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BlueCap Productions is committed to providing the highest quality video experience to mineral collectors around the world.
We bring our many years of experience and professional-level production value to every project we produce. We are constantly inventing new video series to serve the mineral collecting world.
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We bring our many years of experience and professional-level production value to every project we produce. We are constantly inventing new video series to serve the mineral collecting world.
Visit our website at www.bluecapproductions.com and drop us a line.
WHIS24: LIVE - 04 - Fine Art Minerals
We're back with another episode of What's Hot in Ste.Marie: 2024 LIVE!!!!!
For this episode, we're getting together with Ghulam Mustafa from Fine Art Minerals in his NEW location inside the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Theatre as he shares some of this TOP pieces for this show.
Aquamarine, Ruby, Tanzanite and yes, even a Brazilian Calcite that not only holds its own compared to these other stunners, but perhaps even surpasses them. What?!??!??! Yup. Take a look and decide for yourself LIVE from the 2024 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Show!!!!
To see all the LIVE videos we've posted during our trip, visit BlueCap Productions' What's Hot In Ste. Marie: 24 RUclips Playlist at:
MineralFilms.com/WHIS24-LIVE
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For this episode, we're getting together with Ghulam Mustafa from Fine Art Minerals in his NEW location inside the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Theatre as he shares some of this TOP pieces for this show.
Aquamarine, Ruby, Tanzanite and yes, even a Brazilian Calcite that not only holds its own compared to these other stunners, but perhaps even surpasses them. What?!??!??! Yup. Take a look and decide for yourself LIVE from the 2024 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Show!!!!
To see all the LIVE videos we've posted during our trip, visit BlueCap Productions' What's Hot In Ste. Marie: 24 RUclips Playlist at:
MineralFilms.com/WHIS24-LIVE
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WHIS24: LIVE - 03 - Crystal Classics
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The 2024 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Show is well underway!!! In this clip, we sit down with Ian Bruce from Crystal Classics as he shares a bunch of great gifts that have been given to the fine people at Crystal Classics in just the first part of that day alone!!! This truly highlights the spirit of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines and shows why it's such a perennial favorite among mineral collectors. Then, I...
WHIS24: LIVE - 02 - Arrived
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We've flown from Honolulu to Los Angels, took a short break and spent some time with family before we then continued our flight to Paris, France. And while Paris, France may not be the closest destination to Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, we'll be visiting Paris after the show so we figured we might as well make Paris our entry point into the European Union. Still a bit jet-lagged (we are now exact 12...
WHIS24: LIVE - 01 - Announcement
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We're ONE WEEK AWAY from the official start of the 2024 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Show in the Alsace region of France and BlueCap Productions is getting geared up for our trip to the show. As usual, we'll be filming our annual What's Hot In Ste. Marie program which will be hosted by Show Hosts Eric DeCarlo and Alain Martaud. During the trip, we'll also be posting LIVE videos of some of the things ...
63 of 63 - Airport Snacks at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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I'm hanging out the airport lounge on my way out of China and I'm AHHHHMAZED at one of the snacks I discovered. I couldn't resist. I HAD to make one final video on this!!!! To view ALL the films from our 2024 coverage of the Nanjing Show, visit our RUclips playlist at: MineralFilms.com/Nanjing2024 Nanjing 2024 May 29, 2024 - June 2, 2024 en.finemineral.cn
61 of 63 - Dumplings for Breakfast at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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It's our final breakfast in Nanjing and I wanted to try something local versus having breakfast at the hotel. Alina found a local dumpling restaurant and off we went for yet another OUTSTANDING meal!!! To view ALL the films from our 2024 coverage of the Nanjing Show, visit our RUclips playlist at: MineralFilms.com/Nanjing2024 Nanjing 2024 May 29, 2024 - June 2, 2024 en.finemineral.cn
62 of 63 - Departing at the Airport at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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I arrived at the Nanjing Lukou International Airport a few hours early for my flight. Check in and security was a breeze. On my way to the airport lounge, I'm still amazed at the lack of people in this HUGE airport serving a city of 9.3 million people. I also have some final comments on the show. To view ALL the films from our 2024 coverage of the Nanjing Show, visit our RUclips playlist at: Mi...
