Channel Title: Mineral Explorers Channel Description: Mineral Explorers is an unscripted, reality series packed with adventure, travel, education and the world's finest gems, crystals and minerals! Each 30-minute episode follows mineral expert Thomas Nagin, who leads viewers to some of the richest and most remote mines in the world to discover the natural treasures found deep within! Produced for Public Television, the series was broadcast on stations all across the country, reaching approximately 90 percent of the total U.S. market. Visit www.mineralexplorers.com for more information, to purchase DVD boxsets or to stream episodes online. And please be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel and check back often for new content added each week! Happy Exploring! <video> MINERAL EXPLORERS | S1 | Ep1 | BOLIVIA Description: A journey into the jungles of Bolivia takes us deep underground to explore the world’s largest gem pocket! Join veteran mineral dealer Thomas Nagin as he travels by boat through the Pantanal wetlands to reach the Anahi Mine, renowned for its production of amethyst and ametrine. See how the minerals are mined, watch their transformation from gem rough to gemstones, and experience, first-hand, a world of natural wonder. Shop Bolivian minerals: AMETHYST https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/amethyst-bolivian/ and AMETRINE https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/ametrine/ Watch more EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/user/mineralexplorers/videos Learn about MINERAL EXPLORERS https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/mineral-explorers/ Get the BOX SET https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/dvd/ Shop CRYSTAL SPRINGS MINING & JEWELRY CO. https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/ Thomas Nagin is the owner of Crystal Springs Mining & Jewelry Co. For over 40 years, Thomas has traveled straight to the source in search of the finest gems, crystals and minerals. Every mineral in his inventory is hand selected to ensure the highest quality and best price. Inspired by the many questions people have about his profession, Thomas created the television series "Mineral Explorers," taking viewers along on his adventures around the world. Let’s get social: https://www.instagram.com/crystal_springs_mining_co/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/crystalspringsminingco https://www.facebook.com/mineral.explorers </video> <video> MINERAL EXPLORERS | S2 | Ep2 | PERU - PASTO BUENO Description: Veteran mineral dealer Thomas Nagin returns to the Peruvian Andes to a high-altitude mine he first visited 40 years prior – Pasto Bueno. Commercially known for its tungsten, it also produces rhodochrosite, quartz, and tungsten crystals. To reach the mine, Thomas traverses dangerous roads and battles altitude sickness and then must climb 15 stories up the mine’s narrow shafts to see a newly exposed pocket of crystals. Shop Peruvian minerals: PYRITE https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/pyrite-peruvian/ and QUARTZ https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/quartz/quartz-peruvian/ Watch more EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/user/mineralexplorers/videos Learn about MINERAL EXPLORERS https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/mineral-explorers/ Get the BOX SET https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/dvd/ Shop CRYSTAL SPRINGS MINING & JEWELRY CO. https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/ Thomas Nagin is the owner of Crystal Springs Mining & Jewelry Co. For over 40 years, Thomas has traveled straight to the source in search of the finest gems, crystals and minerals. Every mineral in his inventory is hand selected to ensure the highest quality and best price. Inspired by the many questions people have about his profession, Thomas created the television series "Mineral Explorers," taking viewers along on his adventures around the world. Let’s get social: https://www.instagram.com/crystal_springs_mining_co/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/crystalspringsminingco https://www.facebook.com/mineral.explorers </video> <video> MINERAL EXPLORERS | S2 | Ep1 | PERU - MUNDO NUEVO Description: Peru’s prized pyrite, commonly known as “fool's gold” is found high in the Andes Mountains. From the busy mineral markets of Lima, through the ancient ruins of Chan Chan, veteran mineral dealer Thomas Nagin takes us up 15,000 feet to the high-altitude mine of Mundo Nuevo in search of pyrite. Along the way he stops to “catch” trout in a mountain lake, and visits a brujo for an ancient cleansing ceremony to improve luck. Shop Peruvian minerals: PYRITE https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/pyrite-peruvian/ and QUARTZ https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/quartz/quartz-peruvian/ Watch more EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/user/mineralexplorers/videos