Resize Text: The annual list of those deserving special recognition for contributions to Rocks & Minerals has grown steadily through the years, as has our appreciation. Just as important as our faithful readership and advertisers is this loyal network composed of those who provide financial support and volunteer their time and services.
In 2011, donors to the Color Fund contributed toward color in all six issues of the magazine; organizations provided subscription table space at symposia and gem and mineral shows; volunteers worked shifts, managed subscription tables at events not attended by the editor, and helped with the tremendous workload of putting on two silent auctions; transporters delivered boxes of magazines to workers at shows; others provided space to store back issues and supplies in Arizona, Colorado, Maine, and even Germany until next year's events; the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society sponsored a benefit auction for the magazine at its February show, as did the Greater Denver Area Gem and Mineral Council at its September show; and volunteer John Veevaert ran two online auctions to benefit the Color Fund. Our thanks to one and all.
Donors To The Color Fund
Cincinnati Mineral Society
Daniels, Frank
Dibble, Harold
Fender Natural Resources (Maryanne and John Fender)
Fisher, Jesse
Friends of Mineralogy
Gaber, Bruce, in memory of Catherine J. Gaber
Geffner, Paul
Houston Gem and Mineral Society in memory of Arthur E. Smith
Jackson, Gordon
King, Vandall T.
Kureczka, Joan
Lauf, Robert
Melanson, Frank
Menezes, Luiz
Micromounters of New England in memory of John W. Stewart
Mohr, Wendell C.
Morgan, William
North, Jerry
Rakovan, John
Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, in honor of Jane Cooke for her long-term service
Zinn, Martin
DONORS TO THE DENVER, TUCSON & ONLINE AUCTIONS
(John Veevaert, chairperson online auctions;
Terry Huizing, general chairperson, Jean DeMouthe, set-up chairperson, Tucson and Denver auctions)
AAA Minerals International
Access to Gems & Minerals
Adams, E and J
Adelaide Mining Company
Aerolite Meteorites
Africa Fossil
African Gems and Minerals
Agate Stop
Alternate Minerality
Amber by Jim Work
AM Import
Ancient Gold Jewelers
Anderson Fluorescent Minerals
Anonymous
Aradon, Pty.
Arizona Lapidary and Gem Rough
Arkenstone, The
Art Antique Museum
Artifacts, J. C.'s
Arzawa Mineralogical, Inc.
Atlantis Fossil Fish
Atomic Perfection
Attard's Minerals
Authentic African Art
Axinite PM
Baltic Amber Company
Bantsekov, Pavel
Barlow's
Baron, Scott, Associates
Beautiful Gems
Belakovskiy, Dmitriy
Bergmann, Mike, Minerals
Betty's Rock-N-Beads
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research
Black Star Trading Company
Blazer's Minerals
BlueCap Productions
Blue Chip Minerals
Bolivian Mineral Classics
Botha, Paul J.
Brazarte
Brazil Exports
Breithaupt, Brent H.
Bright Star Gemstones
Buckskin Booksellers
Burillo, Luis, Minerals
Burkard, Horst
Buslovich, Konstantin
Busse, Brian, Jr.
Butterflies by God
Cal Neva Mineral Company
Canada Fossils
Capetown Matrix Crystals
Capital Dazzle
Caracol Gems
Cardinal Minerals
Carina Rosner
Carved Opal & Obsidian
Casa de Lumbre
Cecil Collection
Clear Creek Academy
Clifford, Jan and Paul
Clos, Lynne M.
Coleman, Ron, Mining
Collector's Edge
Collector's Stope
Colorado Nuggets
Comet Meteorite Shop
Coogan Gold Company
Cory, Paul
Cornerstone Minerals
Costigan's Minerals West
Crawford, David M.
