no-heat pink Tourmaline from Brazil has a beautiful color, and the cut is perfect for it. “You look at some gems and they have their own personality. Raja Shah, Color First, AGTA booth #103 No-Heat Brazilian Pink Tourmaline blue-green cushion-cut ‘Lagoon’ Tourmaline is clean and has no treatment as well as an exceptionally pleasing color and fine cut. Raphael Basalely, Eliko Pearl, AGTA booth #1306 Lagoon Tourmaline Our natural-color loose purple freshwater Pearls start at $300 per Pearl keystone price.” We’ll also have our usual array of unique and beautiful South Sea, freshwater, and Akoya Pearls. “We’re bringing intense purple cultured freshwater Pearls, natural-color blue Akoya Pearls, Tahitian Keshi strands, and our popular maki-e or mosaic-painted South Sea Pearls. “Confetti Chrysocolla is a new find from Indonesia and is 100% natural! The material has wild copper splashes and Chrysocolla blues in Agate. Pairs are $98–$290 keystone.”Ĭurt Heher, Rare Earth Mining, AGTA booth #222 Purple Freshwater Pearls Safe travels to Arizona and happy shopping! Find something fabulous at the show? Tag us to let us know. Be sure to follow and on Instagram to see new pieces from the fairs. 5 at the Tucson Convention Center, as well as some other shows happening in Arizona.

To that end, AGTA is casting a spotlight on specific gemstones and finished jewels that can be found at AGTA GemFair TM Tucson, taking place Jan. And given the hunt that awaits in the desert-there are 40 individual gem shows that take place over several weeks-a little sourcing help might be appreciated. As gemstone dealers and jewelers from around the globe prepare pallets of rocks and cut gemstones and crates of finished jewelry bound for the Tucson gem shows that start next week, many are eager to unveil their own treasure troves of new finds.

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