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EARTH SCIENCES PRESENTATIONS & SPEAKERS
Free earth sciences presentations will be scheduled during both days of the show.  Speakers and topics include:
Alison LeBaron
Gem Identification and Grading
 
Alison LeBaron is a graduate of Gemological Institute of America (GIA). She is a Jeweler Gemologist, senior member of the American Society of Appraisers and one of 47 Master Gemologist Appraisers in the United States. She is owner of LeBaron Laboratory, an independent gemological laboratory. Alison has been appraising jewelry for over 24 years.
   
James Hutchings
Gold - From the River to the Ring
 
Modern mining operations in the Sierra Nevada to the final products of gold nugget jewelry. Samples of gold bearing ores, nuggets and equipment.
Jim Hutchings is the current President of the Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA) Sacramento Chapter, Vice President of the Roseville Rock Rollers, and has been a gold miner for 19 years and a rockhound and field mineral collector since he was 7 years old. Jim owns a 160 acre placer mining claim in Duncan Canyon, Placer County, and has run a small jewelry fabrication and sales business since 2004.
   
Tim Thomas
Opals - Their Basic Nature, Patterns, Colors and Sources
Tim and Barbara Thomas have supplied opals through their dealership, House of Tibara since 1976. They have owned three opal mines in Queensland and Lightning Ridge, Australia. Their current mining involvement is as a partner in the world famous Hayricks Boulder Opal Mine in the Outback northwest of Queensland
   
Times and dates will be posted soon.

 


Also ...
Enjoy Gold Panning and Kids Activities
Watch Jewelry & Lapidary Demonstrations

 
View Case Displays with Beautiful & Interesting Specimens exhibited by Gem Societies.
Learn about the Rockhounding Hobby from visiting Gem Society Members

 
Visit our Knowledgeable and Friendly Dealers. You will find many unique items at reasonable prices.

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