HGMS 67th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry & Fossil Show | Virtual Event November 14th 10am - 4pm

The 67th Annual Gem, Jewelry, Mineral & Fossil Show is Going Virtual

HGMS will host a Virtual Event November 14th, 2020 in an effort to create a satisfying substitute for our usual Annual Show at the Humble Civic Center, which has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is because we hold our club volunteers and you, the buying public, in the highest regard and wish to keep everyone as safe as possible. We have prepared a mix of live dealer sales, educational presentations and demonstrations, and an awesome silent auction!

See our Virtual Show Trailer below for a sampling of what you’ll find in this exciting event:

Educational Videos and Demonstrations

At-home Economic Mineral Scavenger Hunt designed for materials that can be found around the house. As is typical with our Scavenger Hunts, questions are grade-appropriate so educators can choose the level of complexity appropriate for their student(s). In addition, classes and homeschool groups of 20+ can receive one of our popular economic mineral rock sets!

Mad Science of Houston educational presentation will happen during the lunch hour. In addition, we will have more information about them as well as additional educational resources.

Mad Science - kid looking through magnifying glass at yellow crystal mineral

Live Wirewrapping Demonstration by one of our club member experts. This will happen immediately following the Mad Science live presentation.

Adult educational how-to videos on collecting, lapidary, faceting, gemstones, fossils, minerals, and petrified wood identification. These videos are created by club subject matter experts.

Silent Auction

100 items will be up for bid in this year’s silent auction including minerals, jewelry, lapidary, fossils, equipment and more! See a sneak peak of a few items below and check back the week of Nov. 9 for a full preview. Be sure to follow us on Facebook & Instagram as more items get previewed.

Prizes

TWO Grand Prizes will be awarded to lucky participants! Not to be missed!

Donated by our dealers Nature’s Reflection & Truscon Minerals

The ever-popular hourly Door Prizes will be awarded throughout the day on the HGMS Facebook & Instagram social media channels. Be sure you’re following us so that you become automatically registered for Door Prize drawings!

Grand Prize No. 1 Fossil Ammonite Perisphinctes Pair Donated by Nature's Reflection Location: Madagascar
Grand Prize No. 2 Celestine Geode Donated by Truscon Minerals Location: Sakoany Mine, Majunga, Madagascar

Featured Dealers

On November 14th we will feature Dealers on Facebook Live Events throughout the day. They will have 30 minute segments to showcase their company and items for sale.

Each Dealer will have a virtual booth space where you can learn more about who they are, what they have to offer and the best way to contact them.

Below is a list of Dealers participating in this year’s show:

Dean Lagerwall Minerals

dean_lagerwall@yahoo.com

Labradorite - Excellent blue flash (660g, 80x60x100mm, 105d)

The Katy Rock Shop

huber.astrid@gmail.com

handmade jewelry - wire-wrapping amethyst slab

Nature’s Reflection

Natures@sbcglobal.net

fossil crinoid specimen

Earth’s Fine Art

earthsfineart@gmail.com

Agate Slab

Omni Manufacturing Services

mark@omnicase.com

Custom Foam Fitted Travel Mineral Case

Fender Minerals

fenderminerals@gmail.com

Ouros Gems

281-777-5728

Zane Ring
Cabochons

Alan’s Quality Minerals LLC

aqminerals@yahoo.com

Tourmaline

The Cutter’s Bench

thecuttersbench@hotmail.com

Tanzanite cushion

Truscon Minerals

steve.blyskal@gmail.com

TR2105 Fluorite Chalcopyrite-Annabel Lee Mine S IL 100b

Unique Minerals, Fossils, Jewelry and Home Decor

unique_tx@hotmail.com

Mineral Home Décor

Live Dealer Showcase & Educational Presentations Schedule

Check out the schedule of Live Dealer Showcases & Educational Demo Presentations that will be held Saturday on our Facebook Virtual Event Page

10:00 AM
NATURAL SELECTION CRYSTALS
10:30 AM
ALAN’S QUALITY MINERALS
11:00 AM
OMNI MANUFACTURING SERVICES
11:30 AM
ULTRA TEC
12:00 PM
WIRE WRAPPING LIVE DEMO
12:30 PM
MAD SCIENCE OF HOUSTON

1:00 PM
TRUSCON MINERALS
1:30 PM
DEAN LAGERWALL MINERALS
2:00 PM
UNIQUE MINERALS, FOSSILS, JEWELRY AND HOME DECOR
2:30 PM
THE KATY ROCK SHOP
3:00 PM
NATURE’S REFLECTION
3:30 PM
SEASIDE STONES

What you can find at the Show

Unique jewelry and other earthly treasures

Gift items for Christmas – always sooner than you think

Minerals for experienced and beginning collectors

Fossils for the curious or scientific collector

Home decor items for the discriminating

Jewelry making, beading, and lapidary demonstrations

Information about field trips

Educational videos from our club member experts

Mad Science science experiment presented live

At-home Economic Mineral Scavenger Hunt for K-12

Mission Statement

The HGMS Gem, Jewelry, Mineral, and Fossil Show seeks to raise awareness of Earth Science Education activities in the Houston area and of the importance of Earth Science Education in general.  Further objectives (before Covid-19 anyway) include promoting community awareness of the HGMS year-round activities such as field trips, lapidary and fossil cleaning workshops, educational classes, social dinners, auctions, and other facilities and events that are available to our membership. Our special-interest groups known as sections include Lapidary and Silversmithing Section, Gemstone and Faceting Section, Mineral Section, Paleontology (fossil) Section, Beading Section, Archaeology Section, Day Light and Youth Section. The Show also increases club membership, thereby adding to our pool of knowledge and experience, and it funds the club’s year-round nonprofit activities.