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NATURE'S COLLECTIBLES/CHRISTOPHER BELL GALLERYPremier Website for Art from fine Minerals, Gemstones and Fossils at www.naturescollectibles.com. We have a large collection of top quality Carvings, Beautiful Gemstone Birds and Boxes. Also many artistic minerals and fossils at reasonable prices, and unique jewely.
Visit our Chistopher Bell Gallery, 200 Alvarado Mall, Monterey, California
ADD A NEW DIMENSION TO YOUR MINERAL COLLECTION
Size: 4 by 4 by 3 inches
Item #: urramm1
Comments: The BEST Amethyst. Deep purple Crystals from Uruguay.
Janaury 8th, 2009
Webstie Updated!
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Nevada Mineral & Book Company (NMBC) was established in 1985, when we started selling mineral specimens and out-of-print publications at gem & mineral shows and through mail order. In 1989 we acquired the inventory of the Mineralogical Record Book Department, and incorporated in-print books and journals into our offerings. Over the past 20 years, we have evolved to offer the researcher, educator and collector a wide variety of publications and specimens in a "one-stop" shopping environment.In October 2000, we opened a retail bookstore and natural history gallery in Henderson, Nevada - 25 minutes or less from McCarran International Airport, the Las Vegas "Strip," or downtown Las Vegas. Our store offers a wide variety of new, used and out-of-print publications, as well as mineral and fossil specimens, lapidary and decorator items, and mining stock certificates and other ephemera. We have one of the largest inventories of earth science-related publications in North America, so plan on staying a while if you come to visit our store while in Southern Nevada. You won�t be disappointed.
It includes 90 collecting sites with photographs, topographic maps, G.P.S. coordinates and difficulty scale for each site. Covers basic science of minerals, fossils and fluorescents, geological formations at each site and properties of minerals. With 20 full-color photographs of specimens by noted mineral photographer Jeffrey Scovil.
From the author of Minerals of Arizona comes a new field guide for the Arizona collector. This entirely new expanded guide is designed not only for the mineral collector but for fossil and fluorescent collectors as well. The field research for this book took more than three years, during which the author traveled 25,000 miles across the state and visited more than 300 potential collecting sites.
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Size: 17 x 5 x 4 mm
Weight: 3.28 cts
Comment: This mint green Diopside crystal is from the Merelani Hills in Tanzania, and was found with'in the Tanzanite Mines! The clarity & color of this crystal is absolutely amazing! This lively mint green color is due to the natural traces of Vanadium & Chromium with-in the crystalline structure... this really is a very high quality crystal & with a great termination.
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A-C D-H I-L M N-R S-T U-Z Lap/Gems/Jewelry
Location: MG, Brazil
Comments: Brazilianite Gem Specimen with white Albite. Extremely Aeshtetic and Great size. Perfect sharp termination with no damage and Great color. This material is hard to find in this size single crystal, usually you see bunches of small damaged crystals together in clusters. This single Gem Crystal specimen was hand picked from hundreds of stones in MG, Brazil. Very hard to replace a crystal of this size and quality.
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A-C D-H I-L M N-R S-T U-Z Lap/Gems/Jewelry WE BUY MINERAL COLLECTIONS
One piece, portions or allPROFESSIONAL APPRAISALS
Appraisals for tax donation, insurance or sale purposes.
Fast, economical appraisals for major museums and collectors for over 22 years.
References sent upon request.
Location: ALTYN-TYUBE, KARAGANDA, KAZAKHSTAN
Size: 6 x 7 x 8.5 cm
Item #: NSMW9127
Comments: Rich emerald green lustrous dioptase on matrix. The specimen has a very fine open vug of crystals and displays from any angle. Largest single crystal is 1.5 cm (lower photo). In great condition.
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We are purveyors of fine gem and mineral specimens for the discriminating collector and lapidary. Our mission is to establish a long-term relationship with collectors and lapidaries seeking the highest quality items at affordable prices. We feature hundreds of top quality mineral specimens and related items, from thumbnail through cabinet sizes, in all price ranges!
