Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois - ESCONI : Calendar of Events

2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th - New Auction Material for Sunday

Come on out to the show! There is a bunch of new live and silent auction material! Additionally, the vendors will be back again for another day of fun and great deals!

Posted on March 24, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23rd and March 24th is Today!

Pictures from the show! Come on out! There's lots to do and see!

Posted on March 23, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th - Is Tomorrow!

Show Setup Pictures!

Ready to crack some geodes!

Mazon Creek Specimens!

Minerals!

Posted on March 22, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th - Preview #15, Macroneuropteris (Mazon Creek)

Tomorrow is the 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show! Here are a few more pictures of live auction material Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri (Mazon Creek)

Posted on March 22, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th - Preview #14, More Minerals

Just 2 more days until the 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show... Here are a few pictures of live auction minerals.

Posted on March 21, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th - Preview #13, Laveineopteris rarinervis (Mazon Creek Fern)

Another preview of material for the live auction at the 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show... Laveineopteris rarinervis (Mazon Creek Fern)

Posted on March 20, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th - Preview #12, Neuropteris vermicularis (Mazon Creek Fern)

Another preview of material for the live auction at the 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show... Neuropteris vermicularis (Mazon Creek Fern)

Posted on March 19, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th - Preview #11, Alethopteris serlii (Mazon Creek Fern)

Another preview of material for the live auction at the 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show... Alethopteris serlii (Mazon Creek Fern)

Posted on March 18, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Reminder: 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th

Save the Date! Just 1 week until the ESCONI Show!

Saturday, March 23rd - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 24th - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free admittance and parking!

Explore
your interests

Shop
for jewelry, gems, fossils, minerals from world-class vendors

List to Follow Soon, Stay tuned!

Find
unique and interesting books at the used book sale

Learn
from members of club demonstrating their hobbies and collections

Bid and buy
gems, minerals and fossils at the
Silent Auction
and Live Auctions
(photos of some items will be posted on website a week before show)

Enjoy
amazing displays from the
Field Museum & Lizzadro Museum

Win
an amazing earth-science related prize in the hourly raffle if your ticket chosen

AND MORE FOR KIDS ~

Receive
a FREE collection of minerals and fossils at the Junior Booth

Play
games and do crafts at the Kiddie Corner

Split
your own geode

Accomplish
some of the requirements for badges....
Boy Scout Geology, Collections, or Archaeology Badge
Girl Scout Jeweler Junior Craft Badge
4-H Science Project

Click here to see more photos of past ESCONI Shows

Download 2019 Esconi Show Flyer

Questions? Comments?

email: esconiclub@yahoo.com

www.esconi.org

www.facebook.com/ESCONI.fb

twitter.com/ESCONI

Location -

Posted on March 16, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th - Preview #10, Fluorite Crystals

Another preview of material for the live auction at the 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show... Fluorite Crystals.

Posted on March 15, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

ESCONI Field Trip to Vulcan DeKalb Quarry April 13, 2019

There will be an ESCONI Field Trip to the Vulcan DeKalb (aka Larson) Quarry on Saturday April 13, 2019 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. The quarry is located at 15622 Barber Green Road. This trip is combined with a visit from Dr. Roy Plotnick’s class from UIC. The rules are shown below:

Everyone in your party MUST be an ESCONI member as of 11:59 PM April 10th and at least 18 years old to attend this trip.

Because this is a combined trip, there are only 15 open slots for ESCONI members.
The parking lot is on the south side of the road, but it isn't big. Follow any directions given by quarry management on parking.
We will have site-specific training, and everyone will sign a waiver. Waiver forms will be distributed by email a few days before the trip. You DO need to print out and sign the Vulcan waiver, and bring it along. You DO NOT need to print out the ESCONI Accident and Liability form. Your signature on the sign-in sheet affirms that you have read the ESCONI Accident and Liability form and agree to the conditions in it.
We will be collecting in a designated area on the overburden shale dump only. We cannot go anywhere else in the quarry.
You must have the following safety gear: steel-toed boots, hard hat, safety glasses and safety vest. These must be worn at all times on the property.
No rock hammers, chisels, or large shovels. We can keep the fossils we find as long as they can easily be carried. A wagon can be helpful.
Photographs of the quarry or quarry facilities are not allowed. Photographs of fossils ARE allowed, and Vulcan management would like to have pictures of nice specimens.
Please review the ESCONI Code of Ethics available on the ESCONI website. This applies to field trips.

If you have unique or impressive specimens found at this quarry, and are willing to bring them for the group(s) to see, please do so.

To sign up for this field trip, please send Dave Carlson an email with the number of members attending. The email address is: fossil54@att.net No phone calls please. You will receive a confirmation via return email within 24 hours. If you do not hear back within that time, send it again!

Posted on March 14, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th - Preview #9, Laveineopteris rarinervis (Mazon Creek Fern)

Another preview of material for the live auction at the 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show... Laveineopteris rarinervis from the Mazon Creek biota.