2019 Munich Mineral Show

November 05, 2019

First Stop London – saw The Palace Guards

Next stop … France. To visit to Eric Asselborn, excellent rocks and Sylvie fed us well!

Bumped into David from London…in Paris!

Landed in Munich….Dunkin Donuts!!

Away in a Manger

Calcite on Smoky Quartz, just pretty

Ian & Diana, Lauren, Charelle mugging for the show report

Amazing Swiss Thumbnail of Pink Fluorite on Smoky Quartz Gwindel.

Another beautiful thumnail

This TN collection really caught my eye!

Aesthetic TN Garnet on Aqua

TN Calcite on Fluorite on Calcite

Killer Cavaniste TN

Into Marienplatz for Dinner

Color zoned apophyllite

Emerald From Chivor mine with Budil

Gene Meieran case

Goethite looks alive

Crystal and Evan

Killer Rutile in Escaut Booth

Malachite tub!!!

Mario Pauwels excellent case

Mario Pauwels Case 2

Lois and Wayne

Another beauty Mario!

Caroly Manchester and Mario Pauwels share a passion for twin sphere minerals

Calcite Twins

Calcite Eggs

Jim Spann and Fabien Wildfang both had amazing cases in the special display

Gene Meieran had cases of species from different localities

Meieran same species Case 2

Mineral art 1. We think these inlaid stone art pieces are very cool.

Mineral art – Horse

Mineral art – Summer Chores

Mineral art – Flowers

Meieran Sweet Beryl Case

Meieran Goshenite

New Fluorites from Mongolia 1

New Fluorites from Mongolia 2

New Fluorite with Calcite from Mongolia 3

Nice LaMorita with Michel and Claudette wonderful French dealers!

Well said, and SO true

Paul Stahl had some lovelies on display

Paul Stahl Strengite

Paul Stahl Phosphophyllite on Matrix

Pretty Thompsonite from India

Queen of Mexico Rocks, Kerith!

Malte Sickinger had several cases of beauties in the special exhibit area

Sickinger 2

Roasting Pork Knuckles, yum!! We ate at Haxenbauer twice!

Jim and Gail Spann stocked special display cases. This Rhodo/Fluorite is our favorite thing to come the Wuton Mine

Spann 2 – Look at the Worm!

Spann 3 The bicolor beryl had many admirers

The Horsefly – Barite

Water bottle for scale

True gentleman Marcus Grossman

Fabien Wildfang cases stole the show

Wildfang – Fluorites

Wildfang – Tourmalines

More of Fabian’s goodies

Wildfang Showstoppers

Wildfang Gem Crystals

Wildfang 8

Three Cuties in full face paint at the Show

Top 10 – rutile in quartz at Cristalli- India

Top 10 – Spann “The Worm”

Top 10 Wildfang Elmwood Jewel

Top 10 – Wildfang Aqua

Top 10 – Mimetite…Be still my heart!

Top 10 – Wildfang N’Chwaning Rhodo

Top 10 – Wildfang wulfenite

Top 10 – best color Anglesite

Top 10 Spann Aqua/Morganite

Top 10 – Spann ManganoAdamite Huge Crystal

Best in show – Congratulations Fabien Wildfang, and thanks for sharing your minerals with the world