We want you to be completely satisfied with any purchase you make from us! Therefore we offer a no questions asked return policy on all of your online purchases.
OBG International Gems & Minerals;
World-Class Minerals for World-Class CollectorsMr. Corson was also the founder of the Internet "Rockhounds List" in 1993, which remains the largest online forum for mineral and lapidary professionals and hobbyists to this day.
Location: Orange River, South Africa Size: 1.2 x 1.8 x 2.6 Inches
Item #: 1691
Weight: 4.6 Ounces
ex Charlie Key Collection
Comments: Showy parallel growth Quartz crystals from the Orange River in South Africa. The crystals are included with red Hematite. The largest crystals are nicely terminated and almost completely damage free!
February 20th, 2009
Charlie Key Collection
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For thirty-five years, Pala International Inc. has consistently earned its reputation as the direct source for the finest colored stones.Numerous annual trips to the world's major gem-producing centers enable Pala International�s staff to select from an impressive inventory.
In addition to tapping the world's resources for fine colored stones, Pala has long been involved with mining tourmaline in San Diego county.
Pala International's slogan is "The only way to sell quality is to buy it." That, and the fine customer service we offer, make Pala International your number one source for colored stones.
Location: Sichuan Province, China
Size: 5.5 x 4.9 x 4.2 cm
Item #: 18046
Comments: Single gemmy and lustrous aquamarine crystal sitting on a bed of mica. A single white feldspar crystal on one side.
May 14th, 2009
http://www.collectorfinejewelry.com/php/db_csearch.php?action=mineralresults
May 6th, 2009
http://www.collectorfinejewelry.com/php/db_csearch.php?action=mineralresults
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Welcome to RadioactiveMinerals.com!Your home on the internet for information about, and for specimens of, minerals that are radioactive!
Inside you will find articles on individual deposits of radioactive minerals around the world, information about individual radioactive minerals, links to other resources online and specimens of radioactive minerals available for purchase.
Location: Badu Hill, Llano County, Texas
Size: 5.5 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm
Item #: 351
Comments: Franklin Roberts, of Austin Texas, having some serious luck with a bit of skill and knowledge, finding some amazing things in the pegmatites of the Llano Uplift. You can find them for sale here, on RadioactiveMinerals.com! Fergusonite smears along with a very interesting pseudomorph of Anatase after Titanite. From this new rare earth deposit in Texas.
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Amateurs as well as professional scientists delight in and pore over Rocks & Minerals, which has published feature articles on mineralogy, geology, and paleontology since 1926. Regular departments explore such topics as minerals for the collector; microminerals; recent books, videos, and DVDs; coming events; museum news; and personalities in the field. Detailed lists of collecting opportunities in specific localities are published periodically, as are special theme issues. Spectacular color photographs appear throughout each issue.Rocks & Minerals works with the Mineralogical Society of America to promote cooperation between collectors and professional mineralogists. The magazine is affiliated with the Friends of Mineralogy as well as the Midwest Federation of Mineralogical and Geological Societies and the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies.
Copper-bearing Fissure Veins Minerals of the Silurian Lockport Group
The Mineralogy of the Buck Hill Syenite Intrusion, Augusta County, Virginia
Scovil Unpublished Favorites: 2008
and More
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Here's what you get in this rock tumbler kit...
A heavy-duty tumbling machine
2 durable, three-pound-capacity tumbler barrels
A booklet: "A Guide for Rock Polishers"
Enough grit and polish to process a batch of stonesYou will also need to select four pounds of rough rock. If this is your first time tumbling we highly recommend our Beginner's Mix
November 28th, 2009
Now Featured!
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For a long time, we have been collecting a great amount of high quality minerals, from mineral suppliers, collectors, mineral dealers and our own mineral trips.
We are collectors too, that is why we understand the great importance that the aesthetics has in this world. So we try to ensure our specimens are of the highest quality.
