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46th Annual CGMA (Chicagoland Gem and Mineral Association) Show
Nimravis posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Today I drove about 25 minutes to the Kane County Fairgrounds to visit the Chicagoland Gem and Mineral Association Show, this is the 46 year for this show. The show is on Saturday (10a-6p) and Sunday (10a-5p) and it is a really nice show to attend and there is always a long line to the opening and the people keep coming throughout the day. There were 32 different vendors from 13 different states. The vendors had fossils, gem stones, minerals, geodes, etc., something for everyone. Continued on next post. -
Today I stopped at the 2021 Chicagoland Gem and Mineral Show that is being held today and tomorrow at the Kane County Fairgrounds. This is the first show that I have been able to attend in about 18 months. The show was not as big as it normally is, but it was pretty close. At the beginning there were not a lot of attendees, but with in 1 hour, the place was packed. Here are a couple random pics of the show. The line to get in- The crowd- Some pics of the various fossils that were for sale. I did not take the amount of pictures that I normally would have because it is a lot of work to block out prices, as the admins request. I did buy 2 flats of fossils for $40 each, this first flat contained various items and I got it because I liked the first item pictured below. I will include the id that came with each piece. Cassie fimbriata Middle Eocene Roe Plains, Madura Western Australia Giant Tortoise Shell Geochelone sp. Withlacoochee Formation Florida Exogyra ponderosa Taylor Formation Cretaceous Ladonia, Texas Lyticoceras Lower Albian Lower Cretaceous Huanzala, Peru Leptosolen Cretaceous McNairy Co., Tennessee Conus spurus Pliocene Desoto, Florida Knightia Green River Formation Wyoming Unknown Gastropods Unknown Location Amethyst The next flat contained something that I really like fossil echinoids from Texas. This flat contained 232 pieces which came out to about 17 cents a piece. It looks like there are two different species, I have to figure out what they are. Any suggestions would be appreciated. If I am bored tomorrow, I might take a drive out to check it out again.