Learn about MINERAL EXPLORERS https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/mineral-explorers/ Get the BOX SET https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/dvd/ Shop CRYSTAL SPRINGS MINING & JEWELRY CO. https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/ Thomas Nagin is the owner of Crystal Springs Mining & Jewelry Co. For over 40 years, Thomas has traveled straight to the source in search of the finest gems, crystals and minerals. Every mineral in his inventory is hand selected to ensure the highest quality and best price. Inspired by the many questions people have about his profession, Thomas created the television series "Mineral Explorers," taking viewers along on his adventures around the world. Let’s get social: https://www.instagram.com/crystal_springs_mining_co/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/crystalspringsminingco https://www.facebook.com/mineral.explorers </video> <video> MINERAL EXPLORERS | S1 | Ep3 | BRAZIL- MINAS GERAIS Description: Famed for its gemstones, Brazil is one of the most mineral-rich countries on Earth. In Minas Gerais – the country’s most mineral-rich state – we see how the gems are cut, polished, and prepared for market. To see them in their natural, but equally beautiful form, veteran mineral dealer Thomas Nagin visits the renowned Pederneira tourmaline mine, and an aquamarine mine where he explores a newly found gem pocket as it's being uncovered. Shop Brazilian minerals: AMETHYST GEODES, https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/carved-and-polished/amethyst-geodes/ AQUAMARINE, https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/aquamarine/ QUARTZ, https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/quartz/ RUTILE, https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/rutile/ SMOKEY ALLIGATOR QUARTZ https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/quartz/quartz-smoky-alligator/ and TOURMALINE https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/tourmaline/ Watch more EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/user/mineralexplorers/videos Learn about MINERAL EXPLORERS https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/mineral-explorers/ Get the BOX SET https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/dvd/ Shop CRYSTAL SPRINGS MINING & JEWELRY CO. https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/ Thomas Nagin is the owner of Crystal Springs Mining & Jewelry Co. For over 40 years, Thomas has traveled straight to the source in search of the finest gems, crystals and minerals. Every mineral in his inventory is hand selected to ensure the highest quality and best price. Inspired by the many questions people have about his profession, Thomas created the television series "Mineral Explorers," taking viewers along on his adventures around the world. Let’s get social: https://www.instagram.com/crystal_springs_mining_co/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/crystalspringsminingco https://www.facebook.com/mineral.explorers </video> <video> MINERAL EXPLORERS | S1 | Ep5 | ARKANSAS Description: One of the most abundant minerals on Earth, quartz is anything but ordinary and some of the most extraordinary quartz comes from Arkansas. Veteran mineral dealer Thomas Nagin explores its metaphysical side and a long-closed local curiosity, The Crystal Cave. We meet a cast of characters at the World Championship Quartz Crystal Dig and watch as a newly discovered pocket of quartz is extracted at the renowned Coleman Mine. Shop my MINERAL COLLECTION https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/shop/minerals/ Watch more EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/user/mineralexplorers/videos Learn about MINERAL EXPLORERS https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/mineral-explorers/ Get the BOX SET https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/dvd/ Shop CRYSTAL SPRINGS MINING & JEWELRY CO. https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/ Thomas Nagin is the owner of Crystal Springs Mining & Jewelry Co. For over 40 years, Thomas has traveled straight to the source in search of the finest gems, crystals and minerals. Every mineral in his inventory is hand selected to ensure the highest quality and best price. Inspired by the many questions people have about his profession, Thomas created the television series "Mineral Explorers," taking viewers along on his adventures around the world. Let’s get social: https://www.instagram.com/crystal_springs_mining_co/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/crystalspringsminingco https://www.facebook.com/mineral.explorers </video> <video> MINERAL EXPLORERS | S1 | Ep2 | COLOMBIA Description: Each day, millions of dollars worth of emeralds are traded on the streets of Bogotá, Colombia’s thriving capital city. But few venture to the source of these gems, located deep in the Andes