TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - The Tucson Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Showcase is off and running for its 62nd year, many of the 45 shows opening Saturday. "This is the premier location for the display and sale of ...

A diamond-embedded lapidary polishing wheel allows gem cutter Bob Hancock to carve into rough bits of quartz and transform them into sparkling gems. Even with this super-hard polishing surface — and ...

TUCSON - Visitors to the JCK Gem Show were treated to a live gem cutting demonstration on Thursday. Gem cutter, Roger Dery, showed onlookers what it looks like to cut gemstones. It was a behind the ...

LITTLE ROCK -- Visitors find small diamonds at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro fairly often. More than 200 have already been claimed this year, more than 30,000 have been discovered ...

Rubies, emeralds and tourmalines can only sparkle with the right cut. Since early this year, a fully automatic machine has undertaken this grinding process one gem cutter. It saves up to 30 percent of ...

Looking at a stone cut by world-renowned gem cutter Bernd Munsteiner is like peering into a kaleidoscope. The nooks and crannies carved into every gem and mineral are strategically and delicately ...

Local gem store owner Tobin Rupert realized he had a valuable stone when his associate Tyler Jourdonnais dropped off a ruby to be cut. "I thought it was going to be at least 30 grand," he said. As he ...