Mineral madness
All that glitters on show at HMNH
![Billy and Adam](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2001/03/28-mineral5-450-11.jpg)
![Madeleine Reed and Sara](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2001/03/28-mineral1-175-11.jpg)
![Charlotte](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2001/03/28-mineral4-300-11.jpg)
![Jeff](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2001/03/28-mineral2-175-11.jpg)
Staff photos by Rose Lincoln
Eyes sparkling and imaginations aflame, area children and their elders glowed in a wealth of glitter and color at the Mineral Madness Family Festival at the Museum of Natural History last Saturday. “Weird” minerals, a scavenger hunt, mineral identification, and a (relatively inexpensive) Big Dig were some of the bright facets of the lively day.