MINERAL CONNOISSEURSHIP: A COLLECTOR’S GUIDE TO FINE MINERALS

A collector for almost 10 years, Hannah Brodhagen quickly learned what made a good mineral specimen and began refining her collection. She seeks out aesthetic, focal crystals perched on matrix that are undamaged, well-terminated, and transparent with good luster and depth of color. Hannah will provide information about her collection and collecting by primarily focusing on worldwide miniature minerals, along with sharing her love for Arizona minerals, including rhodochrosite, her favorite mineral.  Having received multiple awards, including Best Junior Collector, Hannah has also participated in the female collector’s exhibition at the Colorado School of Mines Museum called, and her collection is currently on loan to the same museum.