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Arizona Sonoran News

Richard Ratkevich, owner of Tucson Mineral and Gem World. (Photo by: Genáe Gonzales/Arizona Sonora News)

Tucson’s house of curiosities in the middle of the desert

Genae Gonzales February 23, 2018

And there it was: just an old, small wooden building in the middle of the desert. Tucson Mineral and Gem World is home to over 100,000 rocks, minerals, fossils and artifacts. Some of the strangest...

Tucson native Eleana Kanna looks at minerals from Morocco during the Main Ave Fossil & Mineral Show (Photo by: Paige Facchino/Arizona Sonora)

Annual mineral show keeps Tucson glittery

Paige Facchino February 10, 2017

Ancient skulls, a 100-ounce gold crystal, vibrant rubies, and a couple thousand unique minerals are enticing 55,000 people from across the globe to travel to the city of Tucson. It’s that time...

A metal sculpture of a woman titled 'Serenity,' was created by artist John T. Benedict of Some Distant World, shown at the JG&M Expo of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase in Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 31, 2016. Her hair is created from bike chains, and according to Benedict, is fully flexible. (Photo by Maggie Driver.)

Artists shine at the Tucson Gem Show

Maggie Driver February 11, 2016

Walking across any desert in the world, one could find rocks and fossils of many kinds, but every late January in one specific desert, some of the most dazzling and largest rocks--often with the hidden...

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