Cyanotrichite Group (copper aluminum sulfate hydroxide hydrate), FOV = 2.5 cm, Quinlong Sb Deposit, Quinlong Co., Qianxi’nan Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Prov., China. // David J. Eicher
I’m delighted to say that I’ve been invited to come and deliver my first talk at a mineral and gem show — the 2015 New York/New Jersey Mineral, Fossil, Gem, and Jewelry Show. It will be held April 10–12, 2015, at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison, just outside New York City, and will offer up 400 dealer booths, 14,000 visitors, and spectacular exhibits of minerals and gems. The show is the second largest in the United States, after the annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show.
My talk will be titled “Minerals on Earth . . . and Beyond” and will describe the mineral history of our planet, mineralogy on the Moon and Mars, and implications for minerals throughout the cosmos.
Minerals tell the story of how rocky planets form, and they are beautiful and fun to study.
Hope to see you there!
And many thanks to my friend Justin Zzyzx, owner of Forty-Seven Press and well-known celebrity in the mineral world, for inviting me!
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