This is the preview post #39 for the 2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2026 will be held on March 21th and 22nd at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.

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One last chunk of beautiful fluorite… nice purple crystals on a bed of sphalerite. Sounds and looks tasty!

If you are up this late (or is that early), you deserve a tasty preview… just a few hours until the show starts!