The "Mineral Crystal Star" contest was conducted through voluntary registration of exhibitors. Each exhibitor could provide one or two fine crystals for evaluation. Requirements for the evaluation of works must be mineral crystal type, no optimization in pure nature; contestants must be the site exhibitors of 7th CMGE , whose works must be exhibited in the exhibitors' shops.
According to Zheng Jianrong, General Manager of Chenzhou International Mineral and Gem Expo Co., Ltd., the quality of the entries this year was higher than that of last year's entries, and 80 top-quality products were selected, 20 more than last year.
On the afternoon of May 17, during the Fashion Week held in the Convention and Exhibition Center, the professional jury scored the 80 selected works on the spot, evaluated them comprehensively from the aspects of gracefulness, rarity, completeness, diversity of mineral assemblages and popularization of science, and selected the gold, silver, bronze and excellent awards.
Staff are counting scores and the notary officers are notarizing on the spot.
The second "Mineral Crystal Star" selection activities of this Expo was divided into pre-public voting and expert judges' on-site scoring. The voting time of "Most Public Favorite Award" in the official public account closed on May 8-17. Since its inception, the total number of visits has exceeded 1 million. 80 top-quality products participated in the voting. The highest number of votes was contestant No. 10's "Tetrandrite Pyrite Crystal", voting 553950 times. This piece of work originated in Peru, with a size of 53 *22 *45cm, won the "Most Public Favorite Award" in the mineral crystal contest of 2019.
In this mineral crystal selection activities, there were many fine products registered for the evaluation. In addition to some exhibits in China, there were also mineral crystals from the United States, Brazil, Colombia and other places.
It was reported that the award-winning works will be recommended to "Jianshi" magazine for publicity, and the award ceremony will be held at the opening ceremony of the 8th CMGE.