28. 2007 West Coast Gem & Mineral Show Report
Holiday Inn, Costa Mesa, CABy: Brandy Naugle
Every year in the middle of May, collectors across the greater Los Angeles Area gather for the West Coast Gem & Mineral Show, in Costa Mesa, California. This is a landmark show for the Southern California region, and many fine dealers are in attendence. Produced by Martin Zinn Expos, "Spring Costa Mesa" (as it is commonly refered to) offers collectors of all expirience levels a wide selection of mineral specimens, jewlery, gemstones, and lapidary items. With lunch being grilled on sight and a wide selection of both retail and wholesale dealers, this is certainly a place where anyone interested in rocks can while away a whole day before they even know it. Justin & I were in attendence on Saturday & Sunday, and here are a few photos we snapped during our time there.
Aisha (Rind) Jan of Rocksaholics.com
Scott Kleine of Great Basin Minerals showing Justin a killer Cinnabar.
PuTzu (Robby Fowler) of The-Uncarved Block
Justin and Steve Hardinger of Dragon Minerals (and creator of The-Vug!) admire rocks that are just too good at the Kristalle booth.
Rick Kennedy of Earth's Treasures
John Magnasco (BAM Member) shows Carl Acosta (BAM Member) a choice specimen
Cal Graeber hard at work
Leonard Himes; and look at all those Native Elements!
Dana & Ken Gochenour of Gochenour's Minerals
Corundum; Gochenour's Minerals
John and Cathy Garsow of John Garsow Minerals; packed as usual :)
Rhodochorsite from The Sunnywood Collection
Jeff Fast of JBF Minerals
Linda St-Cyr of Middle Earth Minerals
Look at these "Mineral Misfits"! (Evan Jones, Carl Acosta, & Caleb Simkoff)
John & Linda Stimson of Rocks of Ages
New Fluorite from Naice, Mexico at Fenn's Minerals (Benny & Elva Fenn)
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