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[LowellCarhart]

The "Africa Nugget" is shaped like the African continent but was found near Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. As the tag indicates this awesome nugget was displayed at the American Museum of Natural History's GOLD! exhibit, in 2008.

[LowellCarhart]

Practically Peerless. This textbook, gem aquamarine crystal from the Shigar Valley, Northern Areas of Pakistan, rises up to a foot in height.

[LowellCarhart]

This superb botryoidal chalcedony mass from the Withlacoochie River of Lowndes County Georgia is the finest example of a chalcedony from that area ever found.

[LowellCarhart]

Bigger than a basketball. Maybe even two basketballs! This huge aquamarine and muscovite cluster was displayed by Arif and Aisha Jan, of Rocksaholics. It was found in Nagar, Hunza Valley, Northern Areas of Pakistan. The sweet natured and unpretentious couple had a very fine display of Pakistani minerals. The aquamarines from this area have to be some of the finest in the world.

[LowellCarhart]

Another superb large aquamarine and muscovite cluster from Rocksaholics.

[LowellCarhart]

A juicy watermelon tourmaline perches on a huge smoky quartz elestial, in this fine specimen from Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan.

[LowellCarhart]

Here are five tables of dinosaur eggs from six kinds of dinosaurs

[LowellCarhart]

Everybody's favorite ceratopsian, Triceratops prorsus dating to 66 million years ago. From the famous Hell Creek formation of Harding County, South Dakota. Fully articulated triceratops skeletons are among the rarest of dinosaur finds. This specimen was priced at $1.5 million.

[LowellCarhart]

Fine mineral dealer Scott Werschky kindly pauses for a photograph, during the busy push of set-up day. His cabinet of superior quality mineral specimens is looking good! Notice a number of spectacular crystalline gold specimens from various USA locations. Wow!

[LowellCarhart]

Appalachiosaurus is a unique dinosaur that retained large front limbs, and had a longer, lower skull with even more teeth than the famous Tyrannosaurus of the Western USA. This specimen represents the most complete theropod ever found in the Eastern half of the United States.

[Josele]

Very thanks for posting here this reportage of NY Metro Show, is very nice for those who can't visit the exibition.

Lowell, just a suggestion: you can upload many photos in one message, in this way will not collapse the "new postings" window. Please see how to do it here: How to add multiple photos to a Post (point 8 of A general guide for using the Forum with some rules and tips)

[GneissWare]