The forty-eighth annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show will be held 14-17 February at the Tucson convention center. Preceding the opening of the show, the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society will host a free reception and lecture at the show site on Wednesday evening, 13 February, starting at 7 P.M.
The illustrated lecture, open to the public, will be given by Mr. Campbell Bridges of Nairobi, Kenya, and is titled "Gem Mining in Africa." A noted gem hunter and gem miner, Bridges ...