57 of 63 - Carved Jade Dealer at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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In an earlier clip you saw some of the REALLY large jade carvings that we reviewed. But these large pieces certainly aren't the kind of pieces that would be fit in most households. However, THIS dealer we visited had a lot of carved jade pieces that could fit perfectly in a standard display case. Join us now and take a look. To view ALL the films from our 2024 coverage of the Nanjing Show, visi...
51 of 63 - Dinosaurs at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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Fossils. It's in the name of the show - China International Mineral Gemstone and Fossil Expo (CIMGE) - so we'd be remiss if we didn't do AT LEAST ONE video on fossils. And while I don't really know a lot about fossils, I do know big dinosaurs when I see them. In this clip, we take a real quick look at some BIG DINOSAURS at the Nanjing Show! To view ALL the films from our 2024 coverage of the Na...
52 of 63 - Chinese National Geography at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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The name National Geographic has instant recognition around the world for their incredible magazine and innovative, nature-based television programming they've done. In China, a similar organization exists - with equally as powerful a brand in the Chinese market - called Chinese National Geography and they are one of the sponsors of the Nanjing Show. We're outside their booth on the Expo floor ...
55 of 63 - Meieranite at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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There's a VERY short list of living collectors for whom mineral species have been named. And yes, my buddy Dr. Gene Meieran is one of them. Join us for this fun clip of Gene Meieran sharing a REALLY fun story about Meieranite, the Nanjing Show and a weird stroke of serendipity that brought everything together. To view ALL the films from our 2024 coverage of the Nanjing Show, visit our RUclips p...
59 of 63 - Nanjing Yangtze Bridge at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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For our final cultural tour of this trip, we head over to the Nanjing Yangtze Bridge which opened in 1968 and, for the first time, connected Beijing to Shanghai. This become one of the most important bridges in China and still remains an absolute icon as it spans the famous Yangtze River. We started off trying to get a good angle to shoot the bridge and ended up walking 3.12 miles/5.02 km acros...
56 of 63 - Expo Hall Bathrooms at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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Everyone poops...at least according to the book from Minna Unchi. That being the case, you just KNOW that I had to do a review on the bathrooms at the Expo Center. Fortunately, I had the wisdom NOT to film in the bathroom but I certainly had my opinion of it. To view ALL the films from our 2024 coverage of the Nanjing Show, visit our RUclips playlist at: MineralFilms.com/Nanjing2024 Nanjing 202...
60 of 63 - Chicken Pot at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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And we end our fun-filled day by getting together with a new friend to eat a FABULOUS dinner simply called Chicken Pot. What is Chicken Pot? Well, you'll have to watch the video to find out but, it was absolutely delicious!!!!! And yeah...the beers we had during dinner certainly hit the spot!!!! To view ALL the films from our 2024 coverage of the Nanjing Show, visit our RUclips playlist at: Min...
54 of 63 - Shin Ging Wa Shoo at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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54 of 63 - Shin Ging Wa Shoo at the 2024 Nanjing Show
58 of 63 - Nanjing City Walls at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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58 of 63 - Nanjing City Walls at the 2024 Nanjing Show
53 of 63 - Crystal World at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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In this clip, we're back on the main Avenue at the Expo Center and we visit Crystal World's booth to see what they're bringing to market. Again, we see an interesting mix of Chinese style collecting and Western style collecting. There are A LOT of nice specimens mounted in the Chinese wooden bases but also a lot of pieces mounted on the Western-style lucite bases - all displayed within modern, ...
34 of 63 - Nanjing Massacre Museum at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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34 of 63 - Nanjing Massacre Museum at the 2024 Nanjing Show
47 of 63 - Carved Mammoth Ivory at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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47 of 63 - Carved Mammoth Ivory at the 2024 Nanjing Show
46 of 63 - Zheng Jianrong Mining Crystal Art Museum at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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46 of 63 - Zheng Jianrong Mining Crystal Art Museum at the 2024 Nanjing Show
45 of 63 - Earth Memory at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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45 of 63 - Earth Memory at the 2024 Nanjing Show
48 of 63 - The Arkenstone at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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48 of 63 - The Arkenstone at the 2024 Nanjing Show
49 of 63 - Children's Activities at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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49 of 63 - Children's Activities at the 2024 Nanjing Show
44 of 63 - Saturday Crowd at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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44 of 63 - Saturday Crowd at the 2024 Nanjing Show
38 of 63 - Environment Comments at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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38 of 63 - Environment Comments at the 2024 Nanjing Show
41 of 63 - Duck Blood Soup at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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41 of 63 - Duck Blood Soup at the 2024 Nanjing Show
37 of 63 - Rain Flower Pavillon at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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37 of 63 - Rain Flower Pavillon at the 2024 Nanjing Show
36 of 63 - 1912 Street at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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36 of 63 - 1912 Street at the 2024 Nanjing Show
39 of 63 - The Nanjing Museum at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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39 of 63 - The Nanjing Museum at the 2024 Nanjing Show
42 of 63 - The Confucius Temple at the 2024 Nanjing Show
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42 of 63 - The Confucius Temple at the 2024 Nanjing Show
So Biden will step down, Kami steps up, and appoints Biden as VP so they can keep the $200.000,000 in campaign funds.
