ALLIE IS IN THE NEWSROOM TO TELL US WHAT HE FOUND ON A MOUNTAINSIDE. THIS MAN DISCOVERED A NEW TYPE OF GEMSTONE. "SONARANITE" HAS GOLD IN IT... BUT IT'S HARD TO EXTRACT. THIS MAN AND HIS BROTHER WERE ...

What if we told you Arizona isn’t just famous for its desert landscapes and incredible sunsets? Beneath its rugged surface lies a world of sparkling treasures waiting to be discovered. It’s a haven ...

TUCSON - An Arizona businessman and miner is introducing a new gemstone called Sonoranite this weekend that he and his brother found about a decade ago in Arizona. John Hornewer said that they made a ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — A man from the Phoenix area discovered a new gemstone, and is displaying it for the first time at the 22nd Street Gem Show. John Hornewer has been mining his whole life. One day when ...

From turquoise mined by indigenous people in Arizona to rocks found on asteroids within the solar system, minerals tell a story. With its expanded space and upgraded collection, the University of ...

From turquoise mined by indigenous people in Arizona to rocks found on asteroids within the solar system, minerals tell a story. With its expanded space and upgraded collection, the University of ...

Just northeast of the University of Arizona lies one of Tucson’s breathtaking Gem, Mineral & Fossil Shows. The Mineral Village Show on North Oracle Road fills an entire block with rare gem, mineral, ...

Far from the jewelry workshops of Paris and the showrooms of the world’s most rarefied auction houses, a capital of sparkle has developed in the American southwest. Each winter, some 65,000 visitors ...

The cost of a gem and mineral museum under construction in Tucson — and set to be among the largest in the world — has grown by $3.25 million. Officials say they would, in a worst-case scenario, sell ...