Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
Feb 12 - Feb 15, 2015
Tucson Convention Center
Tucson, AZ
Visit GIA's booth 128G, Galleria Level at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show to learn the latest information about education, laboratory services, Gems & Gemology, retailer support, instruments, and GemKids.
At GIA's booth, talk to staff about education and see demos of GIA gemology eLearning courses. Explore laboratory services offered by GIA, and find out more about instrument you'll need for gem identification.
GIA’s museum exhibit in Gem Hall, “Symphony in Gemstones,” will bring music to the eyes. Twenty one pieces commissioned by Art Sexauer, GIA museum benefactor, and hand-carved by master carver Lothar Hermann of Idar-Oberstein, Germany, make up an exquisite collection of miniature musical instruments in gem materials and 14K yellow gold. Featured are tourmaline violins, a Persian turquoise trumpet, lapis saxophone, a tiger’s-eye harp and a black onyx grand piano with a white quartz keyboard and a rose quartz tuba.
On display from GIA’s library will be two of its rarest books: James Sowerby’s British Mineralogy and Martha Proby’s one-of-a-kind British Mineralogy after James Sowerby. Aragonite, a mineral specimen featured in both books, will be on view courtesy of The Natural History Museum in London as well as related photographs and a map.
Visit GIA's GemKids table Feb 13-15 in the Junior Education Area in GemHall. Kids can see crystals and take a close-up look at gems through microscopes. Find out about the GemKids expanded website and new programs for educators, club activity leaders, and students.
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