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Digital Art with Minerals: Get Started

Admin - September 18, 2025

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EV Minerals: Mines to Electric Motors

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Minerals Used in Everyday Life

Admin - September 19, 2025

Minerals used in everyday life are more common than you think. Many are unaware of what goes into the “built environment” surrounding them, how...

Digital Art with Minerals: Get Started

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Minerals in Sports Equipment: Built to Win

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EV Minerals: Mines to Electric Motors

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Herkimer Diamonds: Origins & Sites

Admin - September 11, 2025

Herkimer diamonds may look like cut gemstones, but these naturally formed, double-terminated quartz crystals are found in only a few places—most famously in Herkimer...

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Guide to Purple Crystals and Gemstones

Admin - July 31, 2025

Purple crystals and gemstones have captured attention across design, collecting, and lapidary circles, especially after Pantone named Viva Magenta its 2023 Color of the...

quartz specimen on black background quartz is a seven on the mohs scale of hardness

What is the Mohs Scale of Hardness?

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8-10—CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA:

Annual show; Damian w/ Bellpoint Promotions; Clarence Brown Conference Center, 5450 State Route 20; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; admission $5, children under 16 free; gem, mineral, jewelry, fossil, bead and metaphysical dealers selling their spectacular finds from all over the globe; contact Damian Belgali, (770) 386-1608; Email: mbellpoint@gmail.com; Website: www.bellpointpromotions.com

8-10—PARK HILLS, MISSOURI:

Annual show; Mineral Area Gem Mineral Society; Missouri Mines Historic Site, 4000 State Hwy 32; Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 9-4; free admission; Missouri Mines Historic Site and Museum will be open and free to the public for this event, free parking, demonstrations, silent auctions; contact Boneta Hensley, 411 Allen Street, Farmington, MO 63640, (573) 760-0488; Email: mojellybean63@yahoo.com; Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1249800061698210/

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