West Virginia gem, mineral show opens Sept. 25, 26
The 19th annual West Virginia Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show will be held Sept. 25 and 26 at West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey Research Center at Mont Chateau Cheat Lake in Cheat Lake, W.Va. The show is co-sponsored by the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey and Sunset Fossils & Minerals.
David Phillip of Sunset Fossils & Minerals said this year’s geode vendor visited a geode mine in Mexico and will show a film of that experience, and will have geodes available for purchase. The Society for Mining and Engineering from West Virginia University will give an introduction about minerals that are important to industry.
All children younger than age 12 who attend will receive a free mineral or fossil.
The museum will have new displays, including a recent find from Hardy County, where Corridor-H is being built, and new fossils from the Fore Knobs formation near Elkins, W.Va.
The show is free to attend. The hours are from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Sept. 25, and from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sept. 26.
Door prizes will be drawn every hour and food and drinks will be provided by Snider Temple UMC.
“Come and visit, have a picnic on the lawn and view and purchase all sorts of minerals and fossils from West Virginia and around the world,” Phillips said.
The event will be held at the center, located on Mont Chateau Road, exit 10 off Interstate 68, east of Morgantown, W.Va.
For more information, or with questions, call the WVGES at 304-594-2331, or Sunset Fossils & Minerals at 304-594-1036.