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FOR EPISODE COMMENTS PLEASE VISIT: Friends of Minerals Forum Recorded at the 2018 Fine Mineral Shows: Tucson (AKA The Westward Look Show, Gail and Jim sit down with Bryan Lees, Jamie Newman, John Rakovan, Dave Waisman and Stephen Neely to address the issue of The Current State of the Mineral Collecting World and How we Preserve it for Future Generations. This panel represents a good slice of the American mineral-collecting community. We have a Mineral Dealer (Lees), a Museum Curator (Newmann), someone in the mineral media world (Rakovan), a Show Promoter (Waisman) and a Collector (Neely). Lots of great comments, suggestions and ideas. And remember, if you have an idea on a topic you'd like to hear addressed on future episodes of Breakfast With Minerals, drop us a line at: topics@breakfastwithminerals.com (mailto:topics@breakfastwithminerals.com) SHOW NOTES 11:04.804 - Rock Currier series on Being A Collector - referenced by John Rakovan Published in The Mineralogical Record (https://mineralogicalrecord.com) Only a few bound copies left. Otherwise, the articles were printed in the following issues: Vol. 42-3 - https://mineralogicalrecord.com/detail.asp?id=293 Vol. 40-3 - https://mineralogicalrecord.com/detail.asp?id=279 Vol. 40-2 - https://mineralogicalrecord.com/detail.asp?id=277 Vol. 40-1 - https://mineralogicalrecord.com/detail.asp?id=276 Vol. 39-5 - https://mineralogicalrecord.com/detail.asp?id=274 Vol. 39-4 - https://mineralogicalrecord.com/detail.asp?id=272 12:23.954 - American Museum renovation - Jamie Newman https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/earth-and-planetary-sciences-halls/harry-frank-guggenheim-hall-of-minerals 26:30.236 - Friends of Mineralogy, FMF, MinDat chat rooms - John Rakovan http://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/ https://www.mindat.org/forum.php 26:59.339 - COLIDO chat room - Bryan Lees http://www.colido.de/en-us 30:17.537 - Jurassic Park interested in Amber - Dave Waisman http://jurassicpark.wikia.com/wiki/Amber 34:34.675 - John Culberson - Congressman from Houston - collector - Steve Neely https://culberson.house.gov 37:45.008 - “Garden of Crystals” book - Steve Neely https://www.amazon.com/Natures-Garden-Crystals-Vandall-King/dp/0983201749 https://kristalle.com/product/natures-garden-of-crystals/ 45:29.000 - Monica Rakovan’s book for children - John Rakovan https://issuu.com/irocks/docs/shinypurplecrystals-mk_final https://www.facebook.com/AppleValleyMinerals/ 45:45.027 - Mineralogical Society of America - Website focusing on minerals for kids - John Rakovan http://www.mineralogy4kids.org http://www.minsocam.org 46:55.970 - Friends of Mineralogy Symposiums - Dave Waisman https://www.friendsofmineralogy.org/symposia/ https://www.friendsofmineralogy.org/ 49:13.776 - NCH: Smoky Hawk - Jim Spann https://vimeo.com/ondemand/nch03 56:02.530 - Triphylite - Rechargable batteris - John Rakovan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triphylite http://www.minerals.net/mineral/triphylite.aspx https://www.britannica.com/science/triphylite 1:06:05.903 - Yale Museum - Jim Spann http://peabody.yale.edu/exhibits/hall-minerals-earth-and-space 1:07:30.905 - Mineral Museums - Dave Waisman Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History - New Haven, CT http://peabody.yale.edu/exhibits/hall-minerals-earth-and-space Perot Museum of Nature and Science - Dallas, TX https://www.perotmuseum.org University of Arizona Gem & Mineral Museum - Tucson, AZ http://gemandmineralmuseum.arizona.edu http://www.uamineralmuseum.org/content/welcome-university-arizona-gem-mineral-museum Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals - Hillsboro, OR https://ricenorthwestmuseum.org 1:08:22.483 - SMMP - Bryan Lees http://www.smmp.net 1:10:38.621 - Prospectors & Mineral Explorers - Bryan Lees Prospectors Show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospectors(TVseries) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3216258/ Mineral Explorers Show https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/season-1ep71.html https://www.facebook.com/mineral.explorers/ 1:15:56.229 - OceanView Mine - Dave Waisman http://digforgems.com http://www.oceanviewmine.com https://www.facebook.com/OceanviewMine/ 1:16:21.884 - Arkansas Pay To Dig Sites - Gail Spann Crater Of Diamonds http://www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com Ron Coleman Mine https://colemanquartz.com 1:17:11.406 - Rocks & Minerals article on fee digging sites - John Rakovan http://www.rocksandminerals.org 1:17:27.465 - Crystal Park near Butte. Montana - Dave Waisman http://southwestmt.com/listings/11967.htm http://ourtravelingtribe.com/2014/10/rock-hounding-prisms-crystal-park-montana.html If you're interested in Sponsoring future episodes of Breakfast With Minerals, please contact Bryan Swoboda at bryan@bluecapproductions.com (mailto:bryan@bluecapproductions.com) Special Guests: Bryan Lees, Dave Waisman, Jamie Newman, John Rakovan, and Stephen Neely.