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Conservation and Survey Division - 2002 Lincoln Gem and Mineral Club Show

March 23-24, 2002

44th Lincoln Gem and Mineral Club Show

CSD carries out much of its outreach activities through gem and mineral shows. This included the Lincoln Gem and Mineral Club's 44th Annual Show at Pershing Municipal Auditorium, in Lincoln, Nebraska, held on March 23-24, 2002. In addition to several displays and handouts, four CSD faculty participated. Robert M. Joeckel, Robert F. Diffendal, Jr. and Hannan LaGarry presented educational seminars and Roger K. Pabian served as show chair and CSD booth host. 

Photos and text by Roger K. Pabian, CSD Research Geologist, Emeritus.

Ben Vrana, of Schuyler, Nebraska, prepares a fish fossil from the Niobrara Formation.

Ben Vrana, of Schuyler, Nebraska, prepares a fish fossil from the Niobrara Formation.

David Nixon, Superintendent of the Trailside Museum, Crawford, Nebraska, demonstrates making arrowheads or "flint napping."

David Nixon, Superintendent of the Trailside Museum, Crawford, Nebraska, demonstrates making arrowheads or "flint napping."

Ed Schafer, Ralston High School Science Teacher, Ralston, Nebraska, works on a fish fossil from the Green River Formation of Wyoming.

Ed Schafer, Ralston High School Science Teacher, Ralston, Nebraska, works on a fish fossil from the Green River Formation of Wyoming.

Young visitors search for invertebrate fossils from the Hughes Creek Shale collected near the city of Humboldt, in Richardson County, Nebraska.

Young visitors search for invertebrate fossils from the Hughes Creek Shale collected near the city of Humboldt, in Richardson County, Nebraska.

Young visitors search for invertebrate fossils from the Hughes Creek Shale collected near the city of Humboldt, in Richardson County, Nebraska.

Young visitors search for invertebrate fossils from the Hughes Creek Shale collected near the city of Humboldt, in Richardson County, Nebraska.

Young visitors search for invertebrate fossils from the Hughes Creek Shale collected near the city of Humboldt, in Richardson County, Nebraska.

Young visitors search for invertebrate fossils from the Hughes Creek Shale collected near the city of Humboldt, in Richardson County, Nebraska.

Lapidary or gem-cutting demonstration.

Lapidary or gem-cutting demonstration.

CSD's displays promoted our gem and mineral-related resources, such as our web sites and publications. In addition, Lincoln Gem and Mineral Show visitors received about 1,000 Resource Scenes from Past and Present maps and approximately 100 of our poster-size 2002 calendars.

CSD's displays promoted our gem and mineral-related resources, such as our web sites and publications. In addition, Lincoln Gem and Mineral Show visitors received about 1,000 Resource Scenes from Past and Present maps and approximately 100 of our poster-size 2002 calendars.