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Deb Roman
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Posted: Jul 31, 2019 12:40 Post subject: Seeking Austin Mineral Collectors |
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Just moved to Austin, TX from Minnesota. I'm hoping to connect with serious specimen collectors in the area, and local mineral clubs for those with this interest. Thanks. Deb Roman |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Jul 31, 2019 13:32 Post subject: Re: Seeking Austin Mineral Collectors |
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Deb Roman wrote: | Just moved to Austin, TX from Minnesota. I'm hoping to connect with serious specimen collectors in the area, and local mineral clubs for those with this interest. Thanks. Deb Roman |
Austin (and Texan) collectors, don't miss this call. Deb she's a VERY serious collector! 😊 |
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monicaiRocks
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Location: Dallas
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Posted: Jul 31, 2019 13:45 Post subject: Re: Seeking Austin Mineral Collectors |
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Hi Deb! I'm not sure about Austin specifically, but we are based up in Dallas, so if you ever want to make the drive up to visit us, we'd love to show you around the gallery. We have a healthy collecting community here, too... the Perot Museum is worth visiting as well! |
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Daniel Peters
Joined: 20 Aug 2018
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Location: Texas
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Posted: Jul 31, 2019 13:52 Post subject: Re: Seeking Austin Mineral Collectors |
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Hi Deb
Welcome to Texas!!!
I live about 2 hours southeast of Austin in Montgomery, but visit Austin often.
Look up Blake Barnett of Barnett Fine Minerals. He is located in Leander which is just North of Austin about 30 minutes or so. |
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Deb Roman
Joined: 14 Dec 2010
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Posted: Jul 31, 2019 15:30 Post subject: Re: Seeking Austin Mineral Collectors |
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Thanks for the endorsement Jordi! |
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blake.barnett
Joined: 31 Jul 2019
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Location: Leander, TX
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Posted: Jul 31, 2019 17:08 Post subject: Re: Seeking Austin Mineral Collectors |
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Hi Deb,
I am a collector and dealer based just north of Austin in Leander. I focus my personal collection mostly on Texas minerals and regularly go field collecting in the area. You’re welcome to tag along sometime. Other collectors in the area that have nice collections are Stretch Young, Paul Bordovsky, Brian and Jan Greenstone (Greenstone Fine Mineralia), Jeremy Smith, Josie Middleton, Creighton Beery, I’m sure I’m missing a few. Feel free to contact me if you’d like to get plugged in to local collecting community. It’s small but growing! Oh and thanks for thinking of me Dan! |
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Dany Mabillard
Joined: 01 Jul 2019
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Location: Valais
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Posted: Aug 01, 2019 09:46 Post subject: Re: Seeking Austin Mineral Collectors |
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Hello Deb,
We have the "Fondation Tissières" dedicated to the Alp minerals not far away from Austin (13h10 by plane... just kidding). I hope you will find a lot of mineral aficionados in Austin and Texas... Do you have some photos of you specimens on the Internet ? Have a nice day.
Dany from... Switzerland. |
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 03, 2019 12:46 Post subject: Re: Seeking Austin Mineral Collectors |
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Hi Deb,
Jim and I live in Rockwall, in Texas, near Dallas. You have an active community in Austin, and glad Blake answered your inquiry. Stretch and Lynn Young also live in Austin and are active as a couple. They are members of our Mineralogical Association of Dallas group as they lived here at one time.
If you find the time, join the Arlington gem and mineral club, they are in the DFW area, but you will at least get the newsletters and see about joining in on digs all over Texas and New Mexico and even Arkansas. _________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
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Deb Roman
Joined: 14 Dec 2010
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Posted: Aug 03, 2019 20:08 Post subject: Re: Seeking Austin Mineral Collectors |
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Thanks for reaching out Gail. I hope to join some of the local clubs soon. |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Aug 04, 2019 04:20 Post subject: Re: Seeking Austin Mineral Collectors |
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Deb Roman wrote: |
Thanks for the good info Blake. I'll plan to get up to your store before too long, and would enjoy showing you and the others my collection. The mineral room is almost completely organized. My email is decke003(at)umn(dot)edu
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