The Butte Mineral & Gem Club’s annual show will be held at the Butte Civic Center this weekend.
The show will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
This year, all 40 display cases will feature minerals found in Montana, with 12 new exhibitors, four memorial displays and academic displays. It will also feature cases from local miners and prospectors.
The event will see 19 retail dealers of minerals, gems, jewelry and fossils. Silent auctions will be held on both days, and raffle winners will be contacted at the end of Sunday’s show.
The children’s area includes geode cracking, spin-the-wheel, building a mineral collection, grab bags and gold panning.
Admission is $3, but children 12 and under are free.

