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Blending Natural Art With Fine Art
It doesn't take long to realize why these fine mineral specimens are true treasures and prime examples of natural art.
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Schneiderhöhnite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. F. John Barlow; Willy Israel; Dr. Wouter Van Tichelen
Miniature, 4.0 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm
Azurite with Cuprite & Malachite
Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dan McHugh
Small Cabinet, 7.3 x 6.2 x 5.2 cm
Calcite included by Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dan McHugh
Small Cabinet, 9.6 x 6.0 x 3.5 cm
Brazilianite on Quartz
Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet, 8.2 x 7.5 x 6.5 cm
Adamite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Mun., Durango, Mexico
Ex. Martin (Marty) Zinn
Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 7.2 x 5.3 cm
Copper
Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
Cabinet, 13.2 x 11.4 x 1.8 cm
Rhodochrosite
N'Chwaning I Mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Wayne and Stevia Thompson
Miniature, 3.7 x 1.9 x 1.4 cm
Rhodochrosite
N'Chwaning I Mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Wayne and Stevia Thompson
Thumbnail, 3.2 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm
Aurichalcite
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining Dist., Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dale Dubin
Small Cabinet, 5.9 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Scorodite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Walt Lidstrom; Charlie Key; James (Jim) and Dawn Minette; Dr. Alex Schauss
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
Azurite (TYPE LOCALITY)
Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (TL)
Ex. Robert (Bob) Werner
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
Ex. Paul Stahl
Small Cabinet, 7.7 x 6.7 x 4.0 cm
Benitoite on Natrolite
California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA
Ex. Carl Larson
Cabinet, 13.0 x 9.8 x 2.8 cm
Chromian Amesite with Perovskite
Saranovskii Mine, Sarany, Gornozavodskii Dist., Perm Krai, Russia
Ex. David Bristol
Cabinet, 14.3 x 10.8 x 2.8 cm
Quartz var. Amethyst
Amatitlán, Eduardo Neri Mun., Guerrero, Mexico
Ex. Al and Sue Liebetrau; Wally Mann
Large Cabinet, 17.7 x 9.0 x 4.3 cm
Spodumene var. Hiddenite
Adams Hiddenite and Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. Eric Fritz; Terry Ledford
Miniature, 3.3 x 1.0 x 0.6 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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Rare Mineral Species
Selections from the Dan McHugh Collection
Mixed Minerals
New Silvers and Coppers!
Eric Fritz Collection
Wayne Thompson Miniature Collection
Killer Thumbnails!
The Rhodochrosite Collection of Richard Geiger
The Paul Stahl Collection
Fine Cut Gemstones
NEW FIND - Chinese Quartz
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
