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John S. White
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Posted: Aug 18, 2010 07:42 Post subject: Springfield Show 2010 |
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This year I was able to visit the Springfield Show in West Springfield, Massachusetts, the largest and most important show in the eastern U.S. It is held on the exhibition grounds in a single huge building, with hundreds of dealers most of whom were from the U.S. I did not see any from China or Morroco.
The show is produced by Marty Zinn who announced that the attendance on Friday and Saturday was a new record. I was not around for most of Sunday so I do not know if the same was true that day.
The special exhibit this year consisted of about 50 cases of minerals and gems from the Bill Larson collection. Bill is the owner of Pala International. Many excellent photos of the display can be found at this link: https://www.trinityminerals.com/spring10/ A downside with the exhibits was the poor quality of the lighting in the cases. The wonderful minerals just did not look their best under woefully inadequate lighting. I walked around the display with Bill and he had a gem light which when directed on to the minerals showed their true beauty. Unfortunately not everyone had that opportunity.
I saw nothing particularly new or exciting at the show with the exception of two specimens of albite, one with a hematite rose, from a new locality in Vermont. This apparently was a small pocket in a quarry that has never produced anything of note previously. Sadly I did not take a photo of either piece but I suspect that pictures will appear soon. The pocket also produced a small number of lesser pieces which were not available to be seen.
Sadly Gail and Jim Spann were not able to attend the show so I have attempted to fill in with some comments and photos, but I can't begin to do the job like Gail can.
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Bill Larson and his son Will in front of one of his display cases |
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Bill's Christmas tree gold from the Grit mine, El Dorado Co., California. Appeared in an auction catalog in 1886. |
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A neat iron cross pyrite twin. Elba. |
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A great scepter from Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
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Nice group of adamites from Mina Ojuela |
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Some of Jordi's favorites, lapidated malachite, etc. |
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Specimen of apophyllite on prehnite from Centreville, Virginia, USA, that I bought at the show. |
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Marty Zinn with his daughter and Scott Werschky (Miner's Lunchbox) |
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Very interesting bicolored spodumene at Miner's Lunchbox |
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The famous Alfredo Petrov with Ethiopian opal dealer. |
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Carl Francis, Harvard, busy taking notes. |
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Joan Massagué with Gloria Staebler |
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Famous mineralogist Paul "Paulus" Moore and Tony Nikischer, publisher of Mineral News. |
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Pat Haynes (left) with the effervescent Jim Walker. |
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Terry Huizing at his Rocks & Minerals post. |
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Interesting label. New topic for FMF? |
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John S. White
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Posted: Aug 18, 2010 07:42 Post subject: Re: Springfield Show - chapter 2 |
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I didn't want to put too much in the first batch and run the risk of losing the whole effort. So here are some more photos.
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Leonard and Linda Himes (Minerals America) making out before the show opened. |
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Went to dinner with Leonard and Linda and Bill Logan, retired dermatologist and internet mineral dealer. |
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Dmitri Belakovsky, Russian dealer, always with interesting minerals. |
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Isaias Casanova, IC Minerals |
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Rob Lavinsky - Arkenstone |
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Thomas Nagin - Crystal Springs Mining Co. |
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Vic Rzonca, club show member, local resident, active field collector and good friend. |
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Got to visit Vic's home. Some of his minerals. |
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Another view of Vic's living room. |
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Vic in front of one of his cases. All of the minerals in the middle shelf were collected by him. |
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Linda Himes showing FMF's own Jessica (12 years old) an emerald crystal from North Carolina. |
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Jessica wiith her dad. He recently taught himself and her Miller indices. After the show Alfredo was taking her to some mineral localities in the area. |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Aug 18, 2010 07:59 Post subject: Re: Springfield Show |
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John S. White wrote: | Some of Jordi's favorites, lapidated malachite, etc... |
Thank you Master, I love you too! ;-)
BTW, great job John, is lovely to have your vision of this so agreeable Show. Thank you to share it with us.
Jordi
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 18, 2010 08:53 Post subject: Re: Springfield Show |
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My goodness John, you are a GREAT show reporter! I love seeing the people, so thanks for that!
We didn't attend due to my parents having their 60th wedding anniversary. I planned and coordinated the event in San Antonio, Texas.
Although missing the fun of the Springfield show, it was a joy to see my parents surrounded by family and a good time was had by all.
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
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chris
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Posted: Aug 18, 2010 11:25 Post subject: Re: Springfield Show |
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Great report John. Any more "rocks" pictures in your camera ?
Christophe
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Luiz Menezes
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Posted: Aug 18, 2010 12:09 Post subject: Re: Springfield Show |
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John:
Your report about the show was good but incomplete, because you did not take a photo of my booth.
Luiz
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John S. White
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Posted: Aug 18, 2010 13:05 Post subject: Re: Springfield Show |
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Luiz:
My apologies, I should have as I spent quite a bit of time with you. Simply an oversight. Besides, we had lots to discuss and that is probably why I forgot.
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Luiz Menezes
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Posted: Aug 18, 2010 13:17 Post subject: Re: Springfield Show |
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No problem, John, we had an important talk, I was just cheating you!
Luiz
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Aug 18, 2010 13:29 Post subject: Re: Springfield Show |
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Not too much of your booth, Luiz, but two fine looking fellows none the less.
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Posted: Aug 18, 2010 13:41 Post subject: Re: Springfield Show |
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All's well that ends well ;))
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Luiz Menezes
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Posted: Aug 18, 2010 13:47 Post subject: Re: Springfield Show |
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Thanks John
An explanation to the colleagues: my booth does not look as nice as the others because it is on the wholesale area of the Show.
Luiz
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Aug 19, 2010 03:20 Post subject: Re: Springfield Show 2010 |
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Luiz Menezes wrote: | Thanks John
An explanation to the colleagues: my booth does not look as nice as the others because it is on the wholesale area of the Show.
Luiz | Luiz, if a dealer is judged by the content of his flats and the provenance of his specimens, then your booth was impecable.
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Aug 19, 2010 03:43 Post subject: Re: Springfield Show 2010 |
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An overview of the exhibit and retail floor
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John S. White
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Posted: Aug 19, 2010 04:11 Post subject: Re: Springfield Show 2010 |
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Thanks Vic for the additional photos. I think it needs to be said that Vic's wife Cindy is the photographer for these last few shots.
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Aug 19, 2010 04:30 Post subject: Re: Springfield Show 2010 |
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Indeed John, thanks for that. Cindy has been a pro-photographer for longer than we've been married, 35 years. She loves the candid portrait, and heaven knows there are lots of characters in the mineral collecting world.
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Posted: Aug 19, 2010 07:59 Post subject: Re: Springfield Show 2010 |
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A few more point and shoot from Cindy
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Dave Bunk and Bill Larson after set up of Bill's exhibit |
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Bill and show poster piece |
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Carl and Dave, it's great to have great collectors and scholars at the humble east coast show. |
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Bills booth was as far away from his exhibit as you could get and still be in the building! |
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Fred Wilda, east coast local |
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John Cornish
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Posted: Aug 19, 2010 08:20 Post subject: Re: Springfield Show 2010 |
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Hi John,
Thank you so much for sharing your impression of the show. Your photos and text, enhanced by Vic and Cindy's, really add a terrific flavor to the event and as one who has not yet had the chance to visit, well, it was nice to be there! Be well and take care, see you in Denver! All the very best,
John
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