32nd Annual Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show Nov 23 & 24, 2024

Presented by The Northern Virginia Mineral Club Inc

Celebrating 25 years sponsored by the Dept of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences at GMU

Special thanks to Dr. Julia Nord for Supporting This Show for 25 Years!

kids' room 2023 

Kid's mini-mines and activity area

Approximately 20 dealers with Gems, Minerals & Fossils for sale.

Demonstrations, Exhibits, Kids Activities and Door Prizes

Silent Auction on Sunday
 

Watch a video of 2018's show

 

Hours:

Saturday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Sunday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Admission:

  • Adults: $6, Seniors (65+): $4, Teens (13-17): $3
  • Children 12 and under accompanied by an adult are FREE.
  • GMU Students & Faculty with ID are FREE.
     

PDF flyer for a discount - print or show on your phone

 

Directions/Parking:

Place: Dewberry Hall, Johnson Center, George Mason University Campus in Fairfax (map)

Park in Lot A. Look for our Courtesy Shuttle & Designated Walking Path to the Mineral Show.

GPS: https://bit.ly/3fBZfh8   (takes you to GMU's Lot A)

  • GMU Campus is located at the intersection of Rte 123 & Braddock Road, Fairfax, Virginia
  • Use Parking Lot A where adjacent to the Johnson Center. Look for our Courtesy shuttle and designated walking path to the Mineral Show.
  • Look for our courtesy shuttles (campus golf carts) which will pick up and drop off at the Johnson Center entrance.  
  • Handicapped parking closest and most convenient to our show location has not yet been identified. That information will be added to our web page when it is determined.
  • GMU Campus map: http://eagle.gmu.edu/map/fairfax.php

2024 Dealers

R and L Minerals, Ron & Linda Tonucci, Waldorf, MD 

Jon Feigin, Glassboro, NJ 

Crystal Luxe Lighting, Aldeane Josephs, Bethesda, MD

Arrowwood Minerals, Dick & Mary Ertel, Lexington, VA

Bob Farrar, Bowie, MD

Alan’s Quality Minerals, Mount Laurel, NJ

The Garnet Group, Casper Voogt, Sterling, VA

Geosol Imports, Rob Evans, Hawley, PA

Hartstein Fossils, Gene Hartstein, Newark, DE

Dave Hennessey, Woodbridge, VA

Ken Reynolds, Herndon, VA

KBT Minerals & Fossils, Tom Taaffe, Vienna, VA

The Mineral House, Tom & Pam Kottyan, Bucyrus, OH 

Broken Back Minerals, Eric Meier, Wilmington, DE

Andy Dietz, Ashland, VA

The Prospector Shop, Marianne Cannon, Gibsonia, PA

Stone Soul Crystals and Gems, Jere Myers, Queenstown, MD