We understand that there is nothing so exciting and marvellous that receiving a mineral, opening the parcel and spending hours and hours looking at our new purchase.
That is why we aim for 100% customer satisfaction, if you are happy, we are too. We look forward to a long-lasting and happy relationship with our customers.
Location: Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India Size: 6 x 4.5 cm
Item #: Ref. MB39
February 28th, 2009
I have updated my website with new minerals
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Welcome to Roostersrocks. We offer a variety of quality mineral specimens from around the world and specialize in south eastern U.S. locations. Feel free to browse our mineral galleries which are arranged by the continents in which the mineral specimens are found. In our specialty galleries you will find polished minerals, fossils, and other mineral products. We have other minerals in our inventory so if you don't see what you are looking for feel free to ask. - DIG IN!
Location: Jalgoan in the Maharashna State of India Size: 5 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 inches
Comment: This specimen consists of a heavy basalt matrix that is covered with large pink single and double terminated stilbite crystals. The stilbites have a rich pastel pink color and a vitreous/ pearly luster. There is a minor green apophyllite crystal on one side of the matrix also.
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Mineral specimens from Tsumeb, Erongo, Brandberg and other sites in Namibia. Tsumeb minerals for the connoisseur!
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A Unique Gift of Crystals Rocks & Minerals including Fluorite, Hematite, Cerussite, Tetrahedrite, Creedite, Galena, Spessartine Garnet and many others. Our jewelry is hand-made from real gemstone beads (Botswana Agate, Gem Chalcedony, Hematite, Fluorite, Moss Agate, Petersite, Tiger Eye) and sterling silver (real no plastic or glass beads here!). Coral and shells are superior quality and include blue coral, table coral, conch, tibia and others. The fossils you find at Natural History Online are of impressive detail -- fossil fish Diplomystus & Knightia, Pyritized Ammonite, even Dinosaur eggs!
Featuring the artwork of world famous mineral artist Fredrick Wilda.
We at NexGem pride ourselves in suppliing world class mineral specimens, faceting rough, jewelry and gemstones; direct from the source. With representatives in both the United States and Brazil we are able to offer our customers a vast selection of fine products. Our website shows a sampling of our inventory and information for our clients on our company and the trade shows that we attend.
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Laboratory equipment, chemicals and extensive mineral collection.
Noema Gems was brought into being back in 1987. The owners Ron & Mary Ann Schanfish were at that time attending a chimney sweep convention in New England, and stopped off in Oxford County Maine to look up the boyhood home of a favorite author, where we stumbled upon one of the famous pegmatite tourmaline mines [the nubble, I think it was]. We walked out of the woods unto the old mine road and were dazzled by the bright sunlight shining off of the thousands of sheets of mica dropped off the trucks fifty years before. We were hooked! We came back home, bought the remnants of several rock shops, purchased a store front, and were off and running. Since then we have added gem shows, mail order, and now internet service to Noema Gems. Take a look around our web site, and see if you can't find something of interest. New items and whole new sections are added regularly, so do stop back often. Thank you from Ron & Mary Ann Schanfish - Noema Gems
Worldwide Minerals specimens and focus on Bulgarian and Romanian minerals
Hey...it's Herb Obodda. Respect.
Welcome to Opalshop, the place where great deals are made. Shopping for a bargain online couldn't be easier, or safer. All orders are encrypted by SSL through our secure server and come with a 7 Day 'no quibble' money back guarantee.
We are committed to offering quality specimens at reasonable prices. Aquiring fine mineral specimens that fit your budget is easy and safe with Open Adit�. Compare our prices to other internet dealers and you will find that we are competitive and quite often, much cheaper for equivalent specimens. How? Because we buy directly from the source, eliminating the middleman. We literally scour 1000's of specimens looking for the best one's at the lowest prices.
