Dr. Robert Lavinsky, rob@irocks.com
The Arkenstone, PO BOX 450788, Garland, TX 75045-0788
Phone 972-437-2492 "normal hours" Central Time Zone, Fax 972-437-4644
Houston Museum of Natural Science, Royal Ontario Museum, The Sorbonne, The Smithsonian, American Museum of Natural History, South Australian Museum, Seaman Museum, & others |
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Munich, Denver, Tucson: |
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Please, by appointment only: email Kevin Brown gallery manager We are only 30-45 minutes from two airports. ![]() |
NEW UPDATES posting frequently! CLICK HERE! |
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WWW.MINERALAUCTIONS.COM ...now even easier to use, with Proxy Bidding! NEW mineral auctions and gem auctions posted weekly! |
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CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR UPCOMING AD IN Mineralogical Record:![]() |
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NOW POSTED:THE SUSSMAN TSUMEB COLLECTION
This IMPORTANT collection will be posted permanently for both sale and reference on www.tsumebfineminerals.com!
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SHIPPING POLICY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORDERS over $400
(note: FedEx overnight or 3 day service is also available for domestic shipping at prices comparable to US MAIL) |
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February, 2008
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2 LOCATIONS: WESTWARD LOOK HOTEL SHOW (FEB. 8-11) & MAIN SHOW at the CONVENTION CENTER on the following weekend, Feb 14-17 th! |
MAY 2-4, 2008
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- The 2nd Annual DALLAS FINE MINERAL SHOW ...new and coming up in the world Here in our hometown!! |
May 17 & 18, 2008
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- PRIVATE SHOWING in hotel ballroom, free lunch, and fun! |
AUGUST 8-10th, 2008
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- The East Coast's premier show |
AUGUST 2008
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- PRIVATE SHOWING in hotel ballroom, free lunch, and fun! |
SEPTEMBER , 2008
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See us at
THE DENVER GEM AND MINERAL SHOW at the Merchandise Mart! Now in a triple-sized room in aisle J! |
Oct 31-November 2 2008
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- Look for us in the special Mineral Pavillion section |
mid-NOVEMBER 2008
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- PRIVATE SHOWING in hotel ballroom, free lunch, and fun! |
Kevin, Guy, James, Rob, Karl, Chris, Natalie
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Jeff, Rob, Wally
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| What do I do in "real life?"In mid-2000, I finished (FINALLY!) my thesis to complete graduate studies for a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics....(click here for publications) dealing with the mechanisms of control of gene expression by nuclear receptors
(estrogen, vitamin A, vitamin D, thyroid hormone receptors, etc...). I earned my doctoral degree at the University of California-San Diego, which is what brought an Ohio boy far West in the first place. Then I moved to Texas for family reasons later on! Despite conflict between rocks and biology, biology won out at some point and I decided to pursue the PhD and perhaps go into academia.
I had meanwhile been selling minerals and building my own collection since the age of 12. On the side, it kept growing, but I vowed never to be a show dealer, relying on travelling all year and setting up at shows. With the advent of the internet, however, I had an interesting alternative and, given the chance, I am now pursuing the minerals FULLtime and then some (obviously!). I was one of the first websites to begin selling minerals on the net, and I think that the internet has lent new life and excitement to this hobby that I have loved since childhood. It is a pleasure to have taken part in this change, and I thank my friends and customers for their support! |
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In case you're wondering, the "Polar Bear" rock in my web logo is a schorl and cleavelandite specimen, collected in the '50s by Louis Spalding Sr. from the ABC mine in Ramona, California. It is now part of Charlotte Sussman's personal collection of animal-lookin' rocks, but was my personal "Arkenstone" so to speak. A lot of people who see this specimen assume the schorl crystals were glued to the cleavelandite to make the face until they see the back side of it. When I bought the (first!) Sussman Tsumeb collection in 2003, Charlotte Sussman decided to collect animal-like specimens and I just had to let her have it, so now this piece proudly resides in the Charlotte Sussman collection. |