FGMS exhibit given Gregory B. Anderson award at county fair

The San Diego County Fair's Gems, Minerals and Jewelry exhibition has a Gregory B. Anderson Award for the best educational exhibit, and this year's Gregory B. Anderson Award was given for the Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society case.

The display featured gemstones and mines of San Diego County. The case included 21 stands with gems, a map of the San Diego County mining districts, and photos of mines from the districts.

"That's kind of our mission, to preserve the mining and mineral heritage and gemstone heritage in San Diego County," Michael Evans, curator of Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, s...