Wonderful selection of Fluorite and associated minerals from Illinois and the surrounding area
Pacific Rim Gem and Mineral LLC is a company created through a mutual enjoyment of collecting mineral specimens. Four people from different parts of the world, all who share an interest in mineralogy, have created this company to transform a hobby into a business. Our foremost purpose in creating Pacific Rim Gem and Mineral LLC was to share our fascination of minerals with anyone who may also share this interest.
We often find ourselves captivated by the splendor of these unique treasures of the earth called "minerals". They provide us with an amazing array of colors and shapes that make us ponder the natural forces that created them. We hope that you too can enjoy the beauty of the mineral specimens that we offer.
Mineral Specimens specializing in Spanish and Moroccan minerals
Don and Sara Parsons: Minerals, fossils, carvings. Complete line of Raynox quality accessory lenses for camcorders, digital still cameras and digital videa cameras.
We've been in the stone business for thirty years. We specialize in aquamarine minerals. We also carry tourmaline, topaz, lapis, kunzite, custom jewelry pieces with precious gems and cut stones. Most of our products come from the beautiful mountains of Pakistan. Make sure to check us out at the many gem and mineral shows throughout the USA.
Welcome to Penn Minerals! Our mission: ---To offer you the finest in rocks, minerals and fossils from the great state of Pennsylvania! ---To keep you updated on productive collecting sites that are accessible to the general public. ---To maintain a complete list of rock and mineral clubs in Pennsylvania to help you enjoy rockhounding!
Pickens Minerals has a wide variety of minerals to offer to the collector, from beginner to advanced. All specimens are individually selected, and are of the highest quality by color, aesthetic quality and collector appeal. You can order on a secure server from my On-Line Collection , all specimens are listed by locations. Or use the image map guide at the bottom of all pages. See page 7 of More Neatstuff for Afghanistan and Pakistan Minerals. My full color catalog has 44 pages with more than 160 color photos. Our catalog is $5.00, fully refunded upon order. Give me a call, drop me a line, write me a letter, Email or see me at my address, appointment is necessary.
My name is Richard Clair, and like you, I have been interested in minerals and gemstones and its related subjects for a long time. Here at PickNBar Minerals we aim to give you Minerals for best Price and Quility.
I have been officially in the Mineral Business since 1994 starting in Georgia. Now I will be working here on this web site full time and looking for more material to pass on to you. Once this site is fully up and running I will do some shows again. Right now, you will find Peru crystal specimens, Mexican crystal specimens, and other Worldwide Minerals in our Rock and Mineral Gallery.
Pinnacle 5 Minerals is a family operated business. You'll see Susan at the shows. She specializes in gems and jewelry and can assist you in finding the "just right" piece of jewely, many of which use Colorado or Montana gemstones. Krystle, now in college, also attends shows and promotes the gems and jewelry. Both Scott and Tim grew up mining with their father, and are responsible for collecting, cleaning, and repairing many of the specimens. Both sons attend gem and mineral shows whenever possible and are knowledgeable mineral dealers. Joe began collecting gems and minerals at a young age and built his hobby into a specimen mining and selling business. He is also a bench jeweler and artist. Occasionally some of his other pieces will be featured on these pages.
Welcome to Plata Fina. We offer a broad range of high quality jewelry items and mineral specimens. Our goal is to offer products that are within everyone�s price range. Please browse our selection of jewelry and minerals. If you don�t find what you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact us and make a request. Here at Plata Fina nothing is out of reach.
Faceting machines, from a family involved in the business for 50 years.
Display products - Do you have a something to display? We offer many presentation options to present your valuable antiques, collectibles, merchandise, or curios in an eye-catching exhibit. Whether you require a display case or fixture, a stand, a showcase, a shadow box, a riser, steps, an easel, a hanger, or a dome -- you have come to the right place. We can satisfy all of your showplace needs.
We have a complete line of Lapidary Equipment and Supplies! Check out our Faceting Machine, Trim Saws, Crystal Sphere Makers, Rock Tumblers, Digital Gem Scales, Faceting Laps, Faceting Compounds, and top quality Gemological Instruments from loupes and microscopes to refractometers and chelsea filters.
