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Mimetite
Congreso-León Mine, San Pedro Corralitos, Casas Grandes Mun., Chihuahua, Mexico
Miniature, 4.0 x 3.4 x 2.8 cm
Rhodochrosite
N'Chwaning I Mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Miniature, 3.7 x 1.9 x 1.4 cm
Rhodochrosite
N'Chwaning I Mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Thumbnail, 3.2 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm
Aurichalcite
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining Dist., Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Small Cabinet, 5.9 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Quartz included by Papagoite
Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Mun., Vhembe Dist. Mun., Limpopo, South Africa
Cabinet, 12.5 x 12.2 x 6.4 cm
Rhodochrosite with Quartz
Hotazel Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Thumbnail, 2.5 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm
Scorodite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Thumbnail, 2.6 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm
Euclase
Mt. White, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA
Thumbnail, 1.9 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm
Rhodochrosite with Hübnerite and Fluorite on Quartz
Huayllapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Pampas Dist., Pallasca Prov., Ancash, Peru
Small Cabinet, 5.5 x 5.0 x 4.2 cm
Azurite (TYPE LOCALITY)
Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (TL)
Small Cabinet, 9.2 x 6.7 x 5.1 cm
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Pedra Azul pegmatite dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil
Large Cabinet, 15.2 x 9.4 x 5.5 cm
Proustite (late 1800s)
Dolores 1 mine, Chañarcillo Mining Dist., Copiapó, Copiapó Prov., Atacama, Chile
Small Cabinet, 7.7 x 6.7 x 4.0 cm
Pezzottaite (2003 type discovery)
Sakavalana mine, Ambatovita, Mandrosonoro, Ambatofinandrahana Dist., Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
Miniature, 4.1 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
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Wittichenite
Cattle Grid deposit, Oakden Hills, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Miniature, 3.8 x 2.9 x 1.5 cm
Orthoclase (Feldspar) (709.71 ct)
Itrongay, Mahasoa Est, Betroka Dist., Anosy, Madagascar
Gems and Jewelry, 7.7 x 5.0 x 3.6 cm
Beryl var. Emerald (4.40 ct)
Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Dept., Colombia
Gems and Jewelry, 1.0 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
Beryl var. Emerald (Rough & Cut set)
North American Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA
Cabinet, R: 11.0 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm, C: 2.4 x 1.8 x 1.0 cm
Benitoite on Natrolite
California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA
Cabinet, 13.0 x 9.8 x 2.8 cm
Cuprite with Native Copper
Rubtsovsk Mine, Rubtsovsky Dist., Altai Krai, Russia
Small Cabinet, 9.0 x 5.3 x 5.2 cm
Chromian Amesite with Perovskite
Saranovskii Mine, Sarany, Gornozavodskii Dist., Perm Krai, Russia
Cabinet, 14.3 x 10.8 x 2.8 cm
Quartz var. Amethyst
Jackson Crossroads Amethyst Mine, Wilkes Co., Georgia, USA
Cabinet, 11.4 x 9.9 x 6.5 cm
Quartz with hematite inclusions
Boekenhouthoek, Mkobola, Nkangala Dist. Mun., Mpumalanga, South Africa
Small Cabinet, 9.3 x 6.9 x 6.2 cm
Quartz var. Amethyst
Amatitlán, Eduardo Neri Mun., Guerrero, Mexico
Large Cabinet, 17.7 x 9.0 x 4.3 cm
Acanthite ps. Argentite
Imiter Mine, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Small Cabinet, 7.5 x 6.5 x 6.0 cm
Phosgenite (38.89 ct)
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Prov., Sardinia, Italy
Gems and Jewelry, 1.6 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
Wulfenite on Baryte
Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mtns., Ahumada Mun., Chihuahua, Mexico
Small Cabinet, 9.5 x 7.5 x 5.9 cm
Spodumene var. Hiddenite
Adams Hiddenite and Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA
Miniature, 3.3 x 1.0 x 0.6 cm
Legrandite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Mun., Durango, Mexico
Miniature, 2.9 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Orthoclase Feldspar (134.10 ct)
Benono, Mahasoa East Commune, Betroka Dist., Anosy Region., Tuléar Prov., Madagascar
Gems and Jewelry, 3.3 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm
Gold (Cover Specimen)
Pontes e Lacerda, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Miniature, 3.3 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
Sperrylite
Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
Miniature, 4.0 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm
Featured Galleries
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Wayne Thompson Miniature Collection
Mixed Minerals
Killer Thumbnails!
The Rhodochrosite Collection of Richard Geiger
The Paul Stahl Collection
Fine Cut Gemstones
NEW FIND - Chinese Quartz
Rare Mineral Species
Bill Larson Quartz Collection
The Al and Sue Liebetrau Collection
Paul Seel Collection
Dick & Mary Nelson Collection
Selections from the John Stolz Collection
Assorted Gold Specimens
Assorted USA Classics
Fine Gem Minerals!
Stunning Cut Slabs!
Worldwide Fluorites!
The Alex Schauss Thumbnail Collection
The Erika Pohl-Ströher Collection
The George Loud Collection
Stretch & Lynn Young Pseudomorphs
New Find: Eagle's Nest Gold!
Fine Diamonds
Dr. Stephen Smale Collection
Assorted New Finds & Acquisitions
The Jack Halpern Collection
Mixed Minerals in 2024
Secondary Lead Minerals!
Wayne Thompson Fluorite Collection
Gem Species & Little Jewels!
Brazilian Hematite Roses - Late 2023 Find!
Alvaro Lucio Collection
Quartz Orbs!
Special Ex Collection Release
The Greek Collection of Christos Spiromitros
New Find - Fluorite from Brazil!
The Rock Currier Collection
The Beryl Collection of Bill Larson
Gamini Ratnavira Crystal & Watercolor Paintings
New Yellow Fluorite Find and Classics from China!
Selections from the David Stoudt Collection
Mixed Minerals in 2023
Killer Thumbnails!
Staff Picks
The Ruben Avila Collection
Mixed Fine Miniatures
Italian Blue Fluorite
The Bill and Anne Cook Collection
Mango Quartz (Quartz included by Halloysite)
Mixed Minerals From Peru
Gold Update
The Kurt Hefendehl Collection
New! Flynn Thumbnail Specimens
Misc. Ex Collection Specimens
Irv Brown Collection - Miniatures
Updated! Mixed Minerals in 2022
New Find: Aquamarine!
Connoisseur Thumbnails From The Kyle Kevorkian Collection
Greek Cuprian Adamite
Fine Wendwilsonites and Aurichalcites
Smithsonite from Kelly mine, New Mexico and China!
Bill Larson Burma Collection
Worldwide Metallics
Goma Tourmalines
Worldwide Prehnite From The Charlie Key Collection
Treasures From Brazil: Brazilianite and Euclase
Stunning Worldwide Quartz
'Queen of Green' pocket UK Fluorite - Modern Classics!
NEW FIND! Smithsonite and Aurichalcite from the Republic of Congo
NEW! Cavansite and Powellites
New! Lockhart Swiss Collection
Mixed Minerals in 2021
