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From The Mineralogical Record Website: http://www.minrec.org/bookdetail.asp?id=34 The History of Mineral Collecting, 1530-1799 by Wendell E. Wilson The following review, by Si and Ann Frazier, appeared in the January-February 1995 issue of Rocks & Minerals magazine: This is one of the most interesting books that we have read in many years. Surveying mineral collecting from its [...]

Racked, 02/15/2013 – “Astro Gallery Featured in Racked” ‘New York City has more stores than anyone could physically tackle, but somehow we always keep returning to the usual suspects. To break out of the rut, we’ve asked some local shopping and fashion gurus to provide their hidden retail gems—those unique stores around our fantastic city [...]

The world’s most established gem and mineral gallery Astro Gallery of Gems, based in the heart of New York City, is moving to a fantastic new showroom on 417 5th Avenue, between 37th and 38th street. As a celebration of the new retail space, a biggest of its kind, Astro Gallery of Gems is announcing [...]

CBS New York, 23/12/2011 – “NYPD Searches For Midtown Jewelry Store Robber” ‘Police say the suspect entered Astro Gallery of Gems at 185 Madison Avenue and removed a green Columbian emerald from a locked display case before fleeing the scene.’ Read the full story here.

TimeOut: New York, 05/05/2011 – “Astro Gallery of Gems” ‘There isn’t anything made from gems that owner Dennis Tanjeloff, who has a collection of stones from all over the world, doesn’t stock.’

Opening Ceremony, 24/03/2011 – “NYC’s Astro Gallery of Gems” ‘My favorite new place to pass time in NYC is not outside on the grungy grey sidewalks but surrounded by some of the most beautiful and rare treasures of Earth. Astro Gallery of Gems, a gallery/shop on the corner of 34th and Madison, is thought to [...]

New York Magazine Shopping Guide ‘This store bills itself the “world’s largest collection of gems, minerals, and fossils.” Indeed, the 10,000-square-foot bi-level showroom holds a plethora of exotic stones of every size and color from around the world, including vivianite from Bolivia, aragonite from Morocco, and stibnite from China.’ Read the full entry here.

Robb Report, March 2009 Issue – “Earth’s jewels from Astro Gallery of Gems” ‘Occasionally, gem expert Dennis Tanjeloff allows potential buyers to view treasures from his private collection, such as a piece of crystallized gold (opposite, $120,000), found at California’s Eagle’s Nest, that he says is “the size of a man’s hand,” and garnets in [...]