Mountains. Veteran mineral dealer Thomas Nagin leads viewers over treacherous mountain roads to explore two of the country’s most famous mines. Then it’s back to the big city to hunt for emeralds in the world’s largest emerald district. Shop Colombian minerals: EMERALDS https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/natural-emerald-carvings/ and QUARTZ https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/quartz/quartz-colombian/ Watch more EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/user/mineralexplorers/videos Learn about MINERAL EXPLORERS https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/mineral-explorers/ Get the BOX SET https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/dvd/ Shop CRYSTAL SPRINGS MINING & JEWELRY CO. https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/ Thomas Nagin is the owner of Crystal Springs Mining & Jewelry Co. For over 40 years, Thomas has traveled straight to the source in search of the finest gems, crystals and minerals. Every mineral in his inventory is hand selected to ensure the highest quality and best price. Inspired by the many questions people have about his profession, Thomas created the television series "Mineral Explorers," taking viewers along on his adventures around the world. Let’s get social: https://www.instagram.com/crystal_springs_mining_co/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/crystalspringsminingco https://www.facebook.com/mineral.explorers </video> <video> MINERAL EXPLORERS | S2 | Ep5 | SPAIN Description: Not all that glitters is gold – it just might be Spanish pyrite! This episode features never-before-seen private collections showcasing some of the world’s best pyrite. Join veteran mineral dealer Thomas Nagin as we travel back in time to hear stories of a country full of explorers. We also visit the medieval town of Navajun to view the most perfectly crystallized pyrite in the Navajun Mine. Shop Spanish minerals: PYRITE https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/pyrite-spanish/ Watch more EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/user/mineralexplorers/videos Learn about MINERAL EXPLORERS https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/mineral-explorers/ Get the BOX SET https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/dvd/ Shop CRYSTAL SPRINGS MINING & JEWELRY CO. https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/ Thomas Nagin is the owner of Crystal Springs Mining & Jewelry Co. For over 40 years, Thomas has traveled straight to the source in search of the finest gems, crystals and minerals. Every mineral in his inventory is hand selected to ensure the highest quality and best price. Inspired by the many questions people have about his profession, Thomas created the television series "Mineral Explorers," taking viewers along on his adventures around the world. Let’s get social: https://www.instagram.com/crystal_springs_mining_co/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/crystalspringsminingco https://www.facebook.com/mineral.explorers </video> <video> Pasto Bueno (Spanish Sub) Description: In an abandoned tungsten mine in northern Peru, a group of Peruvian and American miners bond in a tragic search for one of the country's most prized gemstones, rhodochrosite. Directed by Alex Meza and Carlos Montalva </video> <video> MINERAL EXPLORERS | S2 | Ep3 | STORIES FROM THE ROAD Description: Gems and minerals aren't the only things Thomas Nagin collects. As he travels to the emerald mines of Colombia, pyrite mines of Peru, and amber tunnels of Mexico, he and his friends share adventurous stories they've gathered on their many expeditions. From flooded mines to road blocks, stampedes to jail time, the quest for great stones is not easy, but memories from the road always make great souvenirs! Shop minerals featured in this episode: AMBER, https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/amber-copal/ DRUZY QUARTZ https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/quartz/quartz-druzy/ and EMERALDS, https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/natural-emerald-carvings/ Watch more EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/user/mineralexplorers/videos Learn about MINERAL EXPLORERS https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/mineral-explorers/ Get the BOX SET https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/dvd/ Shop CRYSTAL SPRINGS MINING & JEWELRY CO. https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/ Thomas Nagin is the owner of Crystal Springs Mining & Jewelry Co. For over 40 years, Thomas has traveled straight to the source in search of the finest gems, crystals and minerals. Every mineral in his inventory is hand selected to ensure the highest quality and best price. Inspired by the many questions people have about his profession, Thomas created the television series "Mineral Explorers," taking viewers along on his adventures around the world. Let’s