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Hope to see you.

Hope to see you and the weather warms up.

Beautiful. You are so talented.

Muchas gracias y Prospero ano Nuevo a todos..

Thank you for all of your hard work.

Jordi, Please add Robert Meyer who attended last year as my guest. Thank you.

That is beautiful, Steve.

I am attending so I hope to see you in Tucson.

Hi Gail,
I will add some photos in the next few days.

Linda

Thank you Gail for all of your passion and hard work. Wish I could be there and I look forward to reading your show report.

Hugs to you and Jim.

Wonderful photos. Thank you very much for sharing them with us.

As always Gail, you did a superb job of capturing the essence of Tucson. Thank you again for all of your hard work. I, along with scores of people, who could not go, have walked the sidewalks, seen ...

Thank you John for the concern, but like others have said, it is your written word that is valued. I learn so much from you and while the photos are lovely and informative, you are reason that we lea ...

Thank you Jim.

Another new acquisition is a 1.5 cm crystalline gold specimen from the DeMaria-Garbe Mine, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California. This is a pre-1950 specimen out of the DeMaria Col ...

Well, it has been a while but here are a couple of favorites of mine.
This is from Morenci and collected by a good friend of mine. It measures 7cm by 6 cm and the crystals are mm to .5 cm in size.

I hold good thoughts for these men and pray for the return of their research.

Thank you Gail, wonderful photos. It is nice to put faces with names and you do a fabulous job of describing people and places.

Hi Jay,
Beautiful minerals and photos. I too look forward to more of your photos.

Gail, thanks for allowing us to live vicariously through your photos. It looks like you all had a great time.

