Tag: minerals
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Day 1 is done… on to Day 2!
Everyone had a great time at the show yesterday! Come on out… there’s one day left! The fun starts at 10 AM. Charles Shabica stopped by! It’s been a busy few days, Keith are you asleep? Random Photos from the day The book table Tony Bellos and Debra Lovely Auction Material for Sunday Displays
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #25!
This is the preview post #25 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th 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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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #23!
This is the preview post #23 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th 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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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #19!
This is the preview post #19 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th 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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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #18!
This is the preview post #18 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th 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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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #14!
This is the preview post #14 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th 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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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #13!
This is the preview post #13 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th 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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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #7!
This is the preview post #7 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th 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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The Search for the Perfect Stone
The New Yorker has a story about the annual Tuscon Gem and Mineral Show. The show has been held each winter since 1955. If you can’t find it there, you can’t find it anywhere! For a few weeks every winter, Tucson briefly goes rock crazy. In 1955, local gem-and-mineral enthusiasts began hosting a get-together, an…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #5!
This is the preview post #5 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th 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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Throwback Thursday #147: Looking Back at ESCONI for February 2023
This is Throwback Thursday #147. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! 25 Years Ago – February 1998 50 Years Ago – February 1973 70 Years Ago – February 1953
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #2!
This is the preview post #2 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th 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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Throwback Thursday #143: Looking Back at ESCONI for January 2023
This is Throwback Thursday #143. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! 25 Years Ago – January 1998 50 Years Ago – January 1973 70 Years Ago – January 1953
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Throwback Thursday #140: Mineral Names
This is Throwback Thursday #140. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! Jean Reynolds held many offices in ESCONI, including President in 1972 and 1973, Vice President, Editor, Circulation Chairman,…
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Throwback Thursday #135: Looking Back at ESCONI November 2022
This is Throwback Thursday #135. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! 25 Years Ago – November 1997 50 Years Ago – November 1972 70 Years Ago – November 1952
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Throwback Thursday #131: Looking Back at ESCONI for October 2022
This is Throwback Thursday #131. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! 25 Years Ago – October 1997 50 Years Ago – October 1972 70 Years Ago – October 1952…
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Opulent Opal
Jewellery World in Australia has a post about opals. Opals are beautiful precious stones found all over the world. Ethiopia along with Lightning Ridge in Australia are very famous for black opals. The Roman scholar Pliny observed in 79 AD, “Some opali carry such a play within them that they equal the deepest and richest…
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PBS Eons: Where Did Water Come From?
PBS Eons has a new episode over on Youtube. This one is about early Earth and where did we get our liquid water. Mercury, Venus, and Mars are all super low on water – so where did ours come from and why do we have so much of it? We think our water came from…
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Throwback Thursday #129: Puttering in Pewter
This is Throwback Thursday #129. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! The following is an article about working with pewter. It featured Paul Hoalt and Bob Johnson ESCONI members…
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Throwback Thursday #122: Looking Back at ESCONI for August 2022
This is Throwback Thursday #122. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! 25 Years Ago – August 1997 50 Years Ago – August 1972 70 Years Ago – August 1952
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Throwback Thursday #111: In Quest of Galena
This is Throwback Thursday #111. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! This week, we are posting the story of a field trip from the March 1952 edition of the…
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Wisconsin Rocks and Minerals
Curious about rock, minerals, and fossils in Wisconsin? There’s a new interactive website by the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, is something you should check out! There’s explanation of sedimenary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks. And, information about dolomite, granite, sandstone, and more. Oh…. and also some very beautiful pictures. Check it out!
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Throwback Thursday #103: Field Trip to Jacob’s Geodes 2007
This is Throwback Thursday #103. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! Back when the MAPS show was at Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL, there would be an annual…
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2022 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – March 19th – 20th, 2022 – Preview #2, Fluorite Crystal
This is the preview post #2 for the 2022 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The show is on March 19th and 20th, 2022 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL. All details can be found here. This absolutely gorgeous multi-colored grouping of fluorite will be available in our Live Auction. It…
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ESCONI 2022 Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show! March 19th and 20th, 2022
Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois ESCONI 2022 Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show March 19th and 20th Dealers, Demonstrators, Displays, Live and Silent Auctions,Book Sales, Kid’s Korner, Geode Splitting Free Parking! Free Admission! DuPage County Fairgrounds2015 Manchester Rd.Wheaton, IllinoisSaturday 10 AM to 5 PMSunday 10 AM to 4 PMwww.esconi.org Download Show Flyer
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2021 ESCONI Fall Sale October 16th, 2021 – Preview #7, Selenite
This is the preview post #7 for the 2021 ESCONI Fall Sale Live Auction. The sale is on October 16th, 2021 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL. All details can be found here. Here’s a nice specimen of Selenite. In this form, it’s called a Desert Rose or Gypsum.
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2021 ESCONI Fall Sale October 16th, 2021 – Preview #5, Microlite with Muscavite and Albite from Brazil
This is the preview post #5 for the 2021 ESCONI Fall Sale Live Auction. The sale is on October 16th, 2021 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL. All details can be found here. Another gorgeous mineral from Brazil. This is Microlite with Muscavite and Albite from the Ipe mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais,…
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2021 ESCONI Fall Sale October 16th, 2021 – Preview #4, Hematite from Brazil
This is the preview post #4 for the 2021 ESCONI Fall Sale Live Auction. The sale is on October 16th, 2021 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL. All details can be found here. Here is a gorgeous specimen of Hematite from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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ESCONI Fall Sale Saturday, October 16th, 2021
E S C O N I Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois Mineral and Fossil SaleSaturday, October 16, 202110 AM to 5 PMDuPage County FairgroundsWheaton, ILActivities include:Minerals and fossils for sale, silent and live auctions,geode splitting, kid’s activities, book sales,demonstrators and displays.For more information seewww.esconi.org Location – Admission and Parking are free!
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17 Pictures that will make you want to become a Geologist
ZME Science has a post that will definitely make you want to consider geology as a career. It’s filled with stunning photos from mountains to fossils to minerals. It makes me want to go back to school! Check a few examples from the article below, but don’t miss the full article.
