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Blue and Violet Tourmaline Crystal Specimen - Paprok, Afghanistan
Located in Edison, NJ
This striking tourmaline crystal has a mesmerizing blue color, a robust size, and sharp form. Upon first glance, the piece appears to have a dark, almost black cap, but when lit, its...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Natural Specimens
Materials
Tourmaline
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
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
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. This is a prime example featuring three sharp, cuboctahedral crystals in a saturated, seafoam green tone. The fluorites have multi-stepped faces along their sides and central faces that are smooth, acting like windows into the translucent crystals. The crystals’ lustrous sheen further highlights their intricate structure. They have formed atop a contrasting matrix (host-rock) of bladed, beige dolomite crystals. The dolomite is sharp and has formed in dense intergrown rosettes. Peeking out from under the dolomite and fluorites is a shimmering matrix of druzy, white quartz that frames the piece overall. The juxtaposition of textures, colors, and species makes the already colorful fluorite crystals...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Smoky Quartz Sphere Mineral Specimen – Minas Gerais, Brazil
Located in Edison, NJ
Quartz spheres are cut and polished pieces of quartz that have held cultural significance since (at least) the 1st century when they were first recorded by Pliny the Elder. They were...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Silver Wire Mineral Specimen with Calcite Crystals – Kongsberg, Norway
Located in Edison, NJ
Native silver is among a handful of minerals that have been deemed inherently valuable by mankind since antiquity. In the world of mineral collecting, silver specimens and sulfosalts...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Norwegian Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver
Golden Amber-Colored Calcite Crystal Mineral Specimen – Cumberland Mine, USA
Located in Edison, NJ
Calcites are plentiful and can be found in numerous places on Earth, but their diversity of aesthetics and quality are just as varied. In fact, fine calcites are quite distinctive, a...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Gunmetal Hematite Crystal Mineral Specimen- England, UK
Located in Edison, NJ
Mankind has loved hematite for its sleek beauty and red undertones since its first discovery. It has been utilized as a reddening pigment by the ancient Egyptians, mined by the Etrus...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Blue Fluorite Crystal Mineral Specimen, Yaogangxian Mine, China
Located in Edison, NJ
The Yaogangxian mine (whose name translates to, “Jade-Mountain god”) is located within a 4 x 2.5 km expanse of a tungsten-tin (W-Sn) deposit in the Hunan Province of China. Although the deposit has been mined since 1914 for ore, it has only recently been a source of collectible mineral specimens. Despite being among the newer finds in the mineral collecting world, YGX fluorites have distinguished themselves with their enchanting water-color blues, lilacs, and purples and propensity for good form.
This is a sculptural example made up of several cubic fluorite crystals...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Golden Yellow Calcite Crystal Mineral Specimen, Elmwood Mine, USA
Located in Edison, NJ
Although calcite is plentiful and diverse, calcite from Tennessee is instantly recognizable and highly sought-after for its twinned, scalenohedral crystal habit. Often, the scalenohe...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Canary Yellow Calcite Mineral Specimen – Rudny, Kazakhstan
Located in Edison, NJ
Although abundant, the many shapes, colors, and associations of calcite make for a seemingly infinite number of permutations. This allows collectors to have entire suites consisting ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Kazakhstani Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Multi-gemstone
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 been nicknamed, “tanzanite fluorite” for their gemlike aesthetics and color-shifting a...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Multi-gemstone
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, there is only one known incidence of a stalactite composed of chrysocolla with stunning malachite "eyes" and azurite rings...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Congolese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Malachite, 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 deposit of Argentina. Within each nondescript stalactite is a core with bands of blu...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Argentine Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Red, Pink, & Green Watermelon Tourmaline Slice— Anjanabonoina, Madagascar
Located in Edison, NJ
Tourmaline is celebrated not only for its vitreous beauty, but also for its unparalleled spectrum of colors and color combinations, earning its place among the most vibrant gemstones...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Tourmaline
Purple Amethyst & Calcite Mineral Specimen, Artigas, Uruguay
Located in Edison, NJ
Artigas is known for amethysts of the darkest and richest hues of purple. Lustrous and richly-toned, they are instantly recognizable and not uncommon in the mineral market. What sets...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Black and White Calcite Heart Twin Mineral Specimen, Palmarejo, Mexico
Located in Edison, NJ
Palmarejo is located in northern Mexico and is part of the historic Sierra Madre Occidental gold-silver belt. Aside from its gold and silver reserves,...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
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 from light-yellow to electric yellow-green, making it a favorite among specimen col...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
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Genuine Smoky Quartz Crystal Cluster from Mina Gerais, Brazil (15 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
AAA quality, translucent to transparent, natural lusturous Brazilian Smoky Quartz Cluster with rutile crystal inclusions.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz
Quartz Point from Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Natural Specimens
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Large Smoky Quartz Rock Crystal Natural Specimen 13 Lbs.
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Glamorous Natural Tri Color Tourmaline Crystal From Paprok Mine Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Glamorous Natural Tri Color Tourmaline crystal from Paprok Mine Afghanistan
Weight: 26.65 grams
Dimension: 9.0x 1.3x 1.0 Cm
Origin: Paprok mi...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Crystal
$4,500
H 3.55 in W 0.52 in D 0.4 in
149.99 Gam Magnificent Green Tourmaline Specimen from Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Magnificent Green Tourmaline Specimen From Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 149.99 grams
DIMENSIONS: 6.4 x 6.7 x 4.5 Cm
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Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Natural Specimens
Materials
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Exceptional Gypsum ‘Blade’ Mineral Cluster from China
By Dale Rogers Ammonite
Located in London, GB
Exceptional Gypsum ‘Blade’ Mineral Cluster from China. A very rare Gypsum specimen with a superb 'three-dimensional' gypsum blade cluster on the front ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
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Genuine Polished Smoky Quartz Sphere from Brazil (4 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This expertly polished Smoky Quartz sphere from Brazil is a museum quality and boasts high levels of transparency and reflectivity, making it a val...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Other
Crystal Cluster Natural Specimen - Number 1
Located in Warrenton, OR
Crystal Cluster Natural Specimen - Number 1
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Category
20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
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Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
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The Crystal Quartz, with its clear and transparent nature, takes center stage, forming an exquisite cluster that showcases the inherent elegance of these minerals. The fluorite crystals, with their distinctive hues, complement and enhance the visual spectacle, adding a delightful splash of color to the overall composition.
As a natural rock formation, this specimen is a testament to the Earth's geological artistry, capturing the essence of time and the fascinating processes that shape these crystalline wonders. Whether admired for its scientific significance or cherished for its aesthetic appeal, this large Crystal Quartz Cluster...
Category
20th Century European Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz
Whole Ammonite Fossil with Crystals, Mineral Specimen Jurassic Cretaceous #T7G
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 7.5 × 5.5 × 1.25 in./ 19 × 14 × 3 cm
Weight: 1 lb 9 oz/ 710 gm
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Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Other Natural Specimens
Materials
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H 7.5 in W 5.5 in D 1.25 in
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Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Natural Specimens
Materials
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Smoky Quartz Crystal Cluster, Decorative Mineral Specimen, Brazil
Located in Glasgow, GB
A visually dynamic smoky quartz crystal cluster, showcasing multiple sharply terminated points growing from a natural quartz matrix.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
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