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Gail
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Jordi was everywhere during the show.
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 11, 2020 01:00 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2020 |
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Various photos of the Westward Look show.
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bob kerr
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| Posted: Feb 13, 2020 09:25 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2020 |
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I think these are "new" - rulilated quartzes from India. I only saw these in the Cristalli Booth at the Pueblo Show but it seems there should be more around.
bob
| Mineral: | Rutile in Quartz |
| Locality: | | Manihar Valley, Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, India |  |
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bob kerr
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| Posted: Feb 13, 2020 09:28 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2020 |
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SETUP DAY FOR THE TGMS SHOW - a day for sore feet and lots of re-acquaintances. The theme is "World class minerals" and here's a very small sample - much more to come so stay tuned.
bob
| Mineral: | Tourmaline |
| Locality: | | Pederneira claim, São José da Safira, Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 13, 2020 09:47 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2020 |
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Some nice things
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 13, 2020 09:54 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2020 |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 13, 2020 09:56 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2020 |
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Niels Brouwer
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| Posted: Feb 13, 2020 10:40 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2020 |
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| 'Some nice things' has got to be the biggest understatement of the week! :D :D Can't wait to see all the other breathtaking minerals that are on display there right now.
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bob kerr
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| Posted: Feb 14, 2020 10:08 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2020 |
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Last night was the wonderful dinner hosted by Jim and Gail Spann and Jordi Fabre for young museum professionals and also for FMF members. Special to this event was the establishment and awarding of the John S. White Mineral Legacy Award "For Excellence in Mineral Education". And the first recipient was of course, John White, who was greeted with a standing ovation.
This is always a wonderful evening for all invited and it was a bit disappointing that our FMF fearless leader Jordi could not attend - but he left his mark by having a "regrets and thanks you" note distributed at the event.
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| John White is presented the new "Mineral Legacy Award" (which is named after him) by Jim and Gail Spann |
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| The message to all attendees from our fearless leader Jordi. |
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bob kerr
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| Posted: Feb 14, 2020 10:24 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2020 |
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Ok - I spent a bit of time touring around the TGMS Show focusing on the display cases - with the theme "World Class Minerals" and keeping in mind the INCREDIBLE display cases at last year's show, I was really looking forward to even better displays.
Well, although there are indeed some truly world class displays, I would use the term "a bit underwhelming" to describe the display cases - but maybe that's just "the jaded me" coming out after seeing the cases from last year's show.
I'll post a few photos now and get back later with more - especially the case put in by Jim and Gail Spann which takes about an hour to fully absorb, photo and do justice to.
bob
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
| Locality: | | N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Feb 14, 2020 17:48 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2020 |
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Congratulations Mr. White for the 50th anniversary.
We are very lucky to have your participation in FMF.
Best regards.
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Feb 15, 2020 08:28 Post subject: Tucson Show 2020 - Trying to help |
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Barcelona 02/15/2020
Let me try to help from Barcelona...
Before to publish the photos of the Party that gently Joaquim Callén, Chris Gobin and Gail have sent to me, let me reconnect with the recent past. So, the party for Mineralogical Record that Gail and Jim Spann generously offer every year.
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Not enough words to thanks the indefatigable effort that Gail and Jim does to socialize our sometimes too closed hobby.
Sorry for that head, I don't arrived to cut it. It seems that in the Arizona state is not allowed to do it! ;-) |
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| Wendell Wilson and Tom Gressmann current motors (literary and economical) of the Mineralogical Record |
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And the three generations of the Record. John S. White (founder), Wendell Wilson (current director and motor) and Chris Stefano (the future)
For some reason Thomas P. Moore (a kind of intermediate generation) was not in this trio. My toast for you Tom! |
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| Attention, why does John seem to be concerned?... |
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...Ah, I get it. "Image hunter" hunting...
take care John! ;-) |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Feb 15, 2020 14:35 Post subject: Tucson Show 2020 - The Party! |
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And here you have images of the Party.
I have been told that the atmosphere was very sad... 😁
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As an example of sadness here is Jean-Claude Boulliard, curator of the Collection des Minéraux of the Sorbonne Université, Paris...
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...luckily some people remained happy like Jamie Newman the always smiling curator of the American Museum of Natural History on the center of the image together with the broken-shoulder Terry Huizing of the Rocks & Minerals magazine.
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...with some success, at least with Bryan Swoboda (BlueCap productions)...
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...and Alain Martaud & Benjamin Carballo & Bill Larson.
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Peter Megaw and his wife a little bit shocked by...
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...this dancing lady. Gail, is that you?
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Also, I have been told that the Party had too few people...
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...and little hungry!
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A toast for the Party!
Thanks Michael and Laura Shaw to devote hours of your life to improve the eclectic journey of FMF.
Thanks Marie Huizing to maintain with your and the Terry's effort the wonderful magazine Rocks & Minerals
Thanks Joaquim and Elo Callén to do this photo as well as your infinite other photos that continue to enhance this hobby. |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Feb 15, 2020 15:17 Post subject: Tucson Show 2020 - The Party and the Mineral Legacy Award |
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I have read (Bob Kerr) that in the Party John White got a new trophy, the "Mineral Legacy Award" and that will even have continuity since every year someone who stands out in Mineralogical Education will be awarded.
Something of this tells me something, but since I haven't been to the Party, I'm sure I have nothing to do with it... 🤣
Congratulations Master!
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Feb 15, 2020 18:13 Post subject: Tucson Show 2020 - The Party that I not attended ;-) |
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I also have read (Bob Kerr again) that I was not in the Party of which I am co-sponsor! what a shame! 😁
The life is complex and within its multiple paths I now try to walk through different avenues (but without forgetting the main road)
This is what I explained before the Party to my dear FMF guests:
The years pass for everyone and also for me. I have been going to the Tucson Show for more than 30 years and every year I have been there for more than three weeks so in total I have spent almost three years of my life there and that is a lot of time! Tucson is too long and I have decided to make it shorter for me.
Some years ago I already stopped exhibiting there and after much thought I have also decided to spend less time there from now. As the beginning of the Show is the most important moment for me to find the new discoveries and enjoy the excitement of the beginning if I do not want to be so long I have no choice than leave Tucson before the Main Show and unfortunately this affects the Party, which I will not be able to attend anymore. However, and thanks to the kindness of Gail and Jim Spann, the "FMF Party" will go ahead together with the "Mineral Museum Professionals Party", so everything will remain the same, but without me, which in fact can somehow be a big advantage!
During the Party Gail and Jim will distribute a note from me and that's it, that will be my presence at this year's Party, which I am still co-organizing and in which I will continue to be present from the heart.
Thanks and a lot of hugs.
Jordi
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