Creative Creations
Creative Gems
Crystal Circle
Crystal Classics
Crystal Creations
Crystal Habit
Crystal Mine
Crystal Palace
Crystal Springs Mining & Jewelry Company
Crystal Universe
Crystals Unlimited
Custom Paleo
Daggett's Jewelry & Stoneworks
Dallasvuyaoma Designs
D & J Rare Gems
D & M Rock & Gem
D & R Jewelry
Dameron, Bill and Diana
Dan's Used Rocks
Davidson, Brendan M., Jewelry Design
D.A.W. Trading Company
Dayvault, Richard
De Natura
Denver Gem & Mineral Show
Dholakia, Anil B.
Diamond Pacific Tool Corporation
Diaz Gold & Silver Jewelry
DiWolf (Diana and Wolfgang Mueller)
Dixie Euhedrals
Doost Gems
Double-K Enterprises
Douglass Minerals
Down to Earth Minerals & Jewelry
Dragon Minerals
Due South Minerals
Dulla, Joan, Designs
Earth Science International
Earth's Memory
Earth's Past
Earth's Treasures
E'Lan
Elite Design Jewelry
Elizabeth's Cottage by the Sea
El-Mar Enterprises
Evergreen Exports
Evert, Janice, Opals
Fabre Minerals
Fantastic Stones & Associates
Farmer, Michael, Meteorites
Fender Natural Resources
Fenn's Gems & Minerals
Fernandez, Luis Miguel, Jewelry
Fine Minerals International
Fine Mineral Specimens
Fisher, Jesse
Five Lions Gems
Flagstaff Traders
Flat Iron Mineral Club
Fort Drum Crystal Mine
Fossil News
Fossilien Galerie
Foster, Michele, Designs
Freeland, David R., Jr.
Freeland's Jewelry
Fun with Rocks
Gardner, Bill
Gaea Minerals
Gargoti Mineral Museum
Garsow, John E., Gems & Minerals
Gathering of Gallery Spirits
Gem Center USA
Gem Guides Book Company
Gem Montana
Gem Trader
Gemas, N. O.
Gems of Elegance
Gemstone Connection
Gemstones from Zimbabwe
Geodite Minerals
Geodyssey
Geofil
Geokrazy
Geonic Mineral Collection
Gibbs, Ron
Ginkgo German Salazar D. Import-Export
Gem Shop
Gold Nugget Exports
Gonzales, Sandra
Gordian, Tony, Collection
Görlich, Martin
Graeber, Cal
Graeber, Kerith
Great Basin Minerals
Green Mountain Minerals
Grenville Minerals
Guilin DeTian Geological Museum
Gurin, Lou
Hands of Spirit Gallery
Harmon's Agate & Silver
Hawaiian Jewelry Plus
Hawthorneden
Haynes, Patrick
Hayward, Bill
Head Lands
Hearts of Angels
Heirloom Enterprises
Heliodor
Henley, Chuck, Custom Jewelry
Hicks, Tim, Gemstone Arts
High Desert Gems & Minerals
Hilary Silver and Gold Jewelry
Himalaya Quartz
Himes, Leonard
Hlava, Paul
Hopkins Opals
House of Williams
Howell's, Greg, Quality Gems
Hussain, Syed Iftikhar
Hutchinson, William
Hyrsl, Jaroslav
IC Minerals
Impactika
In A Flash
Indus Valley Commerce
Infinity Trading
Ingeborgs, Stenar
Inland Lapidary Equipment & Supplies
Inner Earth
Inside Passage Arts
Institute for High Pressure Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Intergeoresource
Iteco: Paul and Kelli Cory
Jacobson, Mark I.
