7 Days until Wonders of the Earth Gem Show.
The Show runs September 24-25. Saturday 10-6, Sunday 11-5 at Don Montgomery Community Centre – 2467 Eglinton Ave. East, between Midland and Kennedy . It has convenient access from Kennedy Subway Station.
Meet one of our Vendors – Helmut
What to do and see at the Gem Show:
- Six silent auctions
- Live auction on Saturday at 3 pm
- Hourly door prizes
- Fluorescence room
- Kids Quarry
- Kids “Make and Take” stretch bracelets making station
- Kids “3 Types of Rocks” activity station
- The Learning Centre for kids of all ages
- Wire wrapping -jewellery creation station
- Soap stone Carving demonstration
- “Gem Stone Donut wrapping” – jewellery creation station
- FREE Gem Identification station
- North York Faceters Guild demonstrations
- Royal Ontario Museum Display
- Displays from Gem and Mineral Club of Scarborough members
Answer to previous Quiz: Ruby, Red Spinel, Rubelite (Tourmaline), Red Diamond, Garnet, Bixbite (Red Beryl from Utah), Zircon, Imperial Topaz, Sunstone (Oregon Sunstone), Fire Opal, Cuprite, and of course…. Glass or Plastic.
(The question was: You see a ring with a transparent red stone. What can it be? Can you name 10 transparent red (can have pink and orange overtones) stones?)
Quiz for today:
You are at the show and want to buy 3 rubies. You have only rare earth magnet. How can you make sure that there is no garnet among these rubies?