These custom stands are designed to provide enhanced grip and stability for specimens while significantly reducing the risk of damage. Most specimen stands currently on the market are made from rigid plastic and feature straight, round columns with sharp, flat, and hard edges. This...

These custom stands are designed to provide enhanced grip and stability for specimens while significantly reducing the risk of damage. Most specimen stands currently on the market are made from rigid plastic and feature straight, round columns with sharp, flat, and hard edges. This...

This piece goes to show you can’t judge a book by its cover. To see these two halves together, it is plain and unimpressive. Even ugly. Then to observe it split open and see the lustrous, purple Amethyst crystals lining the entire cavity on...

A large plate featuring a layer of lustrous, pink, intergrown Mangano Calcite rhombohedrons on a dark matrix from Tsumeb. Fantastic color, and great contrast with the matrix. In excellent condition. Location: Tsumeb, Namibia Size: 9 x 3.5 x 5.5 cm

A large, deep-green specimen of botryoidal Malachite with an amazing chatoyant, silky luster (Chatoyancy: an optical reflectance effect, as in “cat’s eye,” arising from the fibrous structure of a material . . . ). Great piece in excellent condition. Location: Katanga, DR Congo Size: 11 x...

An aesthetic, cabinet-sized specimen featuring a colorful matrix hosting a perfectly centered dense cluster/ridge of lustrous, transparent to translucent, rich-green Dioptase crystals. Truly a beautiful piece with amazing color, luster, gemminess and balance! Size: test Location: test

An aesthetic, cabinet-sized specimen featuring a colorful matrix hosting a perfectly centered dense cluster/ridge of lustrous, transparent to translucent, rich-green Dioptase crystals. Truly a beautiful piece with amazing color, luster, gemminess and balance! Size: 15 x 6 x 11.5 cm 15 x 6 x...

A stunning, large, gemmy pink complex Calcite crystal (complex: a combination of rhombohedral and scalenohedral crystal forms) on a contrasting plate of clear, gemmy Quartz crystals/druzy. Amazing crystal formation, color and contrast! In excellent condition. Size: 10 x 8 x 4.5 cm Location: Yangshan,...

A large piece featuring clusters of prismatic hexagonal Calcite crystals on matrix. The crystals are colorless, transparent to translucent, and vary in size throughout the piece. Good luster - even the matrix has a sparkling druzy luster. Overall in great condition. Location: Brandberg, Namibia...

A Feldspar mineral, also known as Spectrolite, or more descriptively, rainbow Spectrolite. Labradorite is named for Labrador, where it was first discovered (imagine that). Labradorite displays an iridescent effect known as labradorescence (once again, imagine that . . . ). When held at various...

A very large, lustrous specimen featuring numerous large intersecting Fluorite octahedrons with purple phantoms. These highly translucent crystals sit on a first generation of deep purple massive Fluorite. See the backlit picture for translucency. The crystal edges might appear dinged at first glance, but...

An exceptionally large, striking and aesthetic piece featuring a plate of intergrown, lustrous, deep-green Fluorite octahedra hosting a partial secondary layer of of translucent, gray-purple microcrystalline stepped Fluorite crystals. A beautiful  specimen with great color, crystal formation, contrast and luster. In excellent condition. Location: Wuyi...

A beautiful and gemmy cluster of lustrous, transparent, water-clear Quartz crystals. In excellent condition. Location: Collier Creek Mine, Mt. Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA Size: 4 x 4 x 7 cm

A very aesthetic and colorful piece featuring a chocolate-brown Limonite matrix hosting a cluster of intergrown, transparent and lustrous Calcite rhombs heavily included by rich-teal, fibrous Aurichalcite across the top ridge. There are also small clusters and veins of radial, acicular Aurichalcite and Calcite...

A colorful, lustrous cluster of Colombian Quartz crystals on orange-yellow Limonite matrix. The crystals are transparent, with pristine terminations and have an eye-catching yellow hue on the terminations due to Limonite inclusions (not to be confused with Mango Quartz with Halloysite inclusions). A very...

