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The 44th Annual Denver Gem and Mineral Show Competitions |
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Every year we have many fine competitive and non-competitive exhibits from individuals and museums. This page lists all of the competitive exhibit categories along with their descriptions and rules.
Competitive exhibits must conform to AFMS rules and local modifications for the category entered. If your exhibit is entered in a category that has local modifications to the rules, you will be so advised upon receipt of your application. Names of the owners/exhibitors may not be shown. See the details in the entry forms (link is below). If you would like to enter any of the competitions on this page, please download the 2011 Competitive Exhibit Application Form packet (89 KB) here. If you are not familiar with our case dimensions, you should also download the Show Case Information and Dimensions document (1.4 MB) here. Please direct all questions regarding rules and entry forms to our Judging Chairperson via e-mail: Larry Havens
Denver Gem and Mineral Show Committee Awards This trophy, which honors the memory of a man who was committed to the improvement of displays in the Denver Show, will be awarded to the best single case exhibited by a private individual(s) at the Denver Show, as voted for by members of the Show Committee. A given exhibit can win this award only once. 2011 Deadline: None | No Entry Form Needed
2010 Winner: Ed Raines ("Minerals of the Creede Mining District") A plaque will be presented to the museum curator designing the best display at the Denver Gem and Mineral Show as voted for by members of the Show Committee. A given exhibit can win this award only once. 2011 Deadline: None | No Entry Form Needed
2010 Winner: Colorado School of Mines
Special Competitions Specimens entered in each of the following five categories (not including the Individual Competitive Cases and Club Prospector Trophy) will be placed in special group cases provided by the Denver Show Committee. Specimens may not be part of a regular competitive or non-competitive display. Each specimen must have a label giving species name, locality information, and any associated species. This trophy is awarded in honor of the countless miners, prospectors, and mineral collectors who preceded us and collectively made a monumental contribution to the Earth Sciences. The trophy is given to the best field collected mineral specimen found during the year preceding the opening date of the show. The specimen(s) entered must have been personally (and actively) collected in the field by the exhibitor and may be any species, from any locality and any size. An exhibitor may enter up to three specimens. A specimen is eligible to win this trophy only once. Eligibility for the Prospector's Trophy is strictly limited to amateur participation. Those persons operating a mine or mining claim (particularly operations utilizing mechanized equipment) with the intent of specimen recovery for resale, principally commercial collectors, paid miners, individuals under contract, or owners and/or operators of working mines, are not considered to be of amateur status. Dealers or other "professionals" collecting on a recreational basis on properties other than their own are exempt from this restriction. 2011 Deadline: September 12, 2011 | Entry Forms Packet (Word DOC format)
2010 Winner: Eric and Sarah Mitchell (Precious Opal, Nevada) This trophy is awarded for the best field-collected specimen personally collected by an individual, aged 6 through 14, found during the year preceding the opening date of the show. The specimen(s) entered must have been personally (and actively) collected in the field by the exhibitor and may be any species, from any locality and any size. An exhibitor may enter up to three specimens. A specimen is eligible to win this trophy only once. Eligibility for the Prospector's Trophy is strictly limited to amateur participation. This trophy competition follows exactly the same guidelines as those of the traditional Prospector competition, besides the age limit. 2011 Deadline: September 12, 2011 | Entry Forms Packet (Word DOC format) 2010 Winner: Trevor Smith (Barite, Hartsel, Colorado) This award is intended to encourage exhibitors to display fossils at the Denver Show, as well as to increase public awareness of the importance of this aspect of Earth Science. The trophy is given to the best field collected fossil specimen found during the year preceding the opening date of the show. The specimen(s) entered must have been personally (and actively) collected in the field by the exhibitor and may be any fossil, from any locality and any size. Specimen(s) must be labeled with name and location using AFMS fossil labeling standards. In addition, the formation must be cited on the label. An exhibitor may enter up to three specimens. A specimen is eligible to win this trophy only once. See additional eligibility rules for this competition in "Prospector Trophy" immediately above. 2011 Deadline: September 5, 2011 | Entry Forms Packet (Word DOC format)
2010 Winner: Jordan Sawdo (Turtle Shell) This trophy is awarded to the exhibitor of the best crystallized mineral specimen entered in this competition. The trophy is given in honor of Professor Richard M. Pearl, a longtime Colorado resident who was instrumental in organizing both the American Federation and the Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies, and past President of both. He was the second "Certified Gemologist" recognized by the American Gem Society, as well as the author of many books on Colorado geology and mineralogy. The competition is open to all exhibitors. Entries may be any crystallized mineral, thumbnail or larger, from any locality; the exhibitor must own the specimen. Quality, on a worldwide basis, will be the only criterion by which each mineral specimen will be judged. The exhibitor will be limited to three entries for this trophy in a given year. A specimen is eligible to win this trophy only once. An exhibitor shall not be eligible to enter this competition for two years following the awarding of the Pearl Trophy. 2011 Deadline: August 29, 2011 | Entry Forms Packet (Word DOC format)
2010 Winner: Larry Havens (Barite, Frizington, England) Each year the Denver Show Committee chooses a mineral- or fossil-related theme for special competition. For the 2011 Show, the committee chose "Russian Minerals" (For this competition only, specimen entries must be from locations within the current Russian Federation). This competition is open to any individual (amateur or professional), but not to institutions, groups, clubs, or businesses. An individual may enter only one specimen in each size or type category. A trophy will be awarded for the best entry in each of seven categories listed on the entry form (i.e. thumbnail, miniature, cabinet, oversize cabinet, field collected, lapidary/jewelry, and best Colorado specimen). Specimen quality will be judged on the basis of worldwide standards for the show's theme minerals. Workmanship for lapidary/jewelry entries must be that of the exhibitor. No point scores are given, and the decision of the judges is final. 2011 Deadline: August 29, 2011 | Entry Forms Packet (Word DOC format)
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2011 Deadline: August 29, 2011 | Entry Forms Packet (Word DOC format)
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2005 Winner: Bill and Chris Hayward (Quartz & Associates, Pike's Peak Batholith) Any member club of the Greater Denver Gem and Mineral Council is eligible to enter up to three specimens collected after September 19, 2010 (for the 2011 Show) on club-sponsored field trips. The specimens should be displayed in a standard Denver showcase with supporting information about the field trips. Maps, pictures, drawings, etc. can be used to make an attractive case that would be of interest to viewers. One half of the case score will be on showmanship as defined in the AFMS Rules (*see below for the language of the rules) as well as the use of supplementary, information options as suggested above. The other half of the case score will be the highest of the three quality scores awarded to the minerals. Club Prospector Trophy Scoring Example:
Club X enters three specimens:
The judge assigns a showmanship score of 80 to the case.
* AFMS Showmanship Rule for Minerals (Division B, Rule 2.2): AFMS Rules Changes: The 8th Edition of the AFMS Rule book, corrected through 2004, will be used. Your club can obtain copies of the update from Larry Havens. 2011 Deadline: September 5, 2011 | Entry Forms Packet (Word DOC format)
2010 Winner: Littleton Gem and Mineral Club - Littleton, CO
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