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2025 Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show bolder than ever at Big E
WEST SPRINGFIELD - Overheard at the East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition:
'It's amazing that stuff comes out of the earth.'
Yes, and sometimes out of this world.
The final day of the three-day show is Sunday, Aug. 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Roberta Matalon, works in the booth of Bobby Batic, a mineral collector from Mountain Laurel Lakes, N.J. This a mineral from Bolivia.
Sarah Ray Reynolds of Williamstown was looking for a stone that would match the color of her eyes.
This is a Martian meteorite, a rock formed on Mars. It was brought to the show by Interstellar Collection LLC, of Philadelphia. It is in booth 141.
This is Edward Lawrence of FosilArt in North Walpole, N.H. with a hat he designed
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
Rahim Jan is a dealer from Queens, N.Y.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
Ryan Davis, left, and Will Davis, of Somerville, said the show was a real gem.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
Torrey Lambert, a dealer at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show, writing a receipt.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
Here is Brett Joseph Cohen, a dealer with Interstellar Collections LLC of Philadelphia.
Valerie Battista of Newburyport making a purchase at the gem show.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
Steve Bischof of Belchertown visited the The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show.
On the left is a Martian meteorite and on the right is a Lunar meteorite from Interst ellar Collections in East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
Liz Bischof of Belchertown visits the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show. is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
Raychel O'Meara. left, and Carl Coss, visited the gem show.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The show ends Sunday, Aug. 10.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield.
The East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show is drawing thousands to the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield.
Table after table, row and row, and tray after tray offer gemstones, meteorites, natural minerals, fossil skeletons, jewelry and more. And gee, even geodes, that kids can crack open to discover never-before-seen crystals.
Admission is $10 for adults and free for children under 12 with paid adult.
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