J & J Gemstones
J & R Jewelry
Jayrock
JBF Minerals
Jeanne's Rock & Jewelry
Jewelry Artisans
Jewel Tunnel Imports
J J & L Rocks & Minerals
J. K. Stone Company
Johnson Brothers
J. P. International
Jones, Evan, Minerals
JPS Enterprises (J. Paul Staber)
K & K International
K & M Enterprises
Karma Minerals
Kelley, Adam
Kendall Minerals
Keweenaw Gem & Gift
Khalid Moroccan Fossils and Minerals
Khyber Mineral Company
Kilian Collection
Koch, John, Woodworking
Komodo Dragon
Kristalle
La Casa de Cobre
La Combe's
La Concha
Labenne Meteorites
L & TM Squared
Larbi Import
Larimar USA
Ledford, Terry
Lehigh Minerals
Lexcel Minerals
Lo Rador Gem House
Love Harmony, Inc.
Low Country Geologic
Magic Stone
Majestic Minerals
Malachite & Gems of Africa
M & W Minerals
Maslansky, Steve and Carol
Matrix India
Matthews, Veronica, Minerals
Maurer, Peter
McCullough Fossils
McLaughlin, Dehne
McMahan, Pat
McNeil's Minerals
Medici, Jay
Medici, John, Collection
Megaw, Peter
Menezes, Luiz, Minerals
Merk, Howard
Merk's Jade
Meteor Hall
Middle Earth Minerals
Milani, Bruno
Millan Marketing Company
Mile High Mineral Cleaning Lab
Mine Invest
Mineral Cabinet
Mineral Classics
Mineral Exploration Service
Mineral Mania 96
Mineral Masterpiece
Mineral of the Month Club
Mineral Search
Mineral Up
Mineralien and Fossilien Galerie
Mineralien Zentrum
Mineralogical Almanac
Mineralogical Association of Canada
Mineralogical Record
Minerals of Arizona
Minerals Sarai
Mineral Treasure—Madagascar Gemstones
Miner's Gems & Minerals
Miner's Lunchbox
Modreski, Peter
Mohmand Gems & Jewelery
Montana Gem
Moore, Lorena Babcock
Morgan Trinkets
Mo's Meteorites
Mountain Minerals International
Mount Antero, LLC
Moussa Minerals and Fossils
Mt. Royal Gems
Mueller, Wolfgang
Munich Show
Murph's Petrified Wood
Nagin, Thomas
Naja, The
Natural Creations
Nature's Gallery
Newman, Renée
Noor
Nooriston Crystal Hunter
North Star Minerals
Nowakowski, Robert
O. B. Rocks & Minerals
Oceanview Mines
Oconee Minerals
O'Dark 30 Boyz Mining
O. G. Doost Gems
OHCK Natural Hawaiian Jewelry
Olin Minerals
Olmstead, Rick
Olschewsky, Rolf G.
Olson, Donald K., and Associates
One-of-a-Kind Jewelry
Onyx & Antler
Opal Zone (Richard Eddy)
Orca Gems
Originals by C. Sues
Ospina, Henry
PAK Designs
Paleo Facts
PaleoSearch
Paleo Tools
P.A.M. Originals
Paradox Gem Mining
Patagonia Minerals
Peach State Gem & Mineral Company
Peak Valley Gems and Minerals
Penrod, Dale and Debbie
Perner, Thomas
Perry, Steve, Gems & Minerals
Petaca Fine Minerals
Petrov, Alfredo
Pietra
Pikes Peak Rock Shop
Pinncle 5 Minerals
Piritas de Navajun
Planet Earth Opals
P. M. Customs
Rogue Gems
Polk, Randy, Designs
Polychrom Minerals
Ponomarenko, Victor
Porte de Sahara
Porter Minerals International
Powell, Sheila
Praszkier, Tomasz
Prentiss and Campbell
Prospector's Choice
PRS Jewelry
PZ (Pat Zieche)
Queit, Clive B.
