A.K. Miles of Salem spent summers as a little girl traveling the Pacific Northwest with her grandparents, collecting rocks and helping her great-grandfather cut and polish them in his lapidary shop.

For the first time in 23 years, Geoffrey Notkin isn’t gearing up for Tucson’s massive gem showcase. Notkin, owner of meteorite company Aerolite Meteorites, started attending the gem show first as a ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in February 2021. Tucson's massive Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase recently came to a close, but that doesn't mean the shopping for rocks, gems and ...