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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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Where was the first Gold Rush? California? If asked that question during your local pub trivia, the answer is Dahlonega. The Dahlonega Gold Rush was the first American Gold Rush. I learned this, and the geology of Georgia that produces gold alongside veins of quartz at the Dahlonega Gold Rush Museum.
We had one hour before the museum was closing and the gentleman who greeted us very generously made sure we learned and saw it all during that hour.
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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.