Post by 150FromFundy on Aug 5, 2009 12:34:23 GMT -5
Nova Scotia Gem & Mineral Show
Parrsboro Rockhound Roundup
The weekend of August 14 to 16 marks the 44th annual Nova Scotia Gem and Mineral Show and Sale, in Parrsboro on the Bay of Fundy. Parrsboro’s Rockhound Roundup is one of the oldest mineral shows in Canada and in terms of sheer enjoyableness, it’s considered to be the top! Exhibitors return each year from Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Maine ready to enjoy the Maritime hospitality and meet new and old friends.
More than thirty exhibitors offer a broad mix of earth treasures. You’ll see fine mineral specimens, jewellery and jeweller’s supplies, precious stones, gem cutting tools, beads and beading, fossils, tumbled stones and more.
It’s a learning show too, with geological field trips and interpretive walks plus demonstrations of gem cutting and jewellery making, gold panning, wire wrapping and more. The Nova Scotia Metal Arts Guild will be present showing the work of Nova Scotia silver and goldsmiths. Geologists and mineral collectors from the N.S. Department of Natural Resources, Atlantic GeoScience Society, N.S. Prospectors Association and the N.S. Gem and Mineral Society will be on hand to identify your mineral treasures. And, the Royal Ontario Museum is showing a traveling display of superlative Canadian minerals.
museum.gov.ns.ca/fgm/en/home/whattoseedo/gemmineralshow/default.asp
