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One of my favorite displays in the Earth science classroom was the little box that held the different minerals used in the Mohs hardness scale; of course, over the years some sticky-fingered students had pocketed the beryl and the quartz, and I’m pretty sure there never was a diamond, but we made do. I was likewise fascinated with the toy rock tumbler sold at the craft store, and I was delighted when my favorite uncle brought me a cut and polished geode. Sometime around middle school, though, it was subtly suggested by my peers that rocks weren’t cool, so I said goodbye to my collection of rose rocks, the sodalite I’d picked up in New Mexico and my novelty bag of “fool’s gold.” But I kept my geode. Maybe I’ll rekindle my childhood love of pretty rocks at the Dallas Fine Mineral Show, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 14021 Noel Road. Admission is free and 30 mineral dealers will be in attendance. Visit dallasfinemineralshow.com.
May 4-5, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., May 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
