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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Recap - Display and Demonstrators #ESCONIShow #gems #minerals #fossils

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Scenes from Day 1 of the 2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show #gems #minerals #fossils #friends #ESCONIShow

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Today is the Day! ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show! #ESCONIShow #gems #minerals #fossils #showtime

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #39: Fluorite and Sphalerite #minerals #fluorite #ESCONIShow

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #36: Purple Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock, IL #minerals #fluorite #ESCONIShow

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #35: Priscacara, sp. from the Green River Formation in Wyoming What fossil show is complete without a Green River fish? Here is a nice Priscacara, sp. These fish date to the Eocene, about 50 million years ago. We have other Green River fish, come on out and see them!

2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #35: Priscacara, sp. from the Green River Formation in Wyoming #fossils #paleontology #fossilfish #GreenRiver #Wyoming #eocene #ESCONIShow

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #34: Giant Moroccan Trilobite #fossils #paleontology #ESCONIShow #Morocco #trilobite

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #32: Calcite from Ourey, Colorado #minerals #calcite #ESCONIShow

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #29: Crystalline Copper from Southwest Africa #minerals #copper #ESCONIShow

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #26: Azurite from the Daye District, Ezhou Prefecture, Hubei Province, China What a beautiful blue! The specimen of Azurite hails from the Daye District, Ezhou Prefecture, Hubei Province, China. Less than a day until the door open!

2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #26: Azurite from the Daye District, Ezhou Prefecture, Hubei Province, China #minerals #ESCONIShow #China

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #25: Calomostachys Cone #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #ESCONIShow #carboniferous #pennsylvanian

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #24: Yellow Fluorite from Hardin County, IL
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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #22: Valentinite after Stibnite on Barite #minerals #china #ESCONIShow #Valentinite

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #21: Thalassina anomala from Gunn Point, N. T., Australia The next preview is a fossil mangrove lobster, Thalassina anomala, from Gunn Point, N. T., Australia. This is a very detailed fossil with superb preparation. Come on out and check it out at the show... less than 2 days away!

2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #21: Thalassina anomala from Gunn Point, N. T., Australia #fossils #paleontology #australia #lobster #ESCONIShow

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #20: Pieces of Mexican Opal #minerals #opal #ESCONIShow

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #19: Fluorite and Sphalerite #minerals #fluorite #ESCONIShow

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #18: Lepidostrobus, sp. Cone #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #ESCONIShow #lepidodendron #cone…

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #17: Wulfenite from Yugoslavia How about a beautiful piece of Wulfenite from Mies, Yugoslavia? This is a gorgeous specimen. Come out and see it this Satuday!

2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #17: Wulfenite from Yugoslavia #minerals #ESCONIShow #Yugoslavia

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #16: Calamostachys Cone #fossils #paleontology #ESCONIShow #horsetail #calamites #Calamostachys

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #15: Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #seedfern #ESCONIShow

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #14: Aragonite from Ratanakiri Province, Thailand Here is a beautiful piece of Aragonite from Ratanakiri Province, Thailand. It's hard to believe we are just a week away from the show! See you there!

2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #14: Aragonite from Ratanakiri Province, Thailand #minerals #ESCONIShow

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #13: Hemimorphite from Mexico #minerals #hemimorphite #mexico #ESCONIShow

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #12: Crinoids from the Bangor Formation in Alabama Here's a gorgeous plate of crinoids from the Bangor Formation of Western Alabama. These fossils date to the Upper Mississippian Chestertian Series. There are a couple other fossils on the piece, including Archimedes bryozoans and other crinoid calyxes. Come on out and check it out in less than two weeks!

2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #12: Crinoids from the Bangor Formation in Alabama #fossils #paleontology #crinoid #ESCONIShow #Mississippian

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #11: Smokey Quartz #minerals #ESCONIShow #smokeyquartz

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #10: Merycoidodon (Oreodon) Jaw #fossils #paleontology #ESCONIShow #Oreodon #Jaw #Oligocene

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ESCONI Events for March 2026 #Archaeology #ESCONIShow

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #9: Yellow Fluorite from the Minerva Mine #minerals #ESCONIShow #fluorite…

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2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #8: A Tully Monster on Pit 11’s Opening Day! This is the preview post #8 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. Today is opening day of fossil collecting season at the Mazonia-Braidwood State Park.

2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #8: A Tully Monster on Pit 11's Opening Day! #fossils #paleontology #ESCONIShow #MazonCreek #Pit11 #TullyMonster

2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Vendor List The 2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show will be here before you know it! Here is the vendor list.

2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Vendor List #ESCONIShow #gems #minerals #fossils #show

2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #7: Paleoctopus newbolti from Lebanon This is the preview post #7 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. We have something a little different for today's preview...

2026 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #7: Paleoctopus newbolti from Lebanon #fossils #paleontology #squid #ESCONIShow #cephalopod #fossils