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Tulip City Gem & Mineral Club presents their 49th Annual Show: “Agates are Superior!” in Holland, Michigan

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Tulip City Gem & Mineral Club presents their 49th Annual Show: “Agates are Superior!” in Holland, Michigan. Details at http://www.tulipcity.org/ Collect special rocks, fossils, jewelry and beads by visiting 10+ Dealers, Artisan Market, Silent Auction and Club Sales. View special displays by A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, GVSU and Hope College. Enjoy Kids Games, Sluice, Fluorescent Tent and club members’ personal displays. Interact with the Lapidary Arts demonstrators. You will find common, strange and precious treasures to take home!

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American Geode Info

Does your gem, mineral or fossil club or society need new members in your ranks? How about new guests to your gem, mineral and fossil shows? Would you like rockhounds and gem, mineral and fossil enthusiasts to travel across state lines to visit your show? More importantly, would you like exponentially more traffic to your club’s homepage or the show’s homepage?

American Geode can help. Between 3000 and 10000 rockhounds and gem, mineral and fossil enthusiasts visit our website each month. They also contact us for suggestions on clubs to join, and mineral shows and events to attend.

First of all, other mineral websites charge between $600 to $1000 per year for a banner ad on their site.

In contrast, we charge a flat rate of $150 for 12 month basic partnership and offer much more than other mineral sites. Send us two banner ads, 728×90 and/or 150×150, that we will post on our website. As an add-on service, send your club announcements and show announcements for us to post over our famous American Geode Twitter with 10,000+ rockhound followers, fans and friends.

The benefits to you and your club are that you will rise higher in the Google ranks when someone searches for gem and mineral clubs, and gem and mineral shows. You will also view many more visitors to your site, soliciting information about how to join your club, download your member application form, and visit your mineral show. Learn more by clicking “Contact Us” at http://www.americangeode.com

Be sure to check out American Geode’s collection of gems, minerals, rough stones, stone artwork, and other mineral ones-of-a-kind for auction in our ebay marketplace: https://www.ebay.com/usr/americangeode

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Parma Lapidary Club Rock-A-Rama! is on Saturday, May 19th

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Parma Lapidary Club
Parma Lapidary Club

Join the Parma Lapidary Club for the 50th annual Rock-A-Rama! It will be held on Saturday, May 19th 9am-6pm and Sunday, May 20th 10am-5pm at the Soccer Sportsplex, 31515 Lorain Ave, N. Olmsted 44070. The show will feature a number of vendors selling crystals, fossils, lapidary supplies, as well as hand-made jewelry. There will also be live demos, a Chinese auction, a kid’s corner with educational games, and door prizes. The profits from the show help to maintain the level of service to the community. Admission: $6 for adults, children under 12 & scouts in uniform are free.

http://www.parmalapidary.com/Big1.asp

The 50th ANNUAL
ROCKaRAMA
JEWELRY, GEM, CRYSTAL, FOSSIL
& MINERAL SHOW

Fun for the whole family!!!

***GREAT LOCATION***
Click here for directions and a map
Soccer Sportsplex
31515 Lorain Rd.
North Olmsted, Ohio
FREE Parking
Air-conditioned and Heated

Saturday May 19th and Sunday 20th, 2018

Saturday 9 am – 6 pm

Sunday 10 am – 5 pm

Gems ● Minerals ● Beads ● Fossils ● Live Demos
● Crack a Geode ● Kids Korner ● Gem Mine
● Silent/Chinese Auctions ● Door Prizes ● Exhibits
● and Much More

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FREE VERBAL JEWELRY APPRAISALS
Sunday 1PM – 3PM, Limit 2 items per person

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DEMONSTRATIONS
Gem Stone Faceting ● Cabochon Cutting & Polishing
Wire Wrap Jewelry ● Silversmithing ● and more

Visit our Kids Korner

FREE PARKING

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Admission: $6.00 Adult

Children under 12 and scouts in uniform FREE when accompanied by an paying adult.

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Grassy Creek Gem and Mineral Show is this summer! Register and make your plans now!

Grassy Creek Gem and Mineral Show

Grassy Creek Gem and Mineral Show
Grassy Creek Gem and Mineral Show

2018 Grassy Creek Mineral & Gem Show

Grassy Creek Gem and Mineral Show, time for dealer registration, and attendees can make their plans now too!
Supporting the Parkway Volunteer Fire & Rescue

