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--- I Gala "Mineral Digital

Had long without updating the blog, between one thing and another has been spending time and has stopped a few months, today I update it with the "I National Mineral Digital Gala" held on 18 December in the Cantabrian town Udías.

Poster gala.

All we were going to attend, stayed at the Posada de La Gandara, located at the mining area of \u200b\u200bUdías, at 18:00 pm We arrived a couple of hours earlier, better to go sooner than later. We were the first to arrive but soon showed up there and then Igor already started to come all the troops slowly.

At 18:00 h, more or less scheduled start of the show, he began sharing the table, we could say that almost turned into a gift table with a good vibe and environment through , to be honest, everything is appreciated. On the table was from calcite, quartz, barite and fluorite from Asturias to Zeolites of India (Okenitas, scolecite, Mesolithic, apophyllite ...) through material amount of Cantabria, Basque and many areas, some very good parts quality. I had nothing material to change, since the few pieces that I can spare, do not reach the "level", put it in some way to that interest to other fans. I hope everything will come and make 2011 a fruitful year in output and the upcoming gala go to the odd stone to reward all participants gave me a piece in the end I left it loaded and I do not like too much to me I give away without giving anything in return, so hopefully I can repay you all, I thank you from here.

Dari (I), Miriam and Janice.

Igor, Covaciella, Ruben, Jose Maria and Alex.

Covaciella, Reuben and Dari (I).

then the conference would Gerardo J. Cueto on "The route of the Cantabrian Zinc, a very interesting talk from my point of view, and thanks to it I can have some knowledge about the history of mining zinc in Cantabria, so far, completely unaware of, I knew mine were there but nothing more. Always following the talk with photos of various mineral deposits. We look forward to having had to listen Gerardo this entertaining and interesting conference.

Gerardo J. Cueto at full conference.

Then we waited a dinner in "family" where once again, they enjoyed the good atmosphere and good company. Some of the people, drinking with caution, and that later had to fuck the car.

Igor, Covaciella and Gerardo.

Jose Maria, Janice and Miriam.

Noelia, Diego, Pilar, Dari (I) and Aladdin.

Once after the dinner, we proceeded to make the trophies and awarded a trophy and a piece mineral mining the "Discloser, 2010", "Discovery of 2010", "Young promise of 2010" and Finally, "Search 2010." First prize was handed the young prodigy, where I was the winner and thank you from here to all the "team" as part of Digital Mineral forum, and thanks all of them, I take this fans eager and very excited. Thanks to everyone for every little bit that aportais.

Paul making me the trophy.

Paul and I with the trophy and the piece.

The next award, for all those present, the most special of the night, the promoter of the year, who could not be there this sick, Joaquín Balda, from here I send all my courage and hope he recovers soon.

Emotion

when delivering the trophy.

After homage to Joaquin, it was the turn of the award for best discovery, which was won by the team from the Canary Islands, formed by José Bello, Pepe Ruano and Andres Rodriguez, an award that had to be delivered via telephone Pepe Ruano.

Paul talking to Pepe Ruano.

Andrés Rodríguez, Pepe and José Ruano Bello.

The ultimate prize, the prize for best search engine of the year, went to Juan Losada, who shows his great strength, accompanying mineralogical exits with his illness, which in spite of it, is going to bite, a real merit.

Juan and Pablo.

And with all this, ended the "I Gala" Mineral Digital ", once completed, most people went home, except a few that we stayed at the inn that night. And the next morning we shared breakfast with stories and anecdotes involved. We hope next year we can enjoy another gala, at least as good as it has been. Thank Paul for all their work together there.


Text: Darío Menéndez.
Photos: Alex Núñez, Darío Menéndez, Pablo Cantero and José Bello.