The Sussex Mineral and Lapidary Society Show 2021
Last Updated: 20th Nov 2021By Jolyon Ralph
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It's strange to be back at a mineral show for the first time in nearly two years - but three vaccinations later here I am at Haywards Heath for the annual club show.
Earth's Wonders have an ichthyosaur jaw piece from Lyme Regis which is really interesting.
Tom is here with Crystal Classics
This new purple fluorite from the Purple Rain pocket at the Eastgate Quarry may or may not be officially endorsed by the estate of Prince. Crystal Classics
Buying more books for our library - John Cooper books.
Kids presentation on local dinosaurs and other local fossils.
Fluorescent display
Here is Jolyon NOT doing the live report
Roy Starkey is here selling his books, including his amazing work on the Minerals of the English Midlands and promoting his latest project - a forthcoming book on Sir Arthur Russell and his collection.
Kids gold panning
Or dig for fossils
Here are the ones Roman excavated.
Pig's Egg - Richard Bell specimen.
Nice Mowbray mine baryte at a nice price. Neil Plummer collection.
Enrico Rinaldi has some fabulous Italian quartz.
Selection of Oakstone pieces - Richard Tayler
Andy Castleton as always with inexpensive little bargains. He was very generous to Roman.
Books being sold to benefit Russell Society
Bage Mine phosgenite. Crystal Classics specimen
Vendors
On to the displays. Some minerals of South East England
Baryte roses from Sheppey
Selenite
Nick Hawes display of British Minerals
Roughten Gill pyromorphite
Copper grotties
SMLS worldwide trips represented by specimens
Galena and. Sphalerite
Galena and quartz
Bryce McMurdo miniatures
Bismuth
Tetradymite
Copper mica
Matlockite
Cassiterite pseudo after feldspar (beats a pig's Egg any day)
Chalcocite from Cornwall - but a 19th century reconstructed fake! Crystal Classics
If you insist
Faceted Heights Mine fluorite 23.7cts
Pottsite
Gabon Rhodochrosite - Christian Montabont
Roman is gold panning.
Calcite 'nest' - Mike Merry specimen
From a big pig
Dirtlow Rake baryte - Paul Nicholson
Old mining lamps. Nick Eastwood
Cornish tin sand. Nick Eastwood
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