Since….. The Grassy Creek Mineral & Gem Show has been held annually in support of our Parkway Volunteer Fire & Rescue. As the single largest source of funding for this awesome group of people, we try to make it the biggest and best thing going…
Set up day will be Saturday, July 28, 2018
Show dates will be Sunday, July 29 through Sunday, August 5, 2018
Times will be advertised from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm daily including Sunday
Space rental is $300.00 for a 20 x 40 space, includes water and electricity
Rental fees are due by April 1, 2018
After April 1st there will be an additional $50.00 late fee
Rental fees will not be refunded after July 14, 2018
Space sharing is limited to 2 dealers per 20 x 40 space, no exceptions
Dealers must not exceed the 20 x 40 space limitations – this includes awnings, sheds, tables, and walk spaces
All space must be occupied by Wednesday, August 1st, 8:00 AM or the space will be forfeited
Driving will not be allowed in aisles after set-up
Any deliveries by large trucks need to be pre-approved by Gem Show Committee
No visible alcoholic containers allowed
80% of merchandise must be mineral and gem related, no clothing allowed, not a flea market of trade lot
Quiet time will be observed from 11:00 pm until 7:00 am daily
All pets shall be leashed at all times
Dealer parking will be permitted in designated areas only! Absolutely no parking allowed in spaces designated for general public. All Dealers are required to park in the back of the field during the entire show
Parkway Fire & Rescus reserves the right to ask any dealer to remove any item(s) we deem indecent for public display
Parkway Fire & Rescue reserves the right to ask anyone to leave when the department feels they have sufficient evidence that any of the above rules have been violated.

Here is more information about the Grassy Creek Gem and Mineral Show!

Keep updated on the best shows with the American Geode gem, mineral, jewelry and fossil show newswire and calendar!
Watch a short video here for gem, mineral and fossil show tips from the experts!

Keep on rockhounding in the USA!

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Gilsum Rock Swap and Mineral Show 2018

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Mineral Show
Mineral Show

Gilsum Rock Swap and Mineral Show, sponsored by the Gilsum Recreation Committee, attracts thousands of rock and mineral enthusiasts from across the country each year. The event, known for its scenic location and small-town hospitality, will take place on the weekend of June 23-24, 2018 at the Gilsum Elementary School & Community Center, 640 Route 10 in Gilsum, NH. All monies raised by this event go to community recreation programs. Admission is free, although we do accept donations.

This year’s event includes a special presentation by mineral hunter and geologist Nancy Swing. Don’t miss “Rock-Hounding in New England,” Saturday at 1:00 PM in the auditorium, when she will share her own experiences rock hunting at key sites in the Northeast. Swing is the owner of Natures. She began collecting at the age of three, and is a regular speaker at rock and gem shows. This presentation is free.

Other events include our annual ham and bean dinner with homemade pies, a chicken barbecue, and panning for minerals for the kids.
Show Schedule: Saturday
8 AM Exhibits open

8 AM – Noon: Wholesome Foods Breakfast
10 AM – 2PM: Library books sale at the Library

1 PM: SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Speaker to be determined.

4:45 PM: Annual Ham & Bean Dinner with homemade beans and pies! Three seatings beginning at 4:45, 5:45 and 6:45 PM at Gilsum Congregational Church. Tickets on sale at the Rock Swap Central information booth all day and at the church at meal time.
6 PM: Dealer exhibits close

Sunday
8 AM: Exhibits open
8 AM – Noon: Wholesome Foods Breakfast
Noon – 2 PM: Chicken Barbecue
10 AM – 2 PM: Library book sale 10:00 – 2:00 at the Library
4:00 PM: Show closes – See you next year!
Visit us on Facebook at GilsumRockSwap, where you will find photos from last year’s show, announcements for this year’s event and more!

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Red Hill Fossil Discovery Part II


Later on Saturday, October of 2017, the American Geode team made it to the famous outcrop called Red Hill that is near Renovo, Pennsylvania and close to North Bend, Pennsylvania. Red Hill is the site of a very famous tetrapod discovery, one of the earliest tetrapods discovered in North America. The outcrop is very steep, and very dangerous. American Geode classifies Red Hill as an “advanced” or “expert” fossil site. Red Hill is managed by a volunteer group nearby who host and house a fossil and geology museum that American Geode was very lucky to view during a private tour later that day. You can see where boulders have fallen out of the cliff, shards of rock crumbled on the road nearby, and while we were there, occasionally a pea sized pebble to a golf ball sized rock would drop from the cliff.

The fossils that one can find are Devonian plants, and if you are very lucky, one can find an insect, and if lightning strikes twice, once could find a tetrapod again. The American Geode team found many examples of Devonian Plants, but the rock is crumbly. When we brought the Devonian Plant fossils in matrix back to American Geode headquarters to clean up, we sprayed them with water sealant to help seal and protect the matrix.

We did not find any insects, but one of the rockhound paleontologists there described finding a scorpion one time!

If you have some time in the area, rockhounding or not, the museum nearby is a very educational and interesting experience. The museum information is here: https://www.facebook.com/RED-HILL-FIELD-STATION-AND-FOSSIL-DISPLAY-121627314538811/
*Call ahead to the museum! This is a volunteer staffed museum, so do not expect normal hours, and do not rely on information on their site. Call ahead!*

Here are photos of the Red Hill fossil trip and our Red Hill fossil discoveries! To see and purchase Red Hill fossils from the American Geode collection, go to our eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/usr/americangeode
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