CINCINNATI 2001
37th ANNUAL

Gem, Mineral, Fossil, Jewelry
Show of Greater Cincinnati

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Saturday, May 5, 10 am - 7 pm
Sunday, May 6,  11 am - 5 pm
Cincinnati Convention Center, 5th & Elm

SHOW THEME
"COLORFUL CARBONATES"

Cash Prizes
for Best....

Fossil Exhibit
Mineral Exhibit
Lapidary Art Exhibit
Show theme Exhibit
Single Specimen
Self-collected Mineral Specimen
Self-collected Fossil Specimen

          Fabulous Museum Exhibits!                                 Wholesale and Retail Dealers!

ILLUSTRATED LECTURE SCHEDULE

     Saturday, May 5th
     1:00 PM               "Colorful Carbonates"
                                       Dr. Carl Francis, Harvard University

     2:00   PM                 Registration 
     2:30 to 6:00 PM    4th Midwest Mineral Symposium
                              
              "Colorful Carbonates"
                                            Sponsored by the Midwest Chapter
     6 :00   PM            Friends of Mineralogy
                  
Sunday,  May 6th
1:00 PM     "Carbonates - A Photographic Survey"
                     Jeffery Scovil, Phoenix, Arizona

3:00 PM      "A Trilobite Perspective"
                      James St. John, The Ohio State University
                  

4:30 PM       Awards Presentation - Exhibit Area
                  
      SHOW
HIGHLIGHTS
EDUCATION
Displays
Demonstrations
Lectures
L
earning Center
FOR KIDS
Learning Center
Free Specimens for
   12 and under attendees
Merit Badge Material

DEALERS
Minerals, Gems
Fossils - Jewelry              
Equipment
Hobby Magazines
Children's Mineral Kits
Saturday 10-6
  Sunday 11-4 
Free Fossil ID
Saturday 11-3
  Sunday 1-3
Free Rock & Mineral ID
Saturday 11-3
  Sunday 1-3
Free Gemstone ID
Saturday 1-3
  Sunday 1-3

Swap Area
Saturday 10-6
  Sunday 11-4

This show is sponsered and produced by:
DRY DREDGERS - an organization of amateur geologist and fossil collectors.  http://homepages.uc.edu/~handgl/dredgers.htm
CINCINNATI MINERAL SOCIETY, an organization of amateur mineralogist and mineral collectors.   http://www.cms.uc.edu/
For more information contact:  Mary Fitzpatrick,
2514 Melrose Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45212. Email: mfitz@one.net

 

MORE INFORMATION
Retail Dealers
Wholesale Dealers
Demonstrations/Activities
Hobby Magazines
Children's Activities
Large Swap Area
Directions to the Show
Admission
Headquarters Hotel

Parking
Show Discount Coupon

 

RETAIL DEALERS*

Archy's Rock Shop Lima, OH
Bernie's Gems Trafalgar, IN
Blue Chip Minerals Fort Doge
Carroll Originals Fort Dodge, IA
Carved Opal & Obsidian Madison, WI
Caveny Creations Fort Mill, SC
Collector's Choice Houston, TX
Creative Gems Seagoville, TX
Crystal Dreams Atlanta, GA
Dave Bunk Minerals Denver, CO
Doug Corley Fossils Maryland Heights, MD
Exquisite Stone Hammond, LA
Fowler's Wirewrapping Goochland, VA
Geodon Gems Aurora, IL
GP Rock Co. Huntington, WV
Hawthorneden L'Amable Ont. CANADA
High Point Stone Pleasantville, OH
House of Phacops Peebles, OH
Jeff & Gloria's Minerals East Hampton, CT
Jendon Minerals Rome, GA
The Jewelry Depot   Northfield Center, OH
Lamberts Minerals Ancaster Ont. CANADA
LaMont's Rock Pile Brookville, IN
Massachusetts Bay Trading Co. Fort Pierce, FL
M Phantom Minerals Columbus, OH
KMMK Coro. (Martins Mineral) Harrisburg, PA
Moorehead Enterprises Hanover, MI
Mountain Minerals International Louisville, CO
North American Minerals Baraga, MI
North Star Minerals West Bloomfield, MI
Pamela's Jewelry Myrtle Beach, SC
Phil & Joni Andrist Bandon, OR
Poor Richard's Dayton, OH
The Rocksmiths Inc.  Tombstone, AZ
Schooler's Minerals & Fossils  Blue Springs, MO
Silvertown Cleveland, OH
Slinger's Snob Appeal Louisville, KY
Superb Minerals Nashik, INDIA
Universal Fossils Berkley, MI

 

WHOLESALE DEALERS* (Business ID Required)

ARA Imports  Brecksville, OH
Aurora Minerals Corp.  Freeport, NY
Howard I. Schlansker  Marshfield, MA
MCM Gems  Middletown, OH
Midwest Minerals  Tucson, AZ
Noema Gems  Jefferson, OH
Red Metal Minerals Hubbell, MI
Sun King Dayton, OH
Sun's Enterprise Manassass, VA
Top-Gem Minerals Tucson, AZ
Vista Gems New York, NY
Willis' Earth Treasures Stewartsville, NJ

 

DEMONSTRATIONS / ACTIVITIES*

Bonsai Rick Vogel
Coppersmithing Christopher Tolonen
Faceting Midwest Faceters Guild
Lapidary Cincinnati Lapidary & Faceting Society
Lapidary Lahr Enterprises
Lapidary Fort Hamilton Gem & Mineral Club
Photography Jeffery Scovil
Porcelain Painting Lula Mae Yoxthimer
Berea College Geology Department
Miami University Geology Department
Northen Kentucky University Geology Department
University of Cincinnati Geology Department
Silent Auction Cincinnati Museum of Natural History

    * Lists Subject to Change!   

            FREE Gem, Mineral, Fossil Identification
                  Register for Fossil Collecting Trip
                      Register for Gold Panning Field Trip
                          Register for Door Prizes

 

HOBBY MAGAZINES

Australian Journal of Mineralogy  Victoria, AUSTRALIA
Lapidary Journal Devon PA
Mineralogical Almanac Moscow, RUSSIA
Mineralogical Record Tucson, AZ
Rocks & Minerals Washington, DC

CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES
Learning Center - Games - Scout Merit Badge Information
F
REE Mineral Collection for Children Under 12 Attending Show.

LARGE SWAP AREA
On Show Floor, Swap Dollars or Trade. Reservations for swap space accepted, Saturday or Sunday at $9.00 per day - or both days $15.00. Make check payable to The Cincinnati Mineral Society and mail to Jim Budnik, 2948 Rontina Dr., Goshen, OH 45122.  Swappers may also purchase advance admission passes at this time for $5.00 per day.

DIRECTIONS TO THE SHOW
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Parking
Special reduced rates for Gem & Mineral Show.
Official show parking: System Parking, Inc. Elm & 7th Streets
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ADMISSION
Adults ...................................... $6.00 Under 6 ....................................................... FREE
Two-Day Pass ........................ $10.00 Scouts in uniform or with valid ID ................. FREE
Children 6-15 .......................... $1.00

HEADQUARTERS HOTEL (NEW LOCATION)
Show Headquarters are located at the Holiday Inn - Downtown 800 West 8th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202.  For reservations call 800-465-4329, and refer to the  Gem and Mineral Show for a discount.

For a Show Discount coupon click here.