Free Rock Painting (Kids Under 12)
Children under 12 can paint a rock for free! Come express your creative side and take home your own painted rock! Saturday & Sunday 9-3, under the pavilion, behind the Albert Lyon Center.
One rock per child per day, supplies are limited.
Repeats on Sunday.
Demo: Wire Wrapping/Weaving
Presented by Trina Cornell of Trina’s Rock Shop.
Watch a New Mexico artist create beautiful wire wrapped jewelry before your eyes! At Trina’s Rock Shop tables inside the Albert Lyons Center
Sapphire Panning
Screen for Montana sapphires! The sapphire-bearing gravel was mined in the Rock Creek mining district of Granite County, Montana.
An expert screener (“panner”) will pre-wash your sample – then the fun begins – you search the pile for these precious gems.
$5 per bag.
Sapphire quantities are limited.
Outside behind the Albert Lyon Event Center
Field Trip #2: Hatch, NM
Gather at the front of the Albert Lyon Event Center to depart for our rockhounding field trip to SCRAGS’ claim near Hatch, NM.
You will be able to collect barite, calcite, quartz, other beautiful rocks and minerals, and fossils.
There are petroglyphs a short drive away.
Field Trip #1: Candy Rhyolite in Truth or Consequences
Collect beautiful candy rhyolite from Jason Brousseau of New Mexico Stone Supply’s claim in Truth or Consequences.
Thank you Jason for allowing us to collect on your claim!
TENTATIVE Presentation: Yes, Rocks Can Heal Your Body and Raise Your Spirits
We hope to welcome Janet Perrone, an Ayuruvedic Practitioner, who had a last-minute complication.
Janet intends to talk about the healing and spiritual properties of stones, and which gems & minerals should be in your personal medical bag.
Inside the Albert Lyon Event Center.
Gold Panning
Pan for simulated gold for free! Sponsored by the New Mexico Goldminers Association.
You can also purchase panning sand with genuine gold from the NMGA! Visit their booth to learn more about gold panning from local experts and purchase equipment for your new favorite hobby.
Outside behind the Albert Lyon Event Center.
Presentation: Overview of the New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum in Socorro, NM
Speaker: Cynthia Connelly, Education Outreach Manager, New Mexico Bureau of Geology.
Cynthia will take us on a tour of the Museum Past, Present and Future.
Inside the Albert Lyon Event Center
CANCELLED Presentation: History of Flint Making and of Traditional Santo Domingo Pueblo Authentic Handmade Jewelry
Speaker: Harvey Abeyta, Santo Domingo Pueblo Artist.
No photography or video will be allowed during this presentation.
Inside the Albert Lyons Center
NEW! Presentation — River Diving in the Deep South: Agatized Coral and Mammal Fossil
Speaker: Rick Schwardt, Hobbyist Collector of Fossils in Florida.
Inside the Albert Lyon Event Center.
Demo: Wire Wrapping/Weaving
Presented by Trina Cornell of Trina’s Rock Shop.
Watch a New Mexico artist create beautiful wire wrapped jewelry before your eyes! At Trina’s Rock Shop tables inside the Albert Lyons Center
Gold Panning
Pan for simulated gold for free! Sponsored by the New Mexico Goldminers Association.
You can also purchase panning sand with genuine gold from the NMGA! Visit their booth to learn more about gold panning from local experts and purchase equipment for your new favorite hobby.
Outside behind the Albert Lyon Event Center.
Free Rock Painting (Kids Under 12)
Children under 12 can paint a rock for free! Come express your creative side and take home your own painted rock! Saturday & Sunday 9-3, under the pavilion, behind the Albert Lyon Center.
One rock per child per day, supplies are limited.
Field Trip #2: Hatch, NM
Gather at the front of the Albert Lyon Event Center to depart for our rockhounding field trip to SCRAGS’ claim near Hatch, NM.
You will be able to collect barite, calcite, quartz, other beautiful rocks and minerals, and fossils.
There are petroglyphs a short drive away.
Field Trip #1: Candy Rhyolite in Truth or Consequences
Collect beautiful candy rhyolite from Jason Brousseau of New Mexico Stone Supply’s claim in Truth or Consequences.
Presentation: Geology of the Truth or Consequences Area
Speaker: Bruce Cox, Geologist.
Bruce is an expert in the geology and mineralogy of Western NM; he will talk about how the area was formed geologically as well as the Hot springs.
Inside the Albert Lyon Event Center
Sapphire Panning
Screen for Montana sapphires! The sapphire-bearing gravel was mined in the Rock Creek mining district of Granite County, Montana.
An expert screener (“panner”) will pre-wash your sample – then the fun begins – you search the pile for these precious gems.
$5 per bag.
Sapphire quantities are limited.
Outside behind the Albert Lyon Event Center
Presentation: Identification of Minerals – A Systematic Approach for in the Field or at Home
Mike will discuss the classic methods for mineral identification; he will discuss mobile device apps and websites to help in the identification, as well as introducing the new AI apps and software that will be very useful to all rockhounds.
