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Ant Hill Garnets: Tiny Miner Treasures

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Ruby Gemstone: Field Guide

Admin - December 12, 2024

Ruby gemstones (a variety of corundum (Al2 O3)), owe their striking red coloration to trace amounts of chromium within their crystal structure. While red is...

Ant Hill Garnets: Tiny Miner Treasures

December 10, 2024

Coal or Diamonds: What’s in Your Stocking?

December 6, 2024

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Lab-Grown Diamonds: Planting Diamond Seeds

December 5, 2024

Yooperlites: What & Where to Find Them

Admin - October 11, 2024

Yooperlites: these fluorescent sodalite rocks are found along the shores of the Great Lakes and are especially popular in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan...

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What are Herkimer Diamonds?

Admin - September 20, 2024

What are Herkimer diamonds? Nestled in the central New York Leatherstocking region made famous by 19th-century American writer James Fenimore Cooper in The Last...

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How to Melt Silver for Making Jewelry

August 22, 2024

Annual show; Jay Penn; 1/2 mile south of US 285 Rt. 9, Platte Dr., near Fairplay Beach; Thu. 9-5, Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-4; free admission; dealers, gems, minerals, slabs, rough, jewelry, beads, cabochons, fossils, equipment; contact Jay Penn, 2324 Alvarado NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110, (505) 883-4195; Email: jaypenn246@gmail.com; Website: https://abqfallshow.wixsite.com/fairplay

8-10—CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA:

Annual show; Damian w/ Bellpoint Promotions; Clarence Brown Conference Center, 5450 State Route 20; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; admission $5, children under 16 free; gem, mineral, jewelry, fossil, bead and metaphysical dealers selling their spectacular finds from all over the globe; contact Damian Belgali, (770) 386-1608; Email: mbellpoint@gmail.com; Website: www.bellpointpromotions.com

8-10—PARK HILLS, MISSOURI:

Annual show; Mineral Area Gem Mineral Society; Missouri Mines Historic Site, 4000 State Hwy 32; Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 9-4; free admission; Missouri Mines Historic Site and Museum will be open and free to the public for this event, free parking, demonstrations, silent auctions; contact Boneta Hensley, 411 Allen Street, Farmington, MO 63640, (573) 760-0488; Email: mojellybean63@yahoo.com; Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1249800061698210/

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