[cid:image001.jpg@01D87041.28632140] June 1 Webinar Every first Wednesday of every month is Mineral Talks LIVE - the monthly LIVE interview series where we sit down the most fascinating people in the mineral world from all over the world and talk rocks. Collectors, Curators, Curatrixes, Artists, Researchers, Publishers, Dealers and more. We get into their origin stories and get updated on some of the things they're working on now. It's always fun, often educational and one of the best ways to learn more about the people who make the mineral world what it is. You are invited to the next Mineral Talks Live webinar: 1 June 2022 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this webinar: http://go.mineraltalkslive.com/register After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Webinar Speaker: Federico Barlocher [cid:image002.jpg@01D87041.28632140] Federico Barlocher was born to be a mineral - gem collector and dealer! From the age of 12 his interest and subsequent passion pushed him to travel to the more remote areas of our planet (Myanmar, Pakistan Afghanistan, Vietnam, Tanzania etc.). His arrival in Myanmar 35 years ago increased a lot his interest and passion for minerals specimens, where his enthusiasm and passion, not to mention a great deal of effort, permitted him to establish himself as a crystal dealer and mainly collector. Mogok, the gem mecca known to every gem collector around the world, quickly became one of his favorite places. Federico spent most of his time in this fabled source and got to experience many special moments in such a unique environment. This familiarity with the source has attracted the attention of the media, amongst countless other organizations/people globally, who have requested information about this surprisingly still relatively undiscovered place that is in fact the most famous and important source for gems and in the last years also for crystals. Every year gem associations (Gia, Gem-A, IGI, ICA, ECC.) invited Federico to give presentations about his experiences in his quest for the gems and crystal he seeks around the world, especially those in Mogok from Myanmar, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Vietnam and all East Asia. This has resulted in him traveling to numerous countries in order to share his experiences at presentations via video and slides with gemologists and the trade of all nationalities. These are experiences he takes pleasure in practicing as they allow him to meet new people of all cultures and share the common bond that joins them altogether, gems and human emotions. Federico’s experiences and travels have established him as a gem and crystal dealer who mainly specializes in the finest and most exclusive untreated Mogok-Myanmar gems such as ruby, sapphire and spinel. He also deals in mineral specimens (gemstone crystals within/on matrix) from Myanmar (Mogok), Pakistan, Afghanistan, and East Asia, as well as the famous and rare natural melo melo pearls<https://www.gia.edu/doc/melo_Vietnam.pdf> from Southeast Asia. At present he is retired and as collector he is mainly concentrated to fix the last details of his private Myanmar collections, working on documentaries and write ups to preserve the history of the legendary ruby Mogok mines in Myanmar. [cid:image003.jpg@01D87041.28632140] Ruby in Calcite matrix, Mogok, Burma- "The King of Mogok"- 1700 ct and a total weight of nearly 1 kg (later trimmed to nearly 700 gr). Federico Barlocher's coll. Photograph courtesy of F. Barlocher. *************** If you have missed a previous episode, they are posted 30 days after the event. 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