get social: https://www.instagram.com/crystal_springs_mining_co/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/crystalspringsminingco https://www.facebook.com/mineral.explorers </video> <video> MINERAL EXPLORERS | S2 | Ep7 | TUCSON Description: A former frontier town, Tucson hosts the world’s largest annual gem and mineral trade show. Join veteran mineral dealer Thomas as he prepares for this huge event. Featuring high quality specimens from around the world, this episode offers an insider’s glimpse into the mineral trade, as collectors and dealers come from around the world to show and tell and buy and sell. Shop my MINERAL COLLECTION https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/shop/minerals/ Watch more EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/user/mineralexplorers/videos Learn about MINERAL EXPLORERS https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/mineral-explorers/ Get the BOX SET https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/dvd/ Shop CRYSTAL SPRINGS MINING & JEWELRY CO. https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/ Thomas Nagin is the owner of Crystal Springs Mining & Jewelry Co. For over 40 years, Thomas has traveled straight to the source in search of the finest gems, crystals and minerals. Every mineral in his inventory is hand selected to ensure the highest quality and best price. Inspired by the many questions people have about his profession, Thomas created the television series "Mineral Explorers," taking viewers along on his adventures around the world. Let’s get social: https://www.instagram.com/crystal_springs_mining_co/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/crystalspringsminingco https://www.facebook.com/mineral.explorers </video> <video> Pasto Bueno Description: In an abandoned tungsten mine in northern Peru, a group of Peruvian and American miners bond in a tragic search for one of the country's most prized gemstones, rhodochrosite. Directed by Alex Meza and Carlos Montalva </video> <video> MINERAL EXPLORERS | S2 | Ep6 | PORTUGAL Description: The Panasqueira Mine created an “appetite for apatites.” You’ll get a taste of these rare crystals when Thomas Nagin meets a fellow mineral dealer in Cascais. Also tasty is the wine we sample at Taylor’s Port Wine Cellars in Porto. But our biggest score is a behind-the-scenes look at the Panasqueira Mine. One of the world's largest tungsten mines, it’s also known for apatites, crystallized tungsten and more. Shop my MINERAL COLLECTION https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/shop/minerals/ Watch more EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/user/mineralexplorers/videos Learn about MINERAL EXPLORERS https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/mineral-explorers/ Get the BOX SET https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/dvd/ Shop CRYSTAL SPRINGS MINING & JEWELRY CO. https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/ Thomas Nagin is the owner of Crystal Springs Mining & Jewelry Co. For over 40 years, Thomas has traveled straight to the source in search of the finest gems, crystals and minerals. Every mineral in his inventory is hand selected to ensure the highest quality and best price. Inspired by the many questions people have about his profession, Thomas created the television series "Mineral Explorers," taking viewers along on his adventures around the world. Let’s get social: https://www.instagram.com/crystal_springs_mining_co/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/crystalspringsminingco https://www.facebook.com/mineral.explorers </video> <video> MINERAL EXPLORERS | S2 | Ep4 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Description: San Diego's rich gem history is mostly forgotten, but signs of its rockstar past are everywhere. Join veteran mineral dealer Thomas Nagin as he explores local geology - kayaking La Jolla’s sea caves, visiting the birthplace of kunzite, and the Pala Gem mining district, renowned for bluecap and pink tourmaline. We also visit the Gemological Institute of America and view a top mineral collector’s private collection. Shop my MINERAL COLLECTION https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/shop/minerals/ Watch more EPISODES https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/shop/minerals/ Learn about MINERAL EXPLORERS https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/mineral-explorers/ Get the BOX SET https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/dvd/ Shop CRYSTAL SPRINGS MINING & JEWELRY CO. https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/ Thomas Nagin is the owner of Crystal Springs Mining & Jewelry Co. For over 40 years, Thomas has traveled straight to the source in search of the finest gems, crystals and minerals. Every mineral in his inventory is hand selected to ensure the highest quality and best price. Inspired by the many questions people have about his profession, Thomas