Absolutely perfect
Each one a dream piece.
omg my dream collection ❤
Nice to see a calcite in amongst the gemstones!
Great job Eric! Your comments added a lot to this video.
That's an amazing tanzanite.
really nice specimens
killer specimens, neat guy.
Great video, that tanzanite and ruby are just incredible!
How bizarre!
Nice minerals
Hi i will take from yor videose
Cool shot at 12:12!
That bald guy always has the best samples what's his name please
Très belles pierres mais trop cher dommage
Nice pieces
Beautiful
Très belles pîerres mais hors de prix
Beau mînéreau mais hors de prix!!!
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my mineralien my canel frennddss.
The wooden base is not here or there for me. It's quite creative, abit over done in liking, although it's an idea to emulate from. Wooden base also makes it difficult to import into some countries.
LOOC MY CANEL..
How shniblly
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Did you really just name off the street he LIVES ON?! 😮
Amazing.
Cool
huge blue butt "the big brain florite" xD
By 10:43 i got it, i finally grasp the r and z gaces much better, thanks!
That Sulawesi 'grape' (id say " pigeon) on THAT branch-like base was perfect! Brilliant.
5:14 looks like slag or glass. Maybe Zincite?
came across this video while researching gems for an engagement ring. i think it's so cool seeing people geek out over this stuff.
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Really beautiful,wow amazing
Cool
The road is also a "3 legged toad" a legend of a maiden who turned into a frog.and everytime the frog jumps into a wall ,it brings a coin in his mouth
The 2nd jadeite carvings represents a common story in Chinese mythology"The three friends of winter" Also you can see there are lots of Icicle carvings as well.Its because in Chinese winter "The bamboo,the pine and the peach blossom are the ones which survives like the three friends who always are together at anything
Wonderful! Thank you for sharing!
Lol
No 🙃
That's really cool!!👍😎👻🤪🌶
Cultural differences one rarely if ever hears about. Cool! Bet you'd like the loos in Japan.
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Dr. Meieran was integral in the decision to fly Apollo 12, the second mission to the surface of the Moon on November 14, 1969. A specific type of semiconductor linear amplifier manufactured by Fairchild Semiconductor (where he then worked in R&D) in the radar system of the Lunar Module had begun failing in other applications, and with just days to go before launch, NASA needed an immediate decision. He was able to trace the failure mode along with a team of other Fairchild employees to missing, totally corroded aluminum bond wires connecting to the amplifier chip, apparently caused by an excessively hot glass encapsulator oven which left holes in the (ostensibly) hermetic seal of some of the chips' glass enclosures. The holes admitted humidity and contaminants in ambient air into the faulty enclosures and corroded the wires. However the chips aboard the Apollo 12 LM were further encapsulated in plastic, making humidity ingress very unlikely. The deputy director of NASA, George Low, directly asked Eugene at the end of his presentation on the component's failure mode: “Dr. Meieran, would you fly this bird?”. He answered yes, and Apollo 12 lifted off and landed on the Moon successfully a few days later.
Thank you for such wonderful information. You took an already amazing video and made it even more enjoyable. What a great thing for that gentleman to be able to experience!
