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| Lucy examines the wares of an interesting gemologist from Hawaii |
Today Lucy and I went to the "Treasures of the Earth" gem and mineral
show at the Convention Center in Hampton. One of the Center's halls was
filled with booths displaying jewelry, stones, fossils and other
mineralogical goodies from within the Earth--and without! Part shopping
expedition, part museum, and a nice way to enjoy a Sunday afternoon.
Lucy ended up finding an ammonite ring which almost exactly matched her
earrings and pendant, and I walked away with yet another Campo del
Cielo meteorite fragment for my small collection. We thought about the
cast of a Mosasaur jaw, but decided against it as potentially
furniture-breaking as well as hideously expensive; even so, we had a
good time!
I just want to say that I misread your blog post title as "Ammonites and Mennonites" and wondered if your travels had taken you to Amish-country.
ReplyDeleteWell, I HAVE been through that region a few times over the years, but never saw an Ammonite there! Perhaps I was too busy trying to pass that horse-&-buggy!!
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