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Topic: Tucson Show 2020
Linda Smith Replies: 104 Views: 167868	Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jan 12, 2020 19:57 Subject: Re: Tucson Show 2020
Linda Smith Replies: 104 Views: 167868	Hope to see you.
Topic: Tucson Show 2019
Linda Smith Replies: 128 Views: 229919	Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jan 17, 2019 00:05 Subject: Re: Tucson Show 2019
Linda Smith Replies: 128 Views: 229919	Hope to see you and the weather warms up.
Topic: New Paintings 2013
Linda Smith Replies: 105 Views: 153100	Forum: Mineral Art and Artists Posted: Jan 09, 2013 19:38 Subject: Re: New Paintings 2013
Linda Smith Replies: 105 Views: 153100	Beautiful. You are so talented.
Topic: Happy Christm@s!!
Linda Smith Replies: 17 Views: 30111	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Dec 07, 2011 12:34 Subject: Re: Happy Christmas!!
Linda Smith Replies: 17 Views: 30111	Muchas gracias y Prospero ano Nuevo a todos..
Topic: Great new feature in FMF!
Linda Smith Replies: 6 Views: 19144	Forum: Forum questions Posted: Sep 16, 2011 12:05 Subject: Re: Great new feature in FMF!
Linda Smith Replies: 6 Views: 19144	Thank you for all of your hard work.
Topic: FMF party in Tucson, 2012. You coming?
Linda Smith Replies: 49 Views: 109475	Forum: Mineral Shows by Gail Spann Posted: Aug 10, 2011 14:09 Subject: Re: FMF party in Tucson, 2012. You coming?
Linda Smith Replies: 49 Views: 109475	Jordi, Please add Robert Meyer who attended last year as my guest. Thank you.
Topic: Wutong Emperor...
Linda Smith Replies: 1 Views: 10452	Forum: Mineral Art and Artists Posted: Aug 07, 2011 21:15 Subject: Re: Wutong Emperor...
Linda Smith Replies: 1 Views: 10452	That is beautiful, Steve.
Topic: FMF party in Tucson, 2012. You coming?
Linda Smith Replies: 49 Views: 109475	Forum: Mineral Shows by Gail Spann Posted: Aug 07, 2011 20:31 Subject: Re: FMF party in Tucson, 2012. You coming?
Linda Smith Replies: 49 Views: 109475	I am attending so I hope to see you in Tucson.
Topic: Linda's Private Collection
Linda Smith Replies: 39 Views: 124337	Forum: Women's Private Collections Posted: May 28, 2011 23:06 Subject: Re: Linda's Private Collection
Linda Smith Replies: 39 Views: 124337	Hi Gail, I will add some photos in the next few days. Linda
Topic: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report
Linda Smith Replies: 122 Views: 185776	Forum: Mineral Shows by Gail Spann Posted: Apr 30, 2010 09:42 Subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report
Linda Smith Replies: 122 Views: 185776	Thank you Gail for all of your passion and hard work. Wish I could be there and I look forward to reading your show report. Hugs to you and Jim.
Topic: Babingtonite mine
Linda Smith Replies: 22 Views: 41199	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Mar 11, 2010 15:34 Subject: Re: Babingtonite mine
Linda Smith Replies: 22 Views: 41199	Wonderful photos. Thank you very much for sharing them with us.
Topic: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010
Linda Smith Replies: 443 Views: 675642	Forum: Mineral Shows by Gail Spann Posted: Feb 17, 2010 18:28 Subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010.
Linda Smith Replies: 443 Views: 675642	As always Gail, you did a superb job of capturing the essence of Tucson. Thank you again for all of your hard work. I, along with scores of people, who could not go, have walked the sidewalks, seen ...
Topic: Printing disaster!
Linda Smith Replies: 25 Views: 36607	Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Feb 17, 2010 18:15 Subject: Re: Printing disaster!
Linda Smith Replies: 25 Views: 36607	Thank you John for the concern, but like others have said, it is your written word that is valued. I learn so much from you and while the photos are lovely and informative, you are reason that we lea ...
Topic: Linda's Private Collection
Linda Smith Replies: 39 Views: 124337	Forum: Women's Private Collections Posted: Oct 08, 2009 22:34 Subject: Re: Linda's Private Collection
Linda Smith Replies: 39 Views: 124337	Thank you Jim.
Topic: Linda's Private Collection
Linda Smith Replies: 39 Views: 124337	Forum: Women's Private Collections Posted: Oct 08, 2009 18:46 Subject: Re: Linda's Private Collection
Linda Smith Replies: 39 Views: 124337	Another new acquisition is a 1.5 cm crystalline gold specimen from the DeMaria-Garbe Mine, Michigan Bluff Mining District, Placer County, California. This is a pre-1950 specimen out of the DeMaria Col ...
Topic: Linda's Private Collection
Linda Smith Replies: 39 Views: 124337	Forum: Women's Private Collections Posted: Oct 08, 2009 18:38 Subject: Re: Linda's Private Collection
Linda Smith Replies: 39 Views: 124337	Well, it has been a while but here are a couple of favorites of mine. This is from Morenci and collected by a good friend of mine. It measures 7cm by 6 cm and the crystals are mm to .5 cm in size.
Topic: Breaking news from Madagascar - Dr. Federico Pezzotta attacked and robbed
Linda Smith Replies: 4 Views: 15735	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Sep 21, 2009 13:10 Subject: Re: Breaking news from Madagascar - Dr. Federico Pezzotta attacked and robbed
Linda Smith Replies: 4 Views: 15735	I hold good thoughts for these men and pray for the return of their research.
Topic: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009
Linda Smith Replies: 185 Views: 239155	Forum: Mineral Shows by Gail Spann Posted: Aug 13, 2009 17:09 Subject: Re: Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009
Linda Smith Replies: 185 Views: 239155	Thank you Gail, wonderful photos. It is nice to put faces with names and you do a fabulous job of describing people and places.
Topic: jaysminerals
Linda Smith Replies: 52 Views: 66683	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jun 28, 2009 16:11 Subject: Re: jaysminerals
Linda Smith Replies: 52 Views: 66683	Hi Jay, Beautiful minerals and photos. I too look forward to more of your photos.
Topic: Gail Spann's write up of the Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, 2009
Linda Smith Replies: 68 Views: 111408	Forum: Mineral Shows by Gail Spann Posted: Apr 30, 2009 12:16 Subject: Re: Gail Spann's write up of the Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, 2009
Linda Smith Replies: 68 Views: 111408	Gail, thanks for allowing us to live vicariously through your photos. It looks like you all had a great time.