PORTLAND – The Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society’s 22nd annual Gem and Mineral Show, snowed out in March, is back on track for this weekend.

Each year, the society invites retail dealers who present diverse jewelry, cut gems, rough stones, a multitude of fossils and mineral specimens of every imaginable kind.

One of the society’s primary purposes is to interest the community, especially children, in minerals and geology. To do this, the show offers children a “mini-mine,” a mineral wheel of fortune, a hands-on mineral exhibit and coloring area, as well as a silent auction of specimens intriguing both adults and kids.

The show also features a fluorescent mineral display, gold-panning exhibit and other attractions to introduce people to the world of minerals.

All attending qualify for hourly door prizes and the grand prize drawing on Sunday at 4:30 p.m.

The show runs Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Finley Gym, University of New England, 716 Stevens Ave.

Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and teens under 18, and free for children 12 and under.

For directions or more information, people can contact Roberta Goldsmith, show chair, at [email protected] or (207) 459-7986.