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How the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show grew into the world's largest
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — 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.
"Human beings are fundamentally attracted to bright shiny objects," said Peter Megaw, Exhibits Chairman of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show.
Megaw is a geologist and long time member of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society. He remembers going to his first Tucson Gem and Mineral Show as a college student in 1977.
"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.
He was hooked.
"Human beings are fundamentally attracted to bright shiny objects," said Peter Megaw, Exhibits Chairman of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show.
Megaw is a geologist and long time member of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society. He remembers going to his first Tucson Gem and Mineral Show as a college student in 1977.
"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.
He was hooked.
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