Our Annual Fundraising Auction is Saturday, March 23, 2024, in the large meeting room at the South end of the Huntsville Gem and Mineral Society Education Center, 7901 Bailey Cove Rd SE, Huntsville, AL. Map to Education Center
Please help us advertise our Auction! Click here to open the Auction flyer. Share it on social media!
Registration and Bidding
Doors open at 9:00am for registration and previewing. Arrive early to pick out your favorite choices. When you arrive, you must sign in to receive a paddle. Bidding starts promptly at 10:00am with rocks in the morning and equipment and jewelry after lunch. Have your paddle and your cash ready. There will not be an on-site ATM. But there will be a Square for paying with credit card. Items will be auctioned in the order they appear in the printed catalog. A professional Auctioneer will lead us through the bidding.
Auction Items
We’ve had some really wonderful donations this year. We have lapidary equipment for those who have or want to start a home shop. There are rough, slabs, and tumbler material galore. We have specimens, too, if you’re looking to start or add to your mineral collection.
We were gifted an art collection of carved stone birds. Beautiful and collectible pieces. There’s also lovely finished jewelry in many styles, and if you want to make your own jewelry, there’s supplies for that, too.
Online Catalog
You don’t have to wait to preview the auction items – we have an online catalog! Note: The online catalog is a downloadable PDF file that can be opened in Adobe Acrobat.
Click here to browse the online catalog. You can also click the View Auction Catalog button on the Welcome page.
Note: If new Lots are added to the catalog before the Auction, the pictures will be posted on the HGMS Metalsmithing Group Facebook page. The link is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/438777169648170
“Buy-It-Now” Table
The “Buy-It-Now” table with marked prices is back and bigger than ever with crystals, cabochons, beads, orbs, and too much stuff to mention. There’s something for everyone!
Come to the Auction and have a great day of fun! They’ll be food available out front of the Education Center! COME FIND YOUR TREASURES!
How the Auction Benefits the HGMS
The Auction has grown to become a good source of funding for the HGMS. Proceeds from the Auction support all areas of the HGMS including programs and activities such as the Lapidary Shop, Pebble Pups (our youth program), and much more!
Did You Know?
December: Tanzanite – Named for Tanzania, the country where it was discovered in 1967, this popular gemstone is the blue-to-violet or purple variety of the mineral zoisite. Zircon – Best known for its brilliant blue hues, zircon’s optical properties make it bright and lustrous. It also occurs in warm autumnal yellows, reds, and reddish browns, and in green hues. Turquoise – This vivid blue gemstone is a rare phosphate of copper that forms only in the Earth’s most dry and barren regions. Ancient peoples from Egypt to Mesoamerica and China treasured it. Source: 
