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Quartz Crystal Mineral Specimen on Brass Stand
Located in New York, NY
Clear rock crystal quartz mineral specimen slap on a fitted brass stand. Overall: 14" H x 8.25" W x
Category

20th Century Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Brass

Monumental Himalayan Quartz Crystal Geode Mineral Specimen
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This stunning Monumental Himalayan Quartz Crystal Geode Mineral Specimen is a natural wonder. It is
Category

20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz

Antique Mineral Specimen Collection
Located in London, GB
A rare set of antique mineral specimen jars. Some remnants of labels. Some solid rocks
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Antique Mineral Specimen Collection
Antique Mineral Specimen Collection
H 7.88 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
Mica Mineral Specimen
Located in New York, NY
A large vintage mica specimen featuring mica blades clustered together in various positions and
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens

Mica Mineral Specimen
Mica Mineral Specimen
H 4 in W 7 in D 5 in
Naturally-Formed Mineral Specimen Peach Stilbite on Apophyllite Sculpture
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Naturally-Formed Mineral: Peach Stilbite on Apophyllite sculpture A mineral specimen in the form
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

Pair of Mineral Specimen: Calcite Flowers and Pyromorphite Crystals, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Pair of Naturalia mineral specimen: Calcite flowers and Pyromorphite crystals, mounted over a
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Collection of 7 Small Cabinet Mineral Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A varied and colourful collection of 7 natural mineral specimens, each presented on an exclusive
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Norwegian Natural Specimens

Materials

Natural Fiber

Petrified Wood Mineral Specimen Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of petrified wood mineral specimen sculpture bookends, each with two polished faces. Dealer
Category

20th Century Unknown Other Bookends

Materials

Wood

Matched Pair Split Ammonite Fossil Set Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matched Pair Split Ammonite fossil mineral specimens Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Matched Pair Split Ammonite Fossil Set Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matched Pair Split Ammonite fossil mineral specimens Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Blue Fluorite Crystal Mineral Specimen, Yaogangxian Mine, China
Located in Edison, NJ
mined since 1914 for ore, it has only recently been a source of collectible mineral specimens. Despite
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Collection of Splendid Mineral Specimens Naturally Formed as Snowy Mountains
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A collection of splendid mineral specimens naturally formed resembling snowy mountains All found
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Balkan Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal, Iron, Lead, Zinc

Chartreuse Brazilianite Mineral Specimen – Linópolis, Brazil
Located in Edison, NJ
Brazilianite is a phosphate mineral loved for its brilliant color and gemlike crystals. Hues range
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

Vintage Banded Agate Mineral Specimen Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine mineral specimen paperweight or curio. In the form of a small polished agate egg on a
Category

20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Agate

Purple Amethyst & Calcite Mineral Specimen, Artigas, Uruguay
Located in Edison, NJ
, they are instantly recognizable and not uncommon in the mineral market. What sets certain specimens
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Natural Specimens

Materials

Amethyst, Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Rock Crystal

Gunmetal Hematite Crystal Mineral Specimen- England, UK
Located in Edison, NJ
among mineral collectors in its crystallized forms and is considered a staple of any world-class
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Canary Yellow Calcite Mineral Specimen – Rudny, Kazakhstan
Located in Edison, NJ
specimens where one is far different from the next. The Rudny area of Kazakhstan, specifically, is known for
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Kazakhstani Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Multi-gemstone

Desert Crystal Gypsum Geode Vintage Mineral Specimen
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
properties, and are often used in crystal healing sessions. This specimen measures in at 6.5" x 12" x 13".
Category

20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Purple Orange Amethyst Druze Mineral Specimen Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Beautiful amethyst druze cluster with a mix of colours such as orange-lilac displayed on a customised metal stand. This is a wonderful example of this rare crystal colour formation. ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier South American Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz, Agate, Amethyst

Purple Orange Amethyst Druze Mineral Specimen Sculpture
Purple Orange Amethyst Druze Mineral Specimen Sculpture
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H 12.6 in W 11.03 in D 6.3 in
Crystal Lepidolite Geode w Tourmaline Vintage Mineral Specimen
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
be a powerful protection stone.This specimen measures in at 10" x 12" x 12"
Category

20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Sky Blue Barite Mineral Specimen—Jebel Ouichane, Morocco
Located in Edison, NJ
beautiful specimen embodies all of those beloved traits, exhibiting a vivid blue tone, and vitreous bladed
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Rock Crystal

