Around 12,000 enthusiasts, collectors and students visited Expominer, the biggest trade fair in southern Europe for buying, selling and exchanging minerals, fossils and precious stones.

The event generated numerous sales, and children were able to learn about mineralogy and palaeontology through a range of entertaining activities.

Don’t miss out on next year’s show. We look forward to seeing you in 2010.

On show were meteorites from the Moon and Mars, authentic fossils dating back 500 million years, and minerals and precious stones of huge natural value.
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An exhibition of replicas of fossils of the first human inhabitants of Europe, found at the archaeological sites in the Sierra de Atapuerca, and demonstrations of how our ancestors used to make fire.
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Children enjoyed the workshops on artisan crafts, the educational class about the first mines in the Priorat basin, and the drawing competition.
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