It is already a good tradition for Calgary show and Edmonton kids will also have a chance to get a free rockhoud DVD at the show doors.

First fifty kids (one per family) will get a free copy ($25 value) of one of three The New Crystal Hunters episodes at the doors of Edmonton Gem & Mineral Show 2012.

The series is lunched by BlueCap Productions, the main purpose of which is to bring kids and crystal treasure hunting together.
The future of the mineral collecting hobby lies in the hands of kids just like the ones featured in these films. Donating these DVDs, Edmonton Gem & Mineral Show is hoping to demonstrate to other kids how exciting, rewarding and educating the mineral collecting can be.

In the first episode Brooks, Max and Lauren went for a three-day adventure of a lifetime to the world-famous gem mines ofPala, CA

NCH02_smallSecond episode “Arkansas”: Mark, Damien and Max travel with filming group to the state of Arkansas where they visit the Crater of Diamonds State Park and Ron Coleman’s Quartz Mine in the search for crystal treasures.

 

 

 

NCH03sThird episode “Smokey Hawk”: Nora, Lo and Lauren head off to Colorado to look for Amazonite and Smoky Quartz at the Smoky Hawk Claim owned by Joe Dorris of Pinacle 5 Minerals.
These are some pieces they uncovered during the filming: