2019 Mineral Collector Symposium

August 29, 2019

Tim and Holly HAM it up at Rob’s party

Just look at this emerald city scape. I can just see Dorothy and Toto running along the matrix singing “we’re off to see the wizard”

We think these two could be on the cover the GQ best beards edition, don’t you?

Long time mineral and gem stone expert and purveyor of excellence, “Burma” Bill Larson

The young mineral collectors strike again

Another new favorite in the Dr. Rob Lavinsky China Collection is this Calcite after Crab pseudomorph

Nice Cameo from a mineral gazing Rick Ely In this shot of Marshall and Charlotte at the Arkenstone party

Charelle and Jim Gibbs, never have two finer people graced one photo.

Christopher and Dacques

Farrar and Brian make the scene

A high caliber collector and a gentlemen. The man, the myth, the legend!

Charelle with Ely’s and Wally Mann

Elmwood combo on Rob’s 1000 case

Mineral ambassarors, Craig and Trudy

Marc and Janis looking splendid

The Saxaphone?

Blake, Bob, Dan

The copper tree from Milpillas

Hang 10!!……errr 8!

Evan and Phil

Ashtyn and Forrest

A bargain from the Tom Hall Collection

Jolyon hard at work

Monica is very busy all weekend, including this shot we call “bacon and email for breakfast”

Charelle, Kevin and the Freidman’s

Gary and Rose looking dapper

One is young mineral collector, the other not so much….;-)

Pretty Jeffrey Mine Vesuvianite at Robs

Off to the Spann Party We Go

A favorite in the Jim & Gail Spann Collection, this Euclase with Apatite on white matrix is a stunner.

Another of my all time favorites from the Spann party is their Brichantite from Milpillas

Mary Fong Walker hosts a “birthday” party to honor Rock Currier and his legacy before the auction on Monday.

This juicy bit from Tiger Arizona went for a final bid of 80,000. Throw in buyer premium and you have a cool six figure specimen.

One of the signature specimens in the rock currier auction was the “skunk” amethyst plate.

This excellent and large Azurite rose from Bisbee stole many hearts, but the piece came home to a Houston collection!

One of the finest and most rare gem crystals in the Currier auction, a sea foam green phosphophylite came home to a Houston collection!

My favorite rock at the Currier Auction. Snowflake Cerrusite from Tsumeb.