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Exhibits & Exhibitors

Exhibits are at the heart of the DGMS, providing local community members, groups, and institutions a rare opportunity to showcase their collections and share their stories. On the other side of the coin, exhibits provide visitors with perspectives and points of reference —
touchstones for starting, advancing, or curating their own collections. The competitive and noncompetitive exhibits feature world-class specimens reflecting the show theme. Collectors and museum curators can frequently be found on the show floor to discuss their exhibits and
answer visitors’ questions. This year’s special exhibits include:


Museums 

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A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum
Denver Museum of Nature and Science – Mineral Oddities from the DMNS Vault
Mines Museum of Earth Science
Sherman Dugan Museum – The Rusticle, A Minotheme
Tellus Museum – “Tell Us“ Bout It – Mineral Oddities from the Collections at Tellus 
Science Museum
 University of Arizona – Mineral Oddities from University of Arizona Museum


 Individuals/Organizations


Adam Brucker – Mineral Oddities from Las Minas Pyrite Mine, Veracruz, Mexico
Ann Frazier – Pseudomorphs from her Collection
Bob Landgraf – Curiosities of the Earth
Bruce Carter – Specimens from the Carter Collection
Colorado Mineral Society – “Future Fieldtrip to Mars”

David and Karen DeBruin – Layered Intarsias of Gene Mueller
Erin Delventhal – What is a Pseudomorph?
Kollin Olsen – Tungsten Minerals
Matt Metzler – Minerals of the Minnesota Iron Range
Marty Zinn – Epimorphs
Marty Zinn – Japanese Law Twins
Marty Zinn – Quartz on Aragonite
Nancy Kimber – Odd Crystal Shapes
Phil Gregory – Mixed Small Cabinets
Phil Gregory – Mixed Size Collectibles
Phil Persson – Mineral Oddities as Described in 400 Years of Mineralogical Literature and Ephemera
Ron Snelling – Faceted Stones
Sherman Marsh – Mineral Oddities, Stranger than Truth
Sequoia Carpenter – The Many Forms of Pyrite
Tom Hughes – Specimens from an Old Collection Recently Acquired
Western Interior Paleontological Society (WIPS) – Fossil Oddballs
Young Mineral Collectors

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​​                               Meet Larry Havens :Exhibit Chairman

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For non-competitive exhibit information and entry forms, please click here
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For competitive exhibit information and entry forms, please click here.​

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For club prospector information and entry forms, please click here.

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For Pearl trophy information and entry forms, please click here.

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For Mineral Oddities theme information, please click here.

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For additional Exhibitors information, please click here.

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