RAJ Minerals
Ramos Minerals
Rapp with Wood
Rare Earth Trading Company
RayCyn Minerals
Red Beryl Company
Red Rox Lapidary
Richard's Rock Ranch
R. J. B. Rock Shop
Rock Art
Rock Biz
Rock Logic
Rocks of Ages
Rocksaholics
Rocks and Relics
Rock Solid Jade
Rocks to Gems
Rogers, Mark
Rogue Gems
Rosati, Jeanne
Rossner, Carina, Organics
Russian Demantoid
Russian Minerals Company
Sacred Earth
Sacred Grove Collection
Saga Minerals
Salazar, Orlando
S & J's Fine Jewelry
S and S Gold & Diamond
Schöler, Armin
Scovil, Jeff
Sea Treasures
Seibel Minerals
Self-a-Ware Minerals
Shell Pendant
Showcase Display
Silverton Homes
Sister Stones
S. J. Gemstones
Skublov, Gennadiy
Something New
Sonsthagen, Morgan
South Dakota Ammonites
Speer, Alexander
Stardust Gallery
Stenar, Ingeborgs
Sterling Silver from Taxco
Stevens, George, Minerals
Stone Crystals
Stonetrust
STPGM
Sue's Creations
Sunnywood Collection
Superb Minerals
Syed Trading Company
Sztacho, Petr
Taiya River Jewelry
Tanita Corporation of America
Taking Form Jade Studio
T. Gem Corporation
Throwin' Stones
T. M. Limited
Top Shelf Minerals
Treasured Pebbles
Triebold Paleontology
Trinity Minerals
Tsavorite USA
Tucson Gem & Mineral Society
UK Mining Ventures
Ulrich's Fossil Gallery
Uncarved Block
Unique Gems & Lapidary Art
Universal Jewelry
Urals Mineral Museum
UV Systems
Vance Gems
Vanek, Marcel
Vasconcelos
Visions of Gold
Von Ander & Cook
Ward, Charles B., Fluorescent Minerals
Warfield Fossils
Way Too Cool
Weinrich Minerals
Well-Arranged Molecules
Wendel Minerals
Wendy Lau Designs
Wendy's Minerals
West Coast Mining
West Desert Collectors
Western Minerals
Wilda, Fred: Nature's Finest Creations
Wild West Rock & Jewelry Company
Witherspoon, Tom, Fossils
Witters, George, Minerals
Wolf Fossilien-Galerie
Wolfe, Tom, Minerals
Wood, Bruce, Minerals
Woodward, Mike, Photography
Wright's Rock Shop
www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com
Xtal—Dennis Beals Minerals
Yongs Ethiopian Opal
Zeb Mineralien-Afghanistan
Zinn Expositions
Zinn, Martin
Shows Providing Space
Augusta, Maine (symposium)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Denver, Colorado
Detroit, Michigan
Lwówek Ślaski, Poland (Mindat Conference)
Munich, Germany
Rochester, New York (symposium)
Springfield, Massachusetts (East Coast Show)
Tucson, Arizona
Westward Look (Tucson)
Martin Zinn Expositions
Show & Auction Volunteers
Besse, William
Carlsen, Rose and Ken
Cheshko, Ludmila
Clifford, Jan and Paul
Cook, Anne
DeMouthe, Jean
Domitrovic, Anna
Epstien, Barb
Eveleth, Bob
Gray, Julian
Jacobson, Mark
Landgraf, Barbara and Robert
Liebetrau, Sue and Al
Lueth, Virgil
Mueller, Diana and Wolfgang
Muntyan, Barbara
Newman, Jamie
Pellar, Ron
Precht, Harris
Rakovan, John
Richardson, Ann
Severance, Bill
Sky, Barbara
Speer, Alex
Taylor, John
Thompson, Kaye and Jack
Veevaert, John
Von Bargen, David
Weinberger, Carolyn and Steve
Transportion & Storage
Basbagill, Maggie
Besse, William
Burchard, Karin and Ulrich
Kuennemeier, Jane and Paul
Mueller, Diana and Wolfgang
Ottens, Ingrid and Burt
Precht, Harris
Thompson, Louise and Woodrow
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