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Photo gallery: 2011 Tucson gem show

  • Feb 5, 2011
  • Feb 5, 2011 Updated Feb 5, 2011
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Images from the Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase, Feb. 4, 2011.

Tucson gem show

Tucson gem show
Strings of handmade glass beads hang across a display wall at the Tucson Gem and Jewelry Show on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. The show featured precious stones and metals, beads, finished jewelry, minerals, fossils and many other unique jewelling items. Janice Biancavilla/For the Arizona Daily Star

Tucson gem show

Tucson gem show
The Tucson Gem and Jewelry show attracts jewelry and gem merchants from across the world. The featured collection was handcrafted by María Belén Nilson, a jewelry designer from Guerrero, Mexico. Janice Biancavilla/For the Arizona Daily Star

Tucson gem show

Tucson gem show
A man sorts through strings of turquoise beads at the Tucson Gem and Jewelry Show on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. The show featured precious stones and metals, beads, finished jewelry, minerals, fossils and many other unique items. Janice Biancavilla/For the Arizona Daily Star

Tucson gem show

Tucson gem show
Art bead jewelry designer Lana May (left) looks on as jewelry designer Iris Meyer (right), displays an assortment of glass beads she created during a bead-making class at Tucson Gem and Jewelry Show on Friday, Feb.4, 2011. Janice Biancavilla/For the Arizona Daily Star

Tucson gem show

Tucson gem show
Art bead and jewelry designer Lana May stands next to an Antique Gold Set at the Tucson Gem and Jewelry Show on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. The Japanese Delica Swarovski Crystal necklace, which May created by hand, took 450 hours to make. Janice Biancavilla/For the Arizona Daily Star

Tucson gem show

Tucson gem show
A handcrafted beaded necklace sits inside a display case at the Tucson Gem and Jewelry Show on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. The necklace is one of many unique items featured in the “One of a Kind” exhibit. Janice Biancavilla/For the Arizona Daily Star

Tucson gem show

Tucson gem show
María Belén Nilson, a jewelry designer from Guerrero, Mexico, stands with her daughter at the Tucson Gem and Jewelry Show on Friday, Feb.4, 2011. Nilson specializes in custom hand-made silver jewelry. Janice Biancavilla/For the Arizona Daily Star

Tucson gem show

Tucson gem show
A handcrafted beaded necklace hangs on a mannequin at the Tucson Gem and Jewelry Show on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. The necklace is one of many unique items featured in the “One of a Kind” exhibit. Janice Biancavilla/For the Arizona Daily Star

Tucson gem show

Tucson gem show
Amber rings are displayed at the Kamber Kewa jewelry booth at the Tucson Gem and Jewelry show on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. Wasilewski Slawomir, the president of Kamber Kewa, traveled to Tucson for the show from his home in Warsaw, Poland. Janice Biancavilla/For the Arizona Daily Star

Tucson gem show

Tucson gem show
Zhanna Brodetsky, a jewelry merchant from Los Angeles, Calif., sorts through her collection at the Tucson Gem and Jewelry Show on Friday, Feb.4, 2011. Brodetsky’s company, Amberman, sells mainly amber jewelry pieces. Janice Biancavilla/For the Arizona Daily Star

Tucson gem show

Tucson gem show
A potential jewelry buyer inspects a pair of amber earrings at the Tucson Gem and Jewelry show in Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. The show attracts over 15,000 independent and wholesale merchandisers daily. Janice Biancavilla/For the Arizona Daily Star

Tucson gem show

Tucson gem show
Yekaterina Korobova, a jewelry merchant from Los Angeles, Calif., watches as a potential jewelry buyer looks over her expansive collection of amber jewelry at the Tucson Gem and Jewelry Show on Friday, Feb.4, 2011. Janice Biancavilla/For the Arizona Daily Star

Tucson gem show

Tucson gem show
A women browses through jewelry filled isles at the Tucson Gem and Jewelry Show on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. The show attracts over 15,000 independent and wholesale merchandisers daily. Janice Biancavilla/For the Arizona Daily Star

Tucson gem show

Tucson gem show
The Tucson Gem and Jewelry Show is held at the Tucson Expo Center. The show, which attracts merchants from across the world, will be coming back to Tucson in Sept. Janice Biancavilla/For the Arizona Daily Star

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