Rock Shops & Mineral Shows
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Rock Shops are usually open year-round, with varied offerings and owners who are always open for some Rock Talk! Some New Hampshire Rock Shops listed below, by town:
•  Bow – Lewis Arms Rock Shop (Brad Lewis Rock Shop)
•  Enfield – Gemstar Gemstone Company
•  Epping – Santerre’s Stones and Stuff
•  Hooksett – A Broader Concept
•  Milford – The Quartz Source
•  Milford – Toveco
•  Wakefield – Toad Hollow Minerals (Anita’s Beads)
These Shops are open seasonally:
•  Portsmouth – Scallops, Mineral and Shell
Find out more about these shops from their Facebook pages:
•  Brad Lewis Rock Shop
•  Midnight Minerals
In addition, some mineral clubs in New Hampshire put on annual Rock Shows of their own, featuring fine dealers from locally and worldwide, with fun and educational activities. For updated information about tie and dates, check out these links:
•  Albany – Saco Valley Mineral Club Show and Auction
•  Concord – Capitol Mineral Club Show
•  Dover – Southeastern New Hampshire Mineral Club
The Premiere Rock Show in New Hampshire, of course, is the
Gilsum Rock Swap and Mineral Show
Celebrated in the field behind the school the last full weekend of June every year since 1964, put on by hardworking volunteers and eagerly anticipated by collectors from all over, the Gilsum Show is the highlight of the mineral show season in New Hampshire.