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~~~ About Taranis Minerals ~~~ | |
Taranis Minerals is run by me, Nic, and I've had a passion for collecting and studying minerals for more years than I'm prepared to confess to. My obsession began as a child with collecting around disused mines on family holidays in Cumbria and quickly developed to include aesthetic, worldwide specimens acquired at local mineral shows. At University I studied Mining Geology and subsequently worked in mineral exploration before undertaking a PhD in the study of metalliferous ore deposit formation. My collecting now focusses on highly aesthetic miniature and small cabinet specimens and aesthetic examples of rare species. I founded Taranis Minerals in 2009 following a long harboured ambition to become a mineral dealer as well as a collector. The specimens offered by Taranis Minerals have been carefully and individually selected for aesthetics and rarity and include fine examples from new finds that are fresh to the market as well as classic material from old collections. I pay particular attention to the storage, transport and handling of our specimens to ensure that they remain in pristine condition and take pride in displaying them to their best advantage at the shows I attend. Taranis Minerals is a regular exibitor at a number of UK shows each year including the Haywards Heath Show, the Bakewell Rock Exhange, the Oxford Mineral Shows and the Hampshire Mineral and Fossil Show - please Click Here for a list of show dates for the coming months. | |
![]() First ever show - Haywards Heath 2009 | ![]() Exhibiting at the Bakewell Rock Exchange in 2011 |
![]() Setting up at the Bakewell Show in 2012 | ![]() Taranis tables at Haywards Heath 2013 |
![]() Taranis specimens at the Haywards Heath Show in 2014 | ![]() Taranis display at the Oxford Show, September 2014 |