I am a 25 year old collector and self-taught, amateur mineralogist from central Kentucky. Currently (2026), I am working at the American Museum of Natural History building a Raman spectra database. I am and have always been fascinated by all things science for as long as I can remember. My mild (immense) affinity (obsession) for chemistry, crystallography, and mineralogy has led me to seek out things that get me to ask more questions, which has become the basis of my collecting style.

My mineralogical and geological interests can be categorized but are not limited to: twins, REE minerals, bizarre chemistry, strange combos, unconventional localities, fossil association, deep-earth, macromosaicism, pseudomorphs, aligned epitaxy, and seemingly natural crystallographic models. I also love titanium minerals! My collecting style is not focused in the slightest. Just how it should be. :)