created the television series "Mineral Explorers," taking viewers along on his adventures around the world. Let’s get social: https://www.instagram.com/crystal_springs_mining_co/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/crystalspringsminingco https://www.facebook.com/mineral.explorers </video> <video> MINERAL EXPLORERS | S1 | Ep6 | MEXICO Description: Mexico is the largest producer of silver with a silver mining tradition that dates back hundreds of years. Veteran mineral dealer Thomas Nagin visits several colonial towns built from the riches of the mines, and explores the ancient craft of silversmithing. Along the way, he finds a great lot of crystallized minerals but his biggest prize is the opportunity to journey deep inside the world's largest primary silver mine. Shop Mexican minerals: AMBER https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/amber-copal/ and AMETHYST https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/amethyst-veracruz/ Watch more EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/user/mineralexplorers/videos Learn about MINERAL EXPLORERS https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/mineral-explorers/ Get the BOX SET https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/dvd/ Shop CRYSTAL SPRINGS MINING & JEWELRY CO. https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/ Thomas Nagin is the owner of Crystal Springs Mining & Jewelry Co. For over 40 years, Thomas has traveled straight to the source in search of the finest gems, crystals and minerals. Every mineral in his inventory is hand selected to ensure the highest quality and best price. Inspired by the many questions people have about his profession, Thomas created the television series "Mineral Explorers," taking viewers along on his adventures around the world. Let’s get social: https://www.instagram.com/crystal_springs_mining_co/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/crystalspringsminingco https://www.facebook.com/mineral.explorers </video> <video> MINERAL EXPLORERS | S1 | Ep4 | BRAZIL - ESTRADA REAL Description: Traveling the Estrada Real, or "Royal Road," veteran mineral dealer Thomas Nagin explores Brazil's rich diamond and gold history, and discovers some new treasures along the way. We see odd underground formations, stunning examples of Imperial topaz, and we make some new friends. The "Laser Cowboys" show us how they mine laser quartz crystals and one of Brazil's top mineral collectors invites us to view his private collection. Shop Brazilian minerals: AMETHYST GEODES, https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/carved-and-polished/amethyst-geodes/ AQUAMARINE, https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/aquamarine/ QUARTZ, https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/quartz/ RUTILE, https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/rutile/ SMOKEY ALLIGATOR QUARTZ https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/quartz/quartz-smoky-alligator/ and TOURMALINE https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/minerals/tourmaline/ Watch more EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/user/mineralexplorers/videos Learn about MINERAL EXPLORERS https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/mineral-explorers/ Get the BOX SET https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/product-category/dvd/ Shop CRYSTAL SPRINGS MINING & JEWELRY CO. https://www.crystalspringsmining.com/ Thomas Nagin is the owner of Crystal Springs Mining & Jewelry Co. For over 40 years, Thomas has traveled straight to the source in search of the finest gems, crystals and minerals. Every mineral in his inventory is hand selected to ensure the highest quality and best price. Inspired by the many questions people have about his profession, Thomas created the television series "Mineral Explorers," taking viewers along on his adventures around the world. Let’s get social: https://www.instagram.com/crystal_springs_mining_co/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/crystalspringsminingco https://www.facebook.com/mineral.explorers </video>

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Mineral Explorers is an unscripted, reality series packed with adventure, travel, education and the world's finest gems, crystals and minerals! Each 30-minute episode follows mineral expert Thomas Nagin, who leads viewers to some of the richest and most remote mines in the world to discover the natural treasures found deep within!

Produced for Public Television, the series was broadcast on stations all across the country, reaching approximately 90 percent of the total U.S. market. Visit www.mineralexplorers.com for more information, to purchase DVD boxsets or to stream episodes online. And please be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel and check back often for new content added each week! Happy Exploring!

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