Purple / Blue Fluorite Mineral Specimen – Xiayang Town, China
Located in Edison, NJ
This breathtaking specimen comes from a distinctive group of fluorites that have affectionately
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Multi-gemstone

Smoky Quartz Sphere Mineral Specimen – Minas Gerais, Brazil
Located in Edison, NJ
the world of jewelry, in natural specimens, they can create magical illusions like in this piece. The
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz

Sky-blue Aragonite Mineral Specimen – Wenshan Mine, China
Located in Edison, NJ
Aragonite is a polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). It is elementally identical to calcite but is considerably rarer due to the very specific geological conditions required for it...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Silver Wire Mineral Specimen with Calcite Crystals – Kongsberg, Norway
Located in Edison, NJ
since antiquity. In the world of mineral collecting, silver specimens and sulfosalts are revered
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Norwegian Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Silver

Golden Rutilated Quartz Sphere Mineral Specimen, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Located in Edison, NJ
composition. It comprises two different mineral species, rutile and quartz. Rutile is a titanium dioxide that
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz, Multi-gemstone

Metallic Meteorite Var, Pallasite Mineral Specimen, Magadan District, Russia
Located in Edison, NJ
specimens of varying quality, from void skeletal masses to rarer, olivine-filled pieces such as this
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Russian Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Iron, Nickel

Golden Yellow Calcite Crystal Mineral Specimen, Elmwood Mine, USA
Located in Edison, NJ
shape. Elmwood specimens also tend to exhibit more translucence than other varieties of calcite and will
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Pink Heart Rhodochrosite Slice Mineral Specimen, Capillitas Mine, Argentina
Located in Edison, NJ
Rhodochrosite stalactites are found exclusively in the Mina Capillitas (“little chapels”) mineral
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Argentine Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Green Quartz var. Prasiolite Crystal Cluster Mineral Specimen – China
Located in Edison, NJ
Quartz can be found in nearly every corner of the earth, yet despite its abundance, there are some rarer varieties of quartz that differentiate themselves with their distinctive colo...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Quartz

Flame-Shaped Calcite on Amethyst Crystal Mineral Specimen- Artigas, Uruguay
Located in Edison, NJ
This is a stunning specimen featuring two commonly known species (amethyst and calcite) that have
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Amethyst

Black and White Calcite Heart Twin Mineral Specimen, Palmarejo, Mexico
Located in Edison, NJ
-silver belt. Aside from its gold and silver reserves, the area has also become notable to mineral
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Green, Blue Malachite and Chrysocolla Stalactite Slice Mineral Specimen- DRC
Located in Edison, NJ
Of all the incredible malachite specimens recovered from the Katanga Copper Crescent of the DRC
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Congolese Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Malachite, Multi-gemstone

Golden Amber-Colored Calcite Crystal Mineral Specimen – Cumberland Mine, USA
Located in Edison, NJ
edges. This specimen’s combination of arresting color, unusual formation, and great overall size, make
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Amethyst Mineral Specimen with High Crystal Peaks on Wooden Stand
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous deep purple amethyst cluster with high peaked crystals. The polished frame shows mineral
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier South American Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Seafoam Green Fluorite Crystal Mineral Specimen – Dongpo Ore Field, China
Located in Edison, NJ
This is an attractive example from the Dongpo Ore Field of China. The best Dongpo fluorites are known for translucent crystals with great form and an attractive light green tone. Thi...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Natural Malachite Obelisk Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This one-of-a-kind malachite obelisk is one of the best I have come across, with pleasing proportions, a regal design, and a degree of complexity requiring greater skill and precisio...
Category

20th Century European Other Obelisks

Materials

Malachite, Onyx

Natural Malachite Obelisk Mineral Specimen
Natural Malachite Obelisk Mineral Specimen
H 15.75 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
1970s French Brutalist Welded Steel and Raw Mineral Specimen Sculpture Signed
By Jacques Lerebourg
Located in Surfside, FL
a natural quartz or crystal mineral specimen. part of a distinguished group of French 1970s artists
Category

1970s Arte Povera Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

6 Agate Crystal Geode Stone Clusters Rocks Matching Halves Mineral Specimen 2"
Located in Dayton, OH
Six vintage agate crystal geodes, each with matching half and polished edge. DIMENSIONS 2" x 1.5" x 1.25" (Width x Depth x Height)
Category

20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

Spinel Crystal in Matrix, Mineral Specimen
Located in Kirschweiler, DE
These Specimen exhibits an incredible rich saturated red hue in the form of small octaeder embedded
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Arts and Crafts Desk Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Spinel

Spinel Crystal in Matrix, Mineral Specimen
Spinel Crystal in Matrix, Mineral Specimen
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H 1.34 in W 1.11 in D 0.71 in
Hand Carved Chalcedony Lizard Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
microcrystalline form of silica, composed of quartz and morganite, both silica minerals. Please note, there are
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Animal Sculptures

Materials

Other

Stalagtite Amethyst with Nephrite Frog, Mineral Specimen Crystal
Located in Kirschweiler, DE
This Amethyst Stalagtite has all around small purple crystals. On top is a Frog carved out of Nephrite. measures: 47x56x48 mm weight: 11,9 gr.
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21st Century and Contemporary German Arts and Crafts Figurines and Sculp...

