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February 11, 2001
  • Gem shows crowd already making plans for next year
February 10, 2001
  • Top this, Easter Bunny
  • Call the guy who knows every facet
  • Looking to save serious bucks? You might want to go faux
  • Nearby caves, 1 dry, 1 wet, beckon curious
  • Gem show briefs
February 9, 2001
  • Stonecutter makes true jewel his own
  • Smuggled objects 'a touchy subject'
  • North Fourth is quirky, offbeat
  • Gem Show briefs
February 8, 2001
  • Big show featuring Fabergé is opening
  • How to get ahead of the gem curve at swank boutiques
  • If desert bores, try Mount Lemmon
  • It's a dog's life at many show stops
February 7, 2001
  • Visiting jewelers find a yoga bonus in Tucson
  • Museums just minutes from Downtown gem shows
  • Dealer robbed 2nd year in row
February 6, 2001
  • Metaphysical show sales drooping
  • Gem Show danger zone
  • Gem-weary can seek out world-class photography
  • Fabergé kin totes bag full of history to show
  • Dainty is out, chunky is in
February 5, 2001
  • Fossil fanatics
  • Fossil fanatics
  • Gem show briefs
February 4, 2001
  • Ax's glint lights way to ye olde armory
  • Gem industry is seeking to recapture its former sparkle
  • For Visitors: Regional plants thrive at Botanical Gardens
  • Gem show briefs
February 3, 2001
  • Zimbabwean bears village's burden, hope
  • For visitors: Nearby caves, 1 dry, 1 wet, beckon curious
  • Gem show profile: Call the guy who knows every facet
  • Little reason to hoof it
  • Gem show briefs
  • Where to park
February 2, 2001
  • 'Cops everywhere' help to ensure Gem Show is relatively crime free
  • Opal, obsidian seller mines a rich vein of humor
  • For visitors: If you tire of all the bustle, take a break at Reid Park
  • Gem show brief
February 1, 2001
  • Indian motifs' misuse is a sad facet of life at gem shows, elsewhere
  • Gem Show briefs
  • San Xavier mission a lovely look at our past
  • Impish purveyor of Asian art, beads delights in lampooning the industry
  • Where to park
January 31, 2001
  • Science? Forget it! Meteorites are pretty
  • Gem Show briefs
  • Space-colonization lab now used to study Earth
  • Where to park
January 30, 2001
  • State officials tag 257 scales found illegal by inspectors
  • Government's excess crystallized for dealer
  • Gem Show briefs
  • Air and Space Museum, Casa Molina rate a visit
  • Where to park
January 29, 2001
  • UA's Raman spectrometer is the last word on mineral ID
  • Bartering can get you something as dear as shrunken goat heads
  • Gem nuggets
  • Tohono Chul Park offers quick getaway from crowds
  • For visitors: Take in Sabino Canyon and dine out at Sakura
January 28, 2001
  • Web lets Tucson event cast global net
  • Area mineral museums dig the gem shows, too
  • Interest in gems crystallized at early age
  • Tohono Chul Park offers quick getaway from crowds
  • Where to park
January 27, 2001
  • Gem show satisfies diverse appetites
  • Rolling stones gather a few bucks by lifting rocks for shows
  • Take Speedway west to some other gems
  • Gem show nuggets: Stringing beads made easy
  • Where to park
January 26, 2001
  • Gems set city aglitter: Treasures abound for rockhounds


January 24, 2001

  • Dusting off for the big show