Treasures of the Earth – 2009
MARCH 20th-22nd
Theme: Ruby
Albuquerque Gem and Mineral Club's 40th Annual Show
New Mexico State Fairgrounds (School Arts/Flower Bldg.)
Hours: 10 am to 6 pm Friday and Saturday; 10 am to 5 pm Sunday
Admission is $3.00, except Friday is "DOLLAR DAY". Children under 13 are FREE.
We'll have over 35 dealers selling everything from amethyst cathedrals to Zebra rock, rocks and minerals inexpensive to moderately priced. You will find gems (crystals, faceted, cabs, rough, and set in jewelry), decorator items, and jewelry, books and supplies, beads, and lots more. We'll have a mineral ID Booth, visits by a well behaved and socialized wolf, an educational booth from the NM Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources (both a display and maps, books, and guidebooks), grab bags for kids, and three silent auctions per day. We will have displays (about 20), most of them educational, all of them interesting! Displays provided by junior and adult members.
Why have we been doing this for 40 years? Besides being a whole lot of fun for club members and the public, the club raises money to award two $1000 scholarships, one each for a UNM and NM Tech geology student.
Directions:
New Mexico State Fair Grounds. San Pedro entrance just north of Central and south of Lomas. School Arts building is to the North of the spot at which you pay the entrance fee.
Contact Paul Hlava, 505-255-5478 for additional information
Pictures from the 2009 show
Paul Hlava identifying a gemstone
Handler and his wolf that he raised from a pup. The wolf delights show attendees every year.
Specimen from display of John Reinert. Fluorite collected at Bingham, NM
At the annual show, the club sponsors numerous displays of minerals from NM and the world.
Pictures from previous shows