Materials

Crystal, Amethyst

Mounted Amethyst Cave Mineral Specimen, One of a Kind
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A cut and polished geode, in the form of a large smile Dimensions: 3 H x 5 W x 3 D in. / 7.5 H x 12.5 W x 7.5 D cm Height on custom satin nickel display stand 5 in. / 12.5 cm One ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Mounted Objects

Materials

Amethyst

Natural Specimen: a Big Rock Crystal, Italy 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A big rock crystal mounted over a carved wooden base gold gilt with
Category

Antique 1880s Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

Natural Specimen a Group of Amethyst Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Naturalia mineral specimen. A druse of amethyst and quartz crystals, mounted over a wooden base on
Category

Antique 1880s Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Amethyst

Natural Specimen Amethyst and Calcite Flowers Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. amethyst and calcite flowers crystals druse, mounted over guild
Category

Antique 1880s Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Amethyst, Crystal

Natural Specimen: a Native Copper and Vanadinite Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A druze of Vanadinite and native copper crystals, mounted over carved
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Copper

Natural Specimen a Druse with Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A druse with amethyst, mica and desert rose crystals, mounted over a
Category

Antique 1880s Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Amethyst, Crystal

Natural Specimen: Cubic Pyrite and Fluorite Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A fluorite crystals and cubic pyrite cristals mounted over a guild
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Natural Specimen Desert Rose and Red Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A desert rose crystals and red crystals mounted over a wooden gilded
Category

Antique 1870s Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

Natural Specimen Amethyst and Calcite Flowers Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A druze of Amethyst, colacite stones and calcite flowers crystals
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Antique 1870s Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Amethyst

Natural Specimen: Apophilite, Quartz and Calcite Flowers Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A druse of apophilite, quartz, colacite and calcite flowers crystals
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

Natural Specimen a Pair of Druzes with Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A natural mineral specimen for Wunderkammer. A pair of Apophyllite and white quartz druzes, mounted
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Antique 1870s Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal

Natural specimen: a pair of quartz and vanadinite crystals, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A pair of Vanadinite and quartz crystals mounted over carved gold
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz

Naturally Formed Mineral Peach Stilbite on Apophyllite Sculpture
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Naturally formed mineral peach stilbite on apophyllite sculpture A mineral specimen in the form of
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

Natural Specimen a Pair of Scolecite and Apophilite Crystals, Italy, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A pair of compositions of Scolecite and Apophilite crystals, mounted
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Antique 1880s Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

Natural Specimen: Pair of Red Quartz and Apophilite Crystals, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Naturalia mineral specimen. A pair of red quartz, rock crystals and Apophilite druzes, mounted
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz

Large Natural British Dogtooth Calcite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
light coloured, almost translucent quality. It is an impressive mineral specimen with a width of almost
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal

Large Natural British Dogtooth Calcite Specimen
Large Natural British Dogtooth Calcite Specimen
H 11.42 in W 15.36 in D 13.39 in
Lapis Lazuli Specimen
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully polished lapis lazuli mineral specimen from Afghanistan. This semi-precious stone has
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Natural Specimens

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli Specimen
Lapis Lazuli Specimen
H 2 in W 4.75 in D 6 in
Lapis Lazuli Specimen
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully polished lapis lazuli mineral specimen from Afghanistan. This semi-precious stone has
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Natural Specimens

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli Specimen
Lapis Lazuli Specimen
H 2 in W 4.75 in D 6 in
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Mineral Specimens For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of mineral specimens is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of stone, quartz and metal, all mineral specimens available were constructed with great care. We have 122 antique and vintage mineral specimens in-stock, while there are 19 modern editions to choose from as well. Mineral specimens have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Mineral specimens bearing Modern or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made mineral specimens over the years, but those made by Interi, Nature and Morrison Thomas are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Mineral Specimens?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,245, while they’re typically $225 on the low end and $210,000 highest priced.