Here is Gene’s response to your comment: EVEN MORE SURPRISING! When I was involved with Apollo 12, Low WAS head of Apollo. He became Deputy Director of NASA in December 1969, which I might have known but NEVER would describe my interactions with him that way. So Mr. Muonium1 had to find this himself; a true statement but off in time. Second, he mentions the Apollo 12 module was encapsulated in plastic ; the whole module was, and the devices I examined were from subsequent Apollo flights not yet fully put together (and hence still UNCAPSULATED), so this factor, although true, was (to my memory) not part of my argument. So Mr Muonium1 again is factually correct but included a fact I had (to the best of my memory) never stated by me! Again he states a fact about my encounter of which I was either not including in my discussions, or forgot. In either or both cases, this person knew A LOT about my encounter and included true facts about NASA and the configuration of the radar system i don’t think I ever mentioned! Finally, he uses my full name Eugene, which is correct but I never personally use in talking with people. Truly strange! I need to find out who this is. And as I said, his writing is technically excellent and contains true details I don’t think I ever mentioned. PUZZLED!!!! Gene
Well, I was really impressed by Monoium1 and Bryan addressed my surprised response to that comment about mmy NASA experience, what surprised me even mmore was inclusion of details that I knew but had not publically discussed, and which clearly (to me) that Monoium1 knew what he (or she) was talking about. First, George Low was promoted to Deputy Director of NASA 3 months AFTER my encounter with him. I always referred to George as head of the Apollo program. This comment by Monoium1 is 100%$ correct but was not (as I remember) ever discussed by me when talking about Apollo 12. Second, indeed the radar mnodule on the LM was encapsulated in plastic when the LM was finally finished, and the failed devices I analyzed were from systems prior to plastic. So, Monium1's statement is 100% correct, but final plastic encapsulation further protected the devices from corrosion but was not (as I remeber) part of my talk. Monoium1's knowledge of NASA and Apollo is impressive. Finally, I rarely refer to myself as Eugene; I mainly go by Gene. except in legal or financial documrents or in technical publications. When I discussed Apollo 12, I generally was known to the audience as Gene. All this along with an obvious interest in mineralogy, and more particularly structure of minerals, and even more specifically in Meieranite, truly surp[rised and impressed me! Almost as much as seeing the model that prompted this video by Bryan. And, looking at Monoium1's prolific anbd deep scientific contributions, makes me personally wonder who Monoium1 is! Alt5hough I worked on development of social models when I created Intel's first AI lab (35 YEARS AGO!!!) I never became an advocate nor a contributor to FaaceBook, Twitter, RUclips. I thought by doing so I woiuld NEVER leave the environment. So this comment on RUclips is I think my FIRST (anbd possibly last) comment initiated by me on a public network. I do so because I was truly impressed by Monoium1's re[ply to Bryan's video (which I never saw until he forwarded a copy to me! Sorry for the long comment, but everyone who knows me knows that's my addictive habit. One more thing; Bryan Swoboda does a GREAT JOB with interviews. A master of the professionb! Gene
@@genemeieran8301 Wow! The man himself!! What an honor! "Gene" it is then, if you insist. I mostly obtained the information for my post above from an article you wrote about 15 years ago titled "Apollo 12: A Detective Story" (which still appears online at NASA's site) and a few other sites like the Rice Museum's short bio, etc., also mentioning your work. I am a fan of space technology and space history generally, and the intersection of that field with other physical sciences such as semiconductor engineering and crystallography is highly interesting to me. It's important to me that details of this history are remembered by society and so where I can contribute by perhaps adding a small note about a relatively unknown portion of that history such as above, I like to do so. Seeing your name also sparked a vague memory I had of a story from some years back about what is possibly the world's oldest known operating neon sign (neon and plasma art also being an interest of mine) discovered by your son Andrew, which was hidden behind a boarded up wall at what was formerly the famous Clifton's Cafeteria in LA! What a cool story! Anyway, as for me, I'm nobody really! haha! I am just an optics engineer at the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics, where we do ultrahigh intensity laser and inertial confinement fusion research for fundamental energy and astrophysics simulation research. If you're ever in Western NY for some reason and wish to have a look at the facility, it would be an honor to show you around; though the only reason I could reasonably conceive of you having for such a visit - a meeting of the well known Rochester Mineralogical Symposium - sadly just held its final meeting last year and apparently sadly no longer exists. If you wish to contact me directly you can email at deglr6328 AT hotmail. It's been a pleasure talking with you and I look forward to watching more of Blue Cap's interviews with you about mineralogy (and maybe more!) in the future!
Thank you Bryan. Fun spending more than a week in China with you.
That's wonderful! He was genuinely delighted. Great to see.
Finally, a high end booth with labels and perhaps prices. Were people actually buying or just looking?
Thanks for sharing these beautiful works of art. I didn't know you could do things like this with Jade!
I love natural minerals... but this is simply amazing.