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Recorded at the 2018 Fine Mineral Shows: Tucson (AKA The Westward Look Show, Gail and Jim sit down with Bryan Lees, Jamie Newman, John Rakovan, Dave Waisman and Stephen Neely to address the issue of The Current State of the Mineral Collecting World and How we Preserve it for Future Generations.

This panel represents a good slice of the American mineral-collecting community. We have a Mineral Dealer (Lees), a Museum Curator (Newmann), someone in the mineral media world (Rakovan), a Show Promoter (Waisman) and a Collector (Neely).

Lots of great comments, suggestions and ideas.

And remember, if you have an idea on a topic you'd like to hear addressed on future episodes of Breakfast With Minerals, drop us a line at: topics@breakfastwithminerals.com

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SHOW NOTES

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11:04.804 - Rock Currier series on Being A Collector - referenced by John Rakovan
Published in The Mineralogical Record (https://mineralogicalrecord.com)
Only a few bound copies left. Otherwise, the articles were printed in the following issues:
Vol. 42-3 - https://mineralogicalrecord.com/detail.asp?id=293
Vol. 40-3 - https://mineralogicalrecord.com/detail.asp?id=279
Vol. 40-2 - https://mineralogicalrecord.com/detail.asp?id=277
Vol. 40-1 - https://mineralogicalrecord.com/detail.asp?id=276
Vol. 39-5 - https://mineralogicalrecord.com/detail.asp?id=274
Vol. 39-4 - https://mineralogicalrecord.com/detail.asp?id=272

12:23.954 - American Museum renovation - Jamie Newman
https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/earth-and-planetary-sciences-halls/harry-frank-guggenheim-hall-of-minerals

26:30.236 - Friends of Mineralogy, FMF, MinDat chat rooms - John Rakovan
http://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/
https://www.mindat.org/forum.php

26:59.339 - COLIDO chat room - Bryan Lees
http://www.colido.de/en-us

30:17.537 - Jurassic Park interested in Amber - Dave Waisman
http://jurassicpark.wikia.com/wiki/Amber

34:34.675 - John Culberson - Congressman from Houston - collector - Steve Neely
https://culberson.house.gov

37:45.008 - “Garden of Crystals” book - Steve Neely
https://www.amazon.com/Natures-Garden-Crystals-Vandall-King/dp/0983201749
https://kristalle.com/product/natures-garden-of-crystals/

45:29.000 - Monica Rakovan’s book for children - John Rakovan
https://issuu.com/irocks/docs/shiny_purple_crystals_-_mk_final
https://www.facebook.com/AppleValleyMinerals/

45:45.027 - Mineralogical Society of America - Website focusing on minerals for kids - John Rakovan
http://www.mineralogy4kids.org
http://www.minsocam.org

46:55.970 - Friends of Mineralogy Symposiums - Dave Waisman
https://www.friendsofmineralogy.org/symposia/
https://www.friendsofmineralogy.org/

49:13.776 - NCH: Smoky Hawk - Jim Spann
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/nch03

56:02.530 - Triphylite - Rechargable batteris - John Rakovan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triphylite
http://www.minerals.net/mineral/triphylite.aspx
https://www.britannica.com/science/triphylite

1:06:05.903 - Yale Museum - Jim Spann
http://peabody.yale.edu/exhibits/hall-minerals-earth-and-space

1:07:30.905 - Mineral Museums - Dave Waisman
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History - New Haven, CT
http://peabody.yale.edu/exhibits/hall-minerals-earth-and-space
Perot Museum of Nature and Science - Dallas, TX
https://www.perotmuseum.org
University of Arizona Gem & Mineral Museum - Tucson, AZ
http://gemandmineralmuseum.arizona.edu
http://www.uamineralmuseum.org/content/welcome-university-arizona-gem-mineral-museum
Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals - Hillsboro, OR
https://ricenorthwestmuseum.org

1:08:22.483 - SMMP - Bryan Lees
http://www.smmp.net

1:10:38.621 - Prospectors & Mineral Explorers - Bryan Lees
Prospectors Show
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospectors_(TV_series)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3216258/
Mineral Explorers Show
https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/season-1_ep_71.html
https://www.facebook.com/mineral.explorers/

1:15:56.229 - OceanView Mine - Dave Waisman
http://digforgems.com
http://www.oceanviewmine.com
https://www.facebook.com/OceanviewMine/

1:16:21.884 - Arkansas Pay To Dig Sites - Gail Spann
Crater Of Diamonds
http://www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com
Ron Coleman Mine
https://colemanquartz.com

1:17:11.406 - Rocks & Minerals article on fee digging sites - John Rakovan
http://www.rocksandminerals.org

1:17:27.465 - Crystal Park near Butte. Montana - Dave Waisman
http://southwestmt.com/listings/11967.htm
http://ourtravelingtribe.com/2014/10/rock-hounding-prisms-crystal-park-montana.html

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Special Guests: Bryan Lees, Dave Waisman, Jamie Newman, John Rakovan, and Stephen Neely.