Rockhounds: Over a Half Century of Gem, Mineral Shows Event will mark 51st year for earth sciences event. The Fredericksburg Rockhounds Club will host the Hill Country Gem and Mineral Show at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park’s Pioneer Pavilion on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 15-16, 2022. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Stone carvings and an extensive array of jewelry will be available from more than 40 vendors from throughout the Southwest. The club will have experts available who can identify any particular treasure.
Visitors from Fredericksburg and around the Hill Country come to the Gem and Mineral Show annually to find their favorite stones and gems.
Food service will be provided Admission and parking are free, and they will have free hourly door by Buzzie’s Barbecue. prizes and prize drawing tickets The show offers inexpensive for sale for valuable mineral items for sale, as well as rare specimens and jewelry made by pieces worth thousands of dollars. club members. Founded in 1968, Fredericksburg The hourly silent auction is still Rockhounds is an organization up in the air, as the club continues devoted to the study and to meet and discuss how to have enjoyment of gems, minerals and the event safely during the fossils. COVID-19 pandemic.
To keep up to date with the club’s plans, visit their website at www. fredericksburgrockhounds.org.
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Minerals, fossils, geodes and stone carvings are among the items available at the Hill Country Gem and Mineral Show. 58
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