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Recorded at the 2018 Fine Mineral Shows: Tucson (AKA The Westward Look Show), Gail and Jim sit down with Ian Bruce, Alan Hart, Christoph Keilmann, Jolyon Ralph, Peter Lyckberg and John Cornish to address the issue of The Current State of the Mineral Collecting World and How We Preserve it for Future Generations - but this time with a slightly European perspective. This panel represents a good slice of the European mineral-collecting community. We have a Mineral Dealer (Bruce), a former Museum Curator and gem expert (Hart), someone in the mineral media world (Ralph), a Show Promoter (Keilmann) a two great Field Collectors (Lyckberg and Cornish). 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

8:22 - Rod Tyson from Tyson's Fine Minerals - Ian BruceRod was the 2018 winner of the American Mineral Heritage Award - the Mineralogical Record's annual award given out to living individuals recognizing their, "field collecting achievements contributing to the heritage of American mineral specimens." Past award recipients include: Edward Swoboda, Bill Larson, Bryan Lees, Wayne Thompson, Terry Szenics and Stanley Esbenshade. Tysons' Fine Minerals - http://www.tysonsfineminerals.com9:58 - The Munich Show: Europe's largest mineral show - Christoph Keilmannhttps://munichshow.com10:53 - MinDat: the largest mineral database in the world - Jolyon Ralphhttps://www.mindat.org15:39 - Natural History Museum of London (aka The British Museum) - Alan Harthttp://www.nhm.ac.uk16:53 - Society of Mineral Museum Professionals (SMMP) - Alan Harthttp://www.smmp.net/27:39 - Perot Museum in Dallas, Texas - Gail Spannwww.perotmuseum.org36:09 - Mineral photographer Thomas Spann - Jim Spannhttps://www.facebook.com/thomas.spann44:16 - Gem shows in Tucson - Alan HartAGTA - https://agta.org/GJX - http://www.gjxusa.com/44:28 - The Hope Diamond - Gail SpannWikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_DiamondSmithsonian Museum - https://www.si.edu/spotlight/hope-diamond45:04 - The Prospectors show on the Weather Channel - Peter Lyckberghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospectors(TVseries)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3216258/45:18 - The New Crystal Hunters series produced by BlueCap Productions - Peter LyckbergNCH: The Sterling Mine - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/nch04NCH: Smoky Hawk - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/nch03NCH: Arkansas - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/nch0252:54 - The Changsha Mineral Show in China - Jolyon Ralphwww.changsha-show.com57:48 - Social media and BlueCap Productions films - Ian Brucewww.bluecapproductions.comhttps://vimeo.com/bluecapproductions/vod_pages1:04:25 - The mineral magazines in Europe vs America - Ian BruceMineralogical Record - https://mineralogicalrecord.com/Lapis Magazine - http://www.lapis.de/1:11:38 - The Tsumeb Show - a new mini show in Tucson - Ian Brucehttp://www.tsumeb.com/en/1:13:28 - David Bowie exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum - Alan Harthttps://www.vam.ac.uk/1:13:28 - "It's The Artifacts Stupid!" article by Bill Smith - Alan HartThe Mineralogical Record - Vol.35, No.2 - Mar/Apr 2004https://mineralogicalrecord.com/detail.asp?id=233https://mineralogicalrecord.com/pdfs/TheMineralogicalRecord_GuestEditorial.pdf1:15:35 - Houston Museum of Natural Science - Gail Spannhttp://www.hmns.org/exhibits/permanent-exhibitions/gems-and-minerals/1:16:52 - Friday morning at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society (TGMS) show- John Cornishhttp://www.tgms.org/show/1:21:16 - Society of Mineral Museum Professionals (SMMP) - Jolyon Ralphhttp://www.smmp.net/1:27:56 - A mineral-collecting field trip to the cliffs of Dover, UK - Jolyon Ralphhttps://www.mindat.org/loc-223577.html1:29:49 - Digging Arkansas Quartz at the James Zigras Mine - Gail Spannhttp://avantmining.com/1:31:43 - The mineral museums in Madrid, Spain - Peter LyckbergMuseo Geominero - http://www.igme.es/museo/Museo de la Geología - https://www.ucm.es/cultura/m.geologia1:35:15 - The Prospectors show on the Weather Channel - Gail Spannhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospectors(TVseries)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3216258/1:45:22 - The Fersman Museum in Moscow, Russia - Jolyon Ralphhttps://www.fmm.ru/Index.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FersmanMineralogicalMuseumIf 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: Alan Hart, Christoph Keilmann, Ian Bruce, John Cornish, Jolyon Ralph, and Peter Lyckberg.