A very large cluster of lustrous, glassy intersecting Columbian Quartz crystals. This is a really clean and sharp piece with clean, pristine terminations. In excellent condition.  Location: La Belleza Mine, Santander, Columbia Size: 18 x 13 x 16.5 cm

A large Agate Geode perfectly split in half revealing white/grey Agate banding with a white Quartz druzy filled center. The Geode is completely natural and unaltered in every way - no cutting or polishing. I love how polishing can often reveal hidden beauty, but...

Brucite is an uncommon mineral, up to now found only in a handful of deposits around the world and relegated to unimpressive shades of white to green. Thanks to new, recent finds in Pakistan, we now have Brucite with vibrant lemon-yellow crystals, with a...

Brucite is an uncommon mineral, up to now found only in a handful of deposits around the world and relegated to unimpressive shades of white to green. Thanks to new, recent finds in Pakistan, we now have Brucite with vibrant lemon-yellow crystals, with a...

A large, lustrous radiating cluster of translucent red-brown Aragonite crystals. The crystals are considered pseudo-hexagonal, that is, they appear 6-sided but are actually three twinned crystals forming together. In excellent condition. Location: Tazouta, Sefrou Province, Fés-Boulemane, Morocco Size: 8 x 5 x 6.5 cm

A large, lustrous radiating cluster of translucent red-brown Aragonite crystals. The crystals are considered pseudo-hexagonal, that is, they appear 6-sided but are actually three twinned crystals forming together. In excellent condition. Location: Tazouta, Sefrou Province, Fés-Boulemane, Morocco Size: 11 x 6.5 x 6 cm

A large, lustrous radiating cluster of translucent red-brown Aragonite crystals. The crystals are considered pseudo-hexagonal, that is, they appear 6-sided but are actually three twinned crystals forming together. In excellent condition. Location: Tazouta, Sefrou Province, Fés-Boulemane, Morocco Size: 10 x 7 x 5.5 cm

A large geode filled with gemmy, transparent blue Celestine crystals. The crystals are all in pristine condition and with no damage. I was able to pick through literally hundreds of Celestine Geodes in order to find a few that were exceptional including this one...

A striking specimen featuring Native Silver on white Calcite. The Calcite has been etched revealing the beautiful, dendritic formations of the Native Silver (Dendrite: a crystal aggregate composed of branching skeletal or tree-like formations. Minerals.net). The crystal formations are stunning, and this piece is...

A large aesthetic radiating cluster of metallic-gray Stibnite crystals on the leading edge of the matrix. In addition to the focal cluster are numerous miniature Stibnite blades throughout the matrix. This piece is very unique and aesthetic - the luster, crystal formation, symmetry and...

This piece is simply stunning! It’s large with a grey matrix hosting a dense cluster of Mango Quartz. The Mango Quartz crystals are pristine, exceptionally lustrous, transparent, and host a deep-yellow termination (thus the "mango" association). The large focal crystal literally grew on the...

This is a striking, large, lustrous, deep-purple Amethyst Geode, that can only come from Uruguay. In addition, the contour of the Geode is protruding rather than hollow - making for a very unique presentation. A spectacular piece in excellent condition. Location: Artigas, Uruguay Size: 12 x...

A large plate densely covered with colorless transparent Quartz “needles” with numerous lustrous metallic-gold Pyrite crystals. This combination creates a very lustrous and aesthetic specimen that sparkles due to the myriad of reflective faces. In excellent condition. Location: Huaron Mine, Pasco Department, Peru Size: 10.5 x...

A lustrous dark-green cluster of Epidote crystals with striations and wedge-shaped terminations on a matrix of crystallized massive Epidote. Under lighting, the classic pistachio-green can be clearly seen. A very aesthetic specimen of Epidote in excellent condition. Location: Pampa Blanca, Castrovirreyna District, Huancavelica Department, Peru...

An uncommon specimen featuring intersecting crystals of burnt orange-colored Microcline hosting clusters of long and large, lustrous, deep-green Aegirine crystals along with thick and stubby crystals and dense clusters of thin crystals. A unique and collectable piece with great contrast, symmetry, and a wide...