Wonderful assortment of Canadian Minerals.
Welcome to Quaintways Crystal Shop, South Wales� rock and gem specialists.
Quaintways specialise in crystals and minerals for healers and collectors. They are hand picked by us and sourced from around the world.
As well as our retail website, we also have two shops; one in Cardiff and the other in Llantwit Major. You can expect to find a great selection of rare and unusual crystals and minerals along with an extensive range of gem stone jewellery and Fair Trade gifts.
Much like the name suggests, RareMinerals.com offers up hundreds of rare mineral specimens from worldwide locations. Check them out for all your rare mineral needs!
Specializing in Copper minerals from Michigan
Since 1971 R&G has been the leading magazine for the lapidary and mineral hobbyist. We capture the fun and excitment of rockhounding, gathering mineral specimens at their source. We guide our readers step-by-step though the creative processes of jewelry making, from the simplest beginner projects to the advanced skills of faceting.Our knowledgeable authors make mineral science understandable and inviting. Outstanding color illustrations add to the lure of some of nature's greatest beauties.
Although until only recently these treasures have been recognized in the international markets of the world, Gemstones & Minerals from these Areas have been marketed to collectors, Jewelers & hobbyist, since the early 70s. Mostly misrepresented from their actual origins, for reasons only well known to those who did the misrepresentations, thankfully this is no more the status quo.
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Amateurs as well as professional scientists delight in and pour over Rocks & Minerals, which has published articles on mineralogy, geology, and paleontology since 1926. Regular departments explore such topics as minerals for the collector, microminerals, and current geologic events. Detailed lists of collecting opportunities in specific localities appear periodically, as do special theme issues. Spectacular color photographs appear throughout each issue. Rocks & Minerals works with the Mineralogical Society of America to promote cooperation between collectors and professional mineralogists.
Rocks of Ages carries a large inventory of fine mineral specimens from around the world. We specialize in classic localties and cabinet sized specimens. We often have fine minerals from the western United States as well.
Welcome to Rocks of Africa. We are your direct source of fine Minerals from the Kalahari Manganese Fields, Orange River deposits, Namibian mines and other localities in Southern Africa. Search our catalog pages, peruse the minerals we have on sale, or see all the new items that were added. We are sure that you find something that will make a great addition to your own mineral collection or a wonderful gift for someone special.
Roger's Minerals is a part-time mail order business dedicated to satisfying the needs of mineral collectors world-wide. Whether you collect for a museum, a school, a researcher, a collector or a prospector, you may find exactly what you are looking for at this site. I specialize in rare species but also recycle old collections. This gives my stock a wide variety of choices. The prices are competitive and satisfaction is guaranteed!
Three choices are given at this site: a main mineral list and a micro mineral list. The main list covers specimens from micromount to cabinet size and the micro list describes micro to thumbnail species. The lists are condensed for convenience. As a third choice, included is a New Mineral Additions list.
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Ed Rogers Rare & Out of Print Geoscience Books
Our "new catalog" contains photographs of selected works. Since this new feature generated many favorable comments, the number of featured works has been expanded. If you click on the small image you can look at a book in larger and greater detail. The "new catalog" features primarily works in paleontology and mineralogy.
Hi my name is Dave Blakmore and I live on the north Island of New Zealand in the small town of Wanganui.The town has a population of about 45,000 and is situated on the river of the same name (Whanganui).
I have been a rock and mineral collector for over 20 years. I started dealing in minerals 8 years ago and this web site is a new extension to my business, enabling me to sell minerals all over the world.
My philosophy is to make minerals avaliable at a reasonable price. Being a mineral collector myself I am constantly trying to improve on the range and quality of the minerals on offer.
Please feel free to contact me via e-mail, I treasure the opportunity to make contact with "rockhounds" and "mineral collectors" from around the world.
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