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is this jade real? grandparents bought many years ago
spencer129 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
when i clicked it with real jade there was a high pitched ringing sound i believe that is an indication of real jade -
Denver Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Mineral Show 2022
Top Trilo posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Today I took a trip to the annual Denver fossil show, I really enjoyed it and it wasn’t 90+ F (32+ C) this time. There were fossils and minerals from all over the world, all though mostly minerals. I tried taking pictures of mostly different fossils, and they are not representative of what was at the show. If you do decide to go (it’s open for another week) look out for fakes and resorted and composited material there were many of those. It was fun to wander around looking at everything even if most of it is far outside my budget.- 37 replies
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Even though I fancy myself as a self-collector of fossils, I have always been interested and attended shows as they are excellent learning/networking venues. For the past few years, I have been attending the Quartzsite shows. The first times I attended, I was pretty lost since they are actually a series of shows, some overlapping, some not, at different venues. Very confusing. That's part of the charm though since there is much to like about these shows: they occur at a time of the year (winter) when nothing else is happening in much of the country, you can find excellent bargains, they are pr
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Denver Mineral, Fossil Gem & Jewelry Show 2021
Top Trilo posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Yesterday (9-11-2021) I went to the Denver fossil show. It was my first time going and I really enjoyed it. Most of the show was minerals and gems and jewelry however there were quite a few fossils. Unfortunately, most were Moroccan. There were some Pleistocene fossils, Meg teeth, USA Dino material and a few other things. Well might as well start with the photos. Let’s start with the few mineral pictures i took. Next up the Moroccan material which dominated the fossils present. -
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone was going to the NJ gem, mineral, and fossil show... I’m considering going, but I wouldn’t be super interested if there aren’t many fossil dealers, I was also wondering if anyone knows how many dealers are going to be there. TIA!
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Dear Forum members, I am looking for gemboxes to display my Squalicorax collection in (1 tooth per box). The problem is that sites like this one: https://www.bodemschat.nl/nl/edelsteendoos-58-x-38-x-17-mm-zwart.html only have the foam with velor on top in the colours white and black. however, I want grey/gray ones. Does anyone here know where these are sold? Thank you very much in advance, Kind regards, Sander
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Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show - EC Fairgrounds Erie Activities Postponed March 21-22 (rescheduled for May 15-17)
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fossils I got from the hamburg gem and fossil show in hamburg N.Y.
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone this is matthew again on saturday 23 2019 I went to the hamburg fossil and gem show. when I went down there I got a very nice ammonite and a nice brittle star fossil the ammonite cost me $30.00 and the brittle star was $125.00 here are some photos of them -
I saw this carcharadontosaurus saharicus tooth for sale but in my opinion it looks like it’s been fossilized as a gembone. What are everyone’s opinions? It is from Cretaceous deposits south of tuoaz, Morocco. It is 17mm. I have never seen any gem bones from Morocco before.
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fossils from the 2018 fossil and gem show at hamburg n.y.
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone this is matthew again saturday I went to the fossil and gem show in hamburg N.Y. and got 3 fossils one of them is a crinoid flower fossil and one of them is a strait shelled ammonite and one of them is a fossil that looks like a point. -
Here was a nice surprise. I picked up this fossil cluster of barnacles and noticed a nice layer of agate underneath! When I processed the photo I took of it, I saw that the light from my flash dispersed giving this rainbow effect. It's very small but now when I hold to the light I can see the little rainbows! I heard this process is called diffraction grating. I would like to polish the agate but I think the rainbows will go away once the material is flattened.
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From the album: ocean stuff
Here was a nice surprise. I picked up this fossil cluster of barnacles and noticed a nice layer of agate underneath! When I processed the photo I took of it I saw that the light from my flash dispersed giving this rainbow effect. It's very small but now when I hold to the light I can see the little rainbows! -
I wanted to share the few fossils I have that aren’t stored away at the moment. I had to pack up everything I had about a year or two ago because I redid my floors. We are moving soon so I didn’t want to unpack everything again to display it again just to have to pack it back up again to move so about 75-80% of my fossils and gems are in storage. These are the few that I have displayed now. This is mostly just the stuff I picked up after I did the floors. I hope to share the rest of my collection when I get it all out again because that’s where most of my good stuff is.
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I found this in online,the headline said it a dinosaur bone,its really look gem like and smoth surface...may it be a real dinosaur bone???
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The BLM stopped by our museum today with a little surprise! I figured some people may be interested to see what exactly happens when the police and the state come to confiscate your fossils! Say you have just been reported for collecting fossils on BLM land without a permit. The BLM comes to your house and basically runs an audit on you. They want documentation and paperwork for every fossil you have. If you don't have a reasonable explanation for them, they start questioning everything! Once the BLM makes their decision you are given a court date and a judge de
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From the album: Ammonites & Ammolites
A beautiful ruby-like ammonite from Mahajangar, Madagascar -
Not any clubs in St. Louis specific to fossils in St. Louis. However I am going to become more involved with these folks. In fact I have to tip a hat to them for sparking my interest in the earth sciences back when I was a child. http://www.stlrockclub.com/about.htm Anyone know of clubs specific to fossils in STL?
