The speakers gathered for this year’s fine mineral symposium highlights America; localities, museums, events, and more. Our speakers for 2016 include geologists, minerals, collectors, scientists, and curators. Learn more about each speaker below, and we hope you’ll join us for future festivities.
Joe Dorris
Mining Colorado Amazonite and Filming Prospectors
Biography and Lecture Synopsis
Dr. Jeffrey Post
American Treasures in the Smithsonian
Biography and Lecture Synopsis
Alan Goldstein
The Illinois Fluorite District
Biography and Lecture Synopsis
Dr. John Medici
Herkimer and Spruce Claims – Challenging Localities
Biography and Lecture Synopsis
Jeff Swanger
Oceanview Mine – USA’s Largest Operating Gem Mine
Biography and Lecture Synopsis
John Cornish
Blistered Fingers – Field Collecting in the Western USA
Biography and Lecture Synopsis
Paul Geffner
Jackson’s Crossroads Amethyst Mine – Georgia
Biography and Lecture Synopsis
Dr. Steve Neely
Elmwood Mine, Tennessee – Past and Present Perspectives
Biography and Lecture Synopsis
Bob Jones
History of the Tucson Show
Biography and Lecture Synopsis
Dr. John Rakovan
Crystallography: How Big, Beautiful Crystals Form
Biography and Lecture Synopsis
Dr. Ted Bornhorst
Michigan’s Copper Country and the A.E. Seaman Museum
Biography and Lecture Synopsis