Denver 2016 - Denver Gem & Mineral Show
Last Updated: 17th Sep 2016By Jolyon Ralph
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The 'main' show has started and I'll be doing two reports, one with the dealers and a separate report on the amazing displays.
Pat McMahan is selling his new agate book based on agates in his collection. See: agateswithinclusions.com
Pat McMahan is selling his new agate book based on agates in his collection. See: agateswithinclusions.com
Mr Bones and Little Mr Bones
Naomi Hinds has been creating some amazing (and highly fluorescent) jewellery using the new(ish) green Mexican hyalite.
Drumming! Ok, I know you want to see some good minerals :) coming up next...
In the fluorescent room. Today is kids day. Always amusing listening in to them. One was asking if there was a stegosaurus in the fluorescent display, another announced "hey, look! It's cubular!"
Amazing asbestos, Quebec minerals - Well arranged molecules.
A quick video of the case. Sorry about the conversation in the background which is nothing to do with this display. Today is busy here!
Bob Harman, mindat regular, reading the Mineralogical Record. Wait, something is not quite right.
Some amazing smoky/amethyst sceptres from Krystal Tips Mine, Nevada - Earths Treasures specimens
Rick Kennedy explains the pentascepter!
Big north Carolina corundum - Graeber & Himes
Ajoite & Shattuckite from Ajo, Arizona - Dave Bunk specimens
Apparently some people don't understand how shark's teeth work and have to have it explained for them.
Of course one of the big problems today is that mineral specimens are all priced way out of the reach of 'normal' people. David Crawford Minerals.
Nice German halite - Weinrich minerals
Topaz from Namibia, Stonetrust
Calcite 'candy bowl' from China. Average rhodochrosite for scale reference. Collector's Edge specimens
Gerard Wagner tourmalines being sold by Collector's Edge.
Brazilian tourmaline from the above
Quartz on chrysocolla from Chile. Unique Minerals specimen
Crystal Classics have some beautiful and well- displayed cabinets.
Their layout with a darker room and well-lit cabinets looks spectacular
Great datolite etc from South Africa - Attards's Minerals
Kozoite from Japan -Alfredo Petrov specimen
Clubs and education section very busy today
Rocks and Minerals magazine
Vlad Klipov showing his lab grown Quartz
Nice tetrahedrite from Peru - Richard Shupe
Wisconsin chalcocite - Richard Shupe
Harz Manganite - Richard Shupe
Fine Nevada pyrargyrite - The Mineral Gallery specimen
Argentina and Erythrite from Cobalt, Ontario - The Mineral Gallery
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