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Directions, admission, and details of the show
NY/NJ Mineral, Fossil, Gem and Jewelry Show information and details
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The New York City Gem & Mineral Show is hosted by The New York Mineralogical Club and Excalibur Minerals.
March 7-8 at the Holiday Inn Midtown, 440 West 57th Street.
Bring cash, take a walk through the area first, and on your second tour start asking questions, and on your third start buying.
Bring your own canvas bag or backpack since you will be leaving heavier than you were when you entered.
Make a day of it in Manhattan. You are not far from the American Museum of Natural History or the American Folk Art Museum.
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While in Northern Georgia, visiting places like the Dahlonega Gold Museum, we drove by a gem and mineral shop called Rocks, Relics, and Beads (5419 U.S. 129, Cleveland, GA 30528). Thank you Lord it was open!
This gem and mineral shop is run by a very informative, gregarious veteran of the US Military who is also a rockhound. In the back of the shop we spied his lapidary saws and wheels.
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Part of the American Geode team were able to assemble in Indiana for geode hunting before winter began. Our focus was size, and quality, so we left behind many crystal and quartz specimens in order to recover the large blue, and uncommon chalcedony variety of geode. This short video highlights the largest blue chalcedony geode we recovered.
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From attending, volunteering, and being members of gem and mineral clubs in New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, and attending camps, seminars and intra-club retreats with people from all over the United States, we consider ourselves gem, mineral, and fossil club aficionados. So whether you are considering joining a gem and mineral show for the first time that perhaps you found on our Events page, or you are a veteran of gem and mineral clubs, these newsletters will prove to be a valuable resource on what to expect from a gem and mineral club and how to have more fun.
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