Lancaster County Fossil and Mineral Club shines [photos] | Entertainment

One hundred tables of minerals, fossils and crystals filled the Farm and Home Center Sunday for a show hosted by the Lancaster County Fossil and Mineral Club. The event kicked off Saturday, but on Sunday, kids received free fossils. There was also jewelry for sale, and hot food was served. For more information on upcoming events hosted by the club, visit facebook.com/LancasterFossilandMineralClub.

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Zaratite on chrome antigorite exavated from the Woods Chromite Mine. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Sulfer from Sicily, Italy. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

A fossilized carniverous dinosaur track. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

A vendors booth at the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

The Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club hosted an event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Calite exavated from the York Building Supply Quarry. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Wavellite exavated from Snyder County. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Lifetime Lancaster resident, Kerry Matt stands for a photo with his book at the Fossil and Mineral Club event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Lifetime Lancaster resident, Kerry Matt, holds a Calcite Crystal that he exavated last month in York County. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during a Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Millerite exavated from the Gap Nickel Mine. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Azurite exavated in Lebanon County. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Rutile exavated in Christiana, Lancaster County. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Smithsonite exavated in York County. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Two attendee’s look through boxes of locally exavated minerals during a Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

A man shines a flashlight onto a mineral during a Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

A man shines a flashlight onto a mineral during a Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Lifetime Lancaster resident, Chris Haefner speaks about his discovery of a new species fossil, the Yorkicystis Haefneri. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during a Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Lifetime Lancaster resident, Chris Haefner points at a fossil during the Fossil and Mineral Club event at the Home & Farm Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Lifetime Lancaster resident, Chris Haefner points to a picture of his newly discovered species fossil, the Yorkicystis Haefneri. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during a Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Lifetime Lancaster resident, Chris Haefner holds photos from discovery of a new species fossil, the Yorkicystis Haefneri. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during a Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

The Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club hosted an event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

The Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club hosted an event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

The Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club hosted an event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

The Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club hosted an event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

A woman gives information about fossils during a Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

A volcanic rock display setup during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

The Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club hosted an event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Pictures of the Yorkicystis Haefneri species fossil discovered by lifetime Lancaster resident Chris Haefner. Print three is a digitally generated image of what the species may have looked like. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during a Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Zaratite on chrome antigorite exavated from the Woods Chromite Mine. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Sulfer from Sicily, Italy. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

A fossilized carniverous dinosaur track. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

A vendors booth at the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

The Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club hosted an event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Calite exavated from the York Building Supply Quarry. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Wavellite exavated from Snyder County. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Lifetime Lancaster resident, Kerry Matt stands for a photo with his book at the Fossil and Mineral Club event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Lifetime Lancaster resident, Kerry Matt, holds a Calcite Crystal that he exavated last month in York County. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during a Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Millerite exavated from the Gap Nickel Mine. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Azurite exavated in Lebanon County. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Rutile exavated in Christiana, Lancaster County. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Smithsonite exavated in York County. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Two attendee’s look through boxes of locally exavated minerals during a Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

A man shines a flashlight onto a mineral during a Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

A man shines a flashlight onto a mineral during a Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Lifetime Lancaster resident, Chris Haefner speaks about his discovery of a new species fossil, the Yorkicystis Haefneri. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during a Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Lifetime Lancaster resident, Chris Haefner points at a fossil during the Fossil and Mineral Club event at the Home & Farm Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Lifetime Lancaster resident, Chris Haefner points to a picture of his newly discovered species fossil, the Yorkicystis Haefneri. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during a Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Lifetime Lancaster resident, Chris Haefner holds photos from discovery of a new species fossil, the Yorkicystis Haefneri. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during a Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

The Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club hosted an event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

The Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club hosted an event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

The Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club hosted an event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

The Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club hosted an event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

A woman gives information about fossils during a Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

A volcanic rock display setup during the Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

The Lancaster Fossil and Mineral Club hosted an event at the Farm & Home Center on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent

Pictures of the Yorkicystis Haefneri species fossil discovered by lifetime Lancaster resident Chris Haefner. Print three is a digitally generated image of what the species may have looked like. Shot at the Farm & Home Center during a Fossil and Mineral Club event on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

• Connor Hollinger | LNP Correspondent