#Denver #GemShow - Day One! The Premiere Denver Fine Mineral Show

The Fine Mineral Show at the Westward Look Resort is probably the most impressive show in Tucson and one of the major reasons for that is the show management - Dave and Kathy Waisman are true gems.  

So could they pull it off here?  Well - to quote my Geologist friend, Roni..."We have a Westward Look in Denver!"

First up Evan Jones' Unique Minerals room....an expert in Arizona Minerals, Evan's room was awash in Azurite Blue!

Then a quick stop in the Pala Minerals room - and a great surprise both Bill and Will Larson were in....we got shots of some fabulous Quartz specimens and picked up a fun display idea!

We loved this idea of using Halite as risers for smaller pieces.

We wandered the show a little bit and my phone - which is now my camera started crashing and turning itself off - first day!  I guess photographing that massive JCK Las Vegas show was more than it wanted to do!

The lovely Brett and Allyce Kosnar allowed us to charge up in their room....oh did I mention that the Fine Mineral Show is a "hotel" show?  That means that the vendors are set up in the rooms at the gorgeous Denver Marriott West - so you walk down the hallways and there are vendor displays on both sides.

Where were we - ahhh - charging up in the Kosnar Gems room.  These are two incredibly talented artists...they work magic with gemstones....

The speaker for the day was Brian Kosnar, Mineral Classics - yes - Brett's big brother.  For their first Denver Show, the Fine Mineral Show featured an expert speaker each day.       
                        
Today Brian talked about the big three mining regions of the San Juan Mountains, I never realized just how entrenched the Kosnar family is in the local mining industry....five generations in mining and mine ownership made for great information and wonderful stories.

Then it was back to the show!

In the Bergmann Minerals room we found this Amethyst beauty and I just fell in love with the way that Tourmaline sits in that Quartz....

...and finally, Valere Berlage's room was a vision in blues - from the magnificent Shattuckite that greeted you at the door to the lovely Azurites and associated minerals....and the young lady in the room was elegant and welcoming.  There were two exceptionally impressive pieces that came with their pedigree...