10 Gem Trends to Shop in Tucson

The colors, styles and stone varieties worth more than a second glance at the AGTA GemFair.

January 28, 2026
Jennifer Heebner

From garnets and fancy cuts to variable colors, here’s a look at what’s hot as dealers and buyers gather for the top gemstone show of the year.

1. Color-change gems

From zircon to these spinels from 3090 Gems, color-change stones are a hot-ticket item.

Color change round spinels image — **(3090 Gems)**

2. Rainbow moonstone

A recent find of high-quality material in Madagascar has top designers clamoring for faceted cuts like this suite from A. Kleiman & Co.

A suite of pear-shaped rainbow moonstones image — **(A. Kleiman & Co.)**

3. Parti- or bicolor gems

Who doesn’t love a parti? Stones with these traits abound in sapphire, zoisite, and tourmalines like this one from 100% Natural.

A parti-color tourmaline image — **(100% Natural)**

4. Elongated antique cushion cuts

Taylor Swift got engaged with a diamond of this shape, but the look is already wildly popular in colored gems. This sapphire from 100% Natural is a prime example.

An elongated antique cushion cut sapphire image — **(100% Natural)**

5. Teal sapphires

They’re still trending, and who can blame fans? Blue is the world’s favorite color, after all. This one is from Kimberly Collins.

A teal sapphire image — **(Kimberly Collins)**

6. Orange garnet

It’s Fanta-tastic and getting harder to find, so jump on options like this mandarin garnet from Prima Gems USA.

A mandarin garnet image — **(Prima Gems USA)**

7. Ombré effects

It’s not a new look, but it’s still super popular in single gems, layouts, and finished jewelry like this Kimberly Collins necklace.

An ombre Kimberly Collins necklace image — **(Kimberly Collins)**

8. Lesser-known stones

From uvarovite to fire opals like the ones in this Alex Šepkus necklace, less-common gems and minerals are taking prominent positions in collections.

An Alex Šepkus necklace with fire opals image — **(Alex Šepkus)**

9. Fancy shapes

Move over, hexagon; there are plenty more unexpected gemstone silhouettes in the mix. Hopkins Opal, for instance, is offering this heart-shaped specimen.

A heart shaped opal image — **(Hopkins Opal)**

10. Stateside inventories

Why get stuck on tariff worries when AGTA dealers have loads of inventory already on American soil, like these alexandrites from Ohio-based supplier Gem 2000?