2022 Des Plaines Valley Geological Society Mineral / Fossil Show

[Nimravis]

Today I drove 34 miles stop by the Des Plaines Valley Geological Society’s Annual Mineral and Fossil Show that is held at the Des Plaines Park District building.

 

This is a very small show that runs For 2 days (Saturday and Sunday). Even though it is a small show, sometimes you can find some nice stuff.

 

One dealer had some insects from the Santana Formation in Brazil and she had some other pieces from Bear Gulch in Montana, these are things that I would not expect to see at a little show like this. With that said, there are also the usual suspects, i.e. composite Mosasaur jaws from Morocco.

 

The show also had displays, a silent auction, raffle items, and kids corner. These types of things help draw families in. 
 

I only bought one thing today and it was a nice piece of Agatized coral from Tampa Bay. After winning a couple auctions that John @Sacha , had to benefit the forum, I fell in love with the stuff, and for $20.00, I could not just let this piece sit at the show.

 

If you live in the area, stop by, you might find something to take home.

 

 

Here are some pics of the show.

 

 

 

 

Displays
 

 

 

 

 

 

Raffle item-

 

Silent Auction 

 

 

Items for sale-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mark Kmiecik]

Thanks for the tour, Ralph. Outstanding as usual. I like the upside-down ammonite.

[Randyw]

Looks like a great little show! Man those fake jaws show up everywhere don’t they?

love the carved ammonite in the last pic as an art piece! 

[Nimravis]

The pieces of Agatized looks very nice under a uv light.

 

 

 

 

[Wrangellian]

Great stuff.... I'm sure I would find at least one thing to take home from that show. Bear Gulch?? (any pics of that stuff?) The two recent rock shows here on Van Isle were 99.99% rocks/minerals, very few fossils. I think there used to be more fossils available at these shows even though they are rock/lapidary-oriented. It's getting worse, while shows elsewhere are getting better!

[Nimravis]

2 hours ago, Wrangellian said:

Bear Gulch?? (any pics of that

Here is a flat that was designated Bear Gulch, not sure if these cone from there, but that is what the tags said, and the tags looked old. The black marks are my attempt to cover prices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jdp]

those are 100% definitely Bear Gulch.

[Wrangellian]

Yes, I would have been all over that box.