The FMS at TGMS: 1996 and 2022
The TGMS and Annual Show The Tucson Gem and Mineral Society (TGMS) formed in 1946, and the first Tucson Gem and Mineral Show® was held in a local elementary school in 1955. The show grew to the point that in 1972 it moved to its present location in the Tucson...
The FMS hosts its largest meeting ever!
After a one-year postponement, the belated 50th anniversary of the FMS was celebrated at the 2022 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show® hosted by the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society (TGMS). “The Show That Glows.” The Fluorescent Mineral Society Pavilion, held in the newly finished addition to the Tucson Convention Center, was a must see, although…
31st Annual Ultraviolation 2021
Dennis Michaels (from our Fluorescent Minerals Facebook group) attended his first Ultraviolation show in Oct 2021. He took some amazing photos which really illustrate what this shindig is all about. Every rock is fluorescent. The room is filled with dealer and...