It seems appropriate to leave the Tucson Gem Show highlights with a presentation of COLOR. There are so many amazing items to be found, but one thing that stands out among everything is the color. Here are some final pictures showing rock/mineral samples with their amazing colors. Some of these are pictures from earlier posts, but the colors just beg for a repeat.
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The greens of Maw SitSit -------The oranges of Creedite
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The purples of Fluorite ------ The reds of Corundum
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The yellows of Fluorite--------The blues of Cavansite
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The blue-greens of Amazonite --- The multicolors of Ammonite
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The bright colors of 'Sonora Sunrise' and the 'Peacock Stone'
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Rhodocrosite Crystal on the host stone or Koroit from Australia
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The fluorscents were outstanding as well as the colorful carpets
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Thanks go to Cascade Scepters for some of the samples and pictures.
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