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The second largest mineral event in Europe is the “Mineral & Gem à Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines” held in the small town of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines in a valley in the Alsace mountains in France. This exciting show is normally held at the end of June each year.
View of main street This is the best and longest running mineral show in France with nearly 900 exhibitors from around the world, including most of the top European dealers. Over 25,000 mineral enthusiasts come to the show! Crystal Classics will exhibit in the Grand Theatre together with other high quality mineral dealers.
Our booth in the Grand Theatre.
The streets surrounding the Theatre are full of tents and marquees filled with a huge range of not only minerals but also fossils, meteorites and gems, for wholesale and collectors. The atmosphere is likened to a Bazaar.
Streets lined with stalls
The show is open to professionals on Thursday and Friday, and the public on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets for the public can be purchased on the gate on Saturday and Sunday.
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines is a natural tourist area, and is located on the “Route d’Argent” or The Silver road at the heart of the Lièpvre Valley, between Strasbourg and Colmar, 20km west of Sélestat, 20km east of Saint-Dié, in the heart of the Vosges mountains.
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