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How the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show grew into the world's largest

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More than 65,000 people descend on Tucson each February for the Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase. PatParrisTV has the AbsolutelyArizona story on the show's origin .

TUCSON, Ariz. — More than 65,000 people descend on Tucson each February for the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase. It is a collection of about 50 gem shows across the city.

"Even though I was a geology student, and I was brining rocks home from the field, I didn't think of myself as a mineral collector until after the Tucson show," recalled Megaw.Megaw is one of nearly 500 members of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society. He's helped the annual show grow into an international event.

While there are nearly 50 gem and mineral shows each February in Tucson, the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society is credited with starting it all. That first show in 1955 looked nothing like the sprawling four-day event we see today at the Tucson Convention Center.

 

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