Nittany Gem & Mineral Show 2008

Nittany Mineralogical Society's Fourth Annual
Nittany Gem & Mineral Show
June 27 - 28, 2009
Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Mt. Nittany Middle School
656 Brandywine Dr., State College PA 16801
off US Rt. 322 at Oak Hall exit, southeast side of
State College, Pennsylvania
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Dealers in:
    Mineral Specimens
    Jewelry
    Cut Gemstones
    Gem-cutting Material
    Beads
    Fossils
    Crystals
    Collectibles
    Books, Tools, etc.

Dealers will include:
    Don Smoley's Minerals & Gems
    Joe Dague
    John Toth Gemstones
    Fowler's Wirewrapping
    Nature's Window
    Raymond's Minerals
    Amber America
    Sharing Rocks
    Beauty on Beads
    J & M Gems N' things

Talks by Experts: SEE SPEAKER SCHEDULE
Iron furnaces - Gemstones - Fossils - Fluorescence

Displays of minerals & gems
including Best of PA MINERAL SPECIMEN CONTEST
( rules now available).

Children's hands-on activities
Mini-mine - Touch & Feel

Silent auctions, including children's sections
Donations of a few good items from
members and non-members are encouraged.

Demonstrations
    Microscopic minerals
    Lapidary (gem cutting & jewelry)
    Weird minerals - as seen at the big Denver Show
    [we regret that Gold Panning has been canceled]

Door prizes through both days

Good FOOD available through both days

ADMISSION:
$5.00 per person
NEW Seniors 65+ and students $2.00
$2.00 NMS members (free if volunteering)
Kids 12 and under with an adult, and scouts in uniform, enter free. Kids get a free Mini-Mine coupon.
One admission good for two days; keep your ticket!

Sponsored by Nittany Mineralogical Society, Inc., your local non-profit rock, mineral & gem club. Everyone is welcome at our meetings, generally held the third Wednesday of each month August through May, 7:30 p.m. at Earth & Eng. Sciences Bldg. on Penn State's University Park campus (west campus off White Course Drive). For details and updates see www.ems.psu.edu/nms/