enemies. Serves to dispel the clouds of ignorance and the fog of stupidity. Symbol, which leads to wisdom and clarity of mind, helps to get rid of vicious addictions and anger.
The literal translation of the word Vajra is diamond.
The Carnelian dZi bead is unique in its age, about 200-280 y.o. We can observe age-related changes in Agate after bead production. Notice how the white lines of the symbol are "shifted". This phenomenon of the age of the bead cannot be counterfeited.
The bead was taken out of Tibet in the 1950s by a Tibetan family who was forced to leave Tibet and go to northern India, to the City of Dharamshala. Fine Pure Tibetan dZi bead.
about this necklace ...
each Chakra has its own wavelength (color) and its own stones.
So starting from the main dZi bead - Carnelian
Dark red beads are natural Garnet
like Carnelian and Red Coral this corresponds to the lowest Chakra - Muladhara
Svadhisthana Chakra is an orange color. Orange Coral and Orange Carnelian.
Yellow Chakra - Manipura. It corresponds to Yellow Quartz (Citrine) and Yellow Agate.
Anahata Chakra is green. Stones - Jade and Green Turquoise.
Blue turquoise corresponds to Vishuddha Chakra
Ajna Chakra is blue. It corresponds to the stone Sodalite.
Sahasrara Chakra is the topmost one, it is located above the crown of the head. This is the violet Chakra, it corresponds to the Crystal Amethyst. These are the last beads, near the lock.
Amethyst
Sodalite
Turquoise
Nephritis
Jade
Yellow Agate
Citrine
Orange Coral
Carnelian
Red Jasper
Red Coral
Garnet
i have just a few neckles for y'all before i head back to seattle for a delicious holiday! may thankfulness be on everyone's menu this week...
~ two evil eye necklaces! nephrite jade and genuine sapphire (!!)
~ a necklace for anne boleyn, the mermaid queen - prehnite. whoooo! can we give another shout out to her???
~ spellcaster necklace - rose-cut quartz crystal.
these babies are headed into the shop this evening, and i'll be shutting down the shop by monday ~ be back soon, elves!! xo~
Here we can see Wilde’s green jacket of nephrite jade from Canada, is complimented by red cuffs made of thulite from Norway.
The sculpture is accompanied by two stone pillars which are covered in quotations of Wilde’s writing.
These quotes set out these thoughts, opinions and witticisms on art and life. The quotes were selected by a mixture of poets, public figures and artists who use Wilde’s own words to pay tribute to him.
Placed on top of the pillars with his sayings are two small bronze sculptures, one, we see here, is of a pregnant woman who represents Wilde’s wife Constance and the theme of life, staring accusingly across the path at her husband, while the other is a male torso representing Dionysus and the theme of art.
Wilde, himself, is reclining on his rocky perch, facing towards his childhood home at No. 1 Merrion Square
www.sculpturedublin.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ArtinPa...
This is Malachite from the Star of the Congo Mine, Katanga Pce., Dem Rep of Congo
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachite
Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral, with the formula Cu2CO3(OH)2. This opaque, green-banded mineral crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, and most often forms botryoidal, fibrous, or stalagmitic masses, in fractures and deep, underground spaces, where the water table and hydrothermal fluids provide the means for chemical precipitation. Individual crystals are rare, but occur as slender to acicular prisms. Pseudomorphs after more tabular or blocky azurite crystals also occur.[5]
The stone's name derives (via Latin: molochītis, Middle French: melochite, and Middle English melochites) from Greek Μολοχίτης λίθος molochites lithos, "mallow-green stone", from μολόχη molochē, variant of μαλάχη malāchē, "mallow".[6] The mineral was given this name due to its resemblance to the leaves of the mallow plant.[7] Copper (Cu2+) gives malachite its green color.[8]
Malachite was mined from deposits near the Isthmus of Suez and the Sinai as early as 4000 BCE.[9]
It was extensively mined at the Great Orme Mines in Britain 3,800 years ago, using stone and bone tools. Archaeological evidence indicates that mining activity ended c. 600 BCE, with up to 1,760 tonnes of copper being produced from the mined malachite.[10][11]
Here is information on Katanga DR Congo
www.mindat.org/locentry-1306408.html
www.visittucson.org/tucson-gem-mineral-fossil-showcase/
Every year the world-renowned Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase is like a time portal, a trip around the world, and a treasure hunt all rolled into one. Every winter, more than 65,000 guests from around the globe descend upon Tucson, AZ, to buy, sell, trade, and bear witness to rare and enchanting gems, minerals, and fossils at more than 50 gem show locations across the city. If you're planning a winter visit to Tucson, you won't want to miss this three-week-long event filled with shows, related events, a free day at the gem & mineral museum, and much, much more!
"Whether you’re looking for a $5 shimmering crystal necklace or a show-stopping $200,000 crystallized rock from an exotic location, the Tucson Gem, Mineral, & Fossil Shows have something for everyone.
www.visittucson.org/blog/post/gems-and-minerals/
The theme this year was Shades of Green- Experience the Magic. The theme for next year's show will be Red, White, and Blue Celebrate the Spirit of Minerals
xpopress.com/news/article/783/shades-of-green-70th-annual...
Green-colored gemstones are part of almost every mineral group. Famous members include emeralds (beryl); chrysoprase, bloodstone, aventurine, imperial jasper, kabamba jasper, and ocean jasper (quartz); green tourmaline; green sapphires; nephrite jade and imperial green jadeite; as well as tsavorite, grossular, demantoid, and drusy uvarovite (garnets).
There are also the soloists: malachite, amazonite, chrysoberyl, chrome diopside, maw-sit-sit, drusy liebethenite from Congo, fluorite, peridot, gaspeite, lime magnesite, seraphinite, prehnite, idocrase, and serpentine.
Green gems vary in hue, chroma (saturation), lightness, and tint, each with an identifiable green shade. They evoke memories of picturesque and scenic vistas, gardens, and lush meadows. Green is considered relaxing and pleasing to the eye and symbolizes nature, spring, healing, fertility, rebirth, and regeneration. It is linked to over thirty similes, idioms, and phrases used in everyday language.
TGMS 2025
Tucson Gem Show 2025