CMPB - The old Shows of the Circle of Mineralogy and Paleontology of Belgium

Center of Mineralogy and Paleontology of Belgium

The old Shows of the Circle of Mineralogy and Paleontology of Belgium

Caution! All the described sites are private properties or belong to regulated public domains (natural reserves, forests…). An authorization preliminary to any visit or excavation is of course absolutely mandatory.

Coordinates

Old Shows of the C.M.P.B. : 50°50'23.0"N 4°23'35.8"E

CMPB Show : 50°50'23.4"N 4°23'37.2"E

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Description

Every year, during the second weekend of September ,
the Circle of Mineralogy and Paleontology of Belgium organizes in Brussels the International Minerals and Fossils Show with an important foreign participation.

It is more than one hundred exhibitors coming from the whole world,
spread on 600m of table in 1200 sq meters of the mezzanine of one of the most beautiful old car museum.
It is also about 3000 visitors.

NB : Like most of the Shows, statistically we have counted amongs the booths (see also : Le "blues des bourses aux minéraux et aux fossiles" by Philippe Cooreman and Collectionner les min�raux en 2009 by Michel Deliens) :

45 % of jeweleries and some sellers precious or semi-precious cutted stones,
33 % of minerals ( sales, no exchanges),
9% of tools, boxes,...useful for our hobby,
8 % of "verroterie" ( artefacts, glass, lithotherapy,...),
5 % of fossils

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Remark

Aerial Views

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© Pictures : MJX, except otherwise specified.

Panoramic Views

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© Pictures : MJX, except otherwise specified.

Pictures

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© Pictures : MJX, except otherwise specified.

- (11-09-2010)	- (11-09-2010)
- Aragonite - Laurion - GR (12-09-2009)	- one of the rare fossil stands (12-09-2009)
- avec quelques ammonites déroulées de la réserve géologique de Haute Provence… (12-09-2009)	- superb fluorite of China & superb price (12-09-2009)
- the free distribution booth (12-09-2009)	- Models for sale (12-09-2009)
- lithotherapy more present than ever (12-09-2009)	- instruments of recovery (12-09-2009)
- instruments of worship ???? (12-09-2009)	- glass-ware.. (12-09-2009)
- ...for negro kings (12-09-2009)	- Aragonite - Laurion - GR (13-09-2008)
- the painful transportation (13-09-2008)	- Sisyphe's mythe (13-09-2008)
- wonderful ammonites (13-09-2008)	- and always these jeweleries… (13-09-2008)
- The bino booth (13-09-2008)	- the Interkristal booth always sympa (13-09-2008)
- the webmaster booth (13-09-2008)	- and always these jeweleries… (13-09-2008)
- well polished quartz (13-09-2008)	- giant fossils (13-09-2008)
- giant fossils (13-09-2008)	- the painful transportation return (13-09-2008)
- the Interkristal booth always sympa (13-09-2008)	- Aragonite - Laurion - GR (08-09-2007)
- general view (08-09-2007)	- Michel in animated conversation with Mohammed Akram (08-09-2007)
- Quartz..alas polished... (08-09-2007)	- free distribution booth (08-09-2007)
- Leffe Calcites of our friend André (08-09-2007)	- Quartz (08-09-2007)
- Go on the last !!! Nerve ! (08-09-2007)	- M. Dewavrin et ses fossiles de la Mer du Nord (08-09-2007)
- (02-09-2006)	- Hemimorphite - Santa Eulalia (Mexico) (10-09-2005)
- The Autoworld mezzanine . One sees very well the continental drift and the fault of San Andreas... (10-09-2005)	- General view (10-09-2005)
- A few stands... (10-09-2005)	- A few stands... (10-09-2005)
- the accomplices Jean & Robert... (10-09-2005)	- The tavern...Ah...the grisette beer !.. (10-09-2005)
- The free distribution booth...always a big success... (10-09-2005)	- (11-09-2004)
- The free distribution of specimens to beginners was a great success... (14-09-2002)	- The free distribution of specimens to beginners was a great success... (14-09-2002)
- General view (08-09-2001)	- General view (08-09-2001)
- Quartz (Brasil) (09-09-2000)	- A wonderful Quartz (The price was also wonderful: 3000 €) (09-09-2000)
- General view (09-09-2000)	- General view (photo RLS) (11-09-1999)