Announcements

  • December 7, 2017 - New Update, New Auction

    New specimens have been added to the website.  You can view these directly by clicking on the "Latest Additions" link on our home page.

    New auction specimens are now posted.  There are 149 great specimens.  This auction will close on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 7 p.m. eastern standard time.  Some of the highlights include:

    1. excellent Bisbee malachite/azurite; also a fine azurite miniature from Bisbee
    2. pretty pink rhodochrosite from Romania
    3. a superb lanarkite thumbnail from Scotland
    4. several fine Russian fluorite specimens
    5. showy well crystallized rose quartz from Brazil
    6. Red Cloud wulfenite, ex Ed Over
    7. a gorgeous red elbaite matrix piece from California
    8. several excellent classic Cornish specimens
    9. choice Peruvian rhodochrosite thumbnail specimen
    10. superb blue euclase thumbnail from Brazil

    Plus many others.  To see these click on the "Auction" link on our home page.

  • December 5, 2017 - New Updates, Auction Closing

    New specimens have been added to the website.  To view the latest additions click on the "Latest Additions" link on our home page.

    This is a reminder that the auction will close this evening at 7 p.m. eastern standard time.  There are 140 great items up for auction this week. Be sure to check these out!  Some of the highlights include:

    1. a wonderful pink and green scepter tourmaline from Brazil
    2. fine arsendescloizite with mimetite from Mexico
    3. Cornish libethenite with very large crystals for the species
    4. large fine Cornish cuprite
    5. many quite good thumbnail specimens
    6. beautiful green tourmaline from Afghanistan
    7. large showy red calcite from Tsumeb
    8. large excellent Arizona wulfenite, ex Minette
    9. selected European classics such as Swiss titanite, Romanian sylvanite, etc.
    10. fine Michigan copper with calcite
    11. old choice Romanian gold
    12. superbly crystallized matrix gold from Bolivia
    Plus many others.  You can check these out by clicking on the auction link on our home page.
  • December 1, 2017 - Special Sale!

    We have updated the Special Sale section with 15 new items, all at 60% off their previous listed prices.  You can check these out by going to the "On Sale Now" link on our home page.  This sale will end some time on Saturday, December 2, 2017.

  • November 30, 2017 - New Update, New Auction Specimens

    We have added 25 new specimens to the website, all neat and unusual items from the old Tri-State District.  These are culls from our personal collection.  Please note that we are currently traveling and will not be shipping again until Saturday, December 2, 2017.  To view the latest additions click on the "Latest Additions" link on our home page.

     

    New auction specimens are now posted.  There are 140 great items up for auction this week.  The auction will close on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 7 p.m. eastern standard time.  Be sure to check these out!  Some of the highlights include:

    1. a wonderful pink and green scepter tourmaline from Brazil
    2. fine arsendescloizite with mimetite from Mexico
    3. Cornish libethenite with very large crystals for the species
    4. large fine Cornish cuprite
    5. many quite good thumbnail specimens
    6. beautiful green tourmaline from Afghanistan
    7. large showy red calcite from Tsumeb
    8. large excellent Arizona wulfenite, ex Minette
    9. selected European classics such as Swiss titanite, Romanian sylvanite, etc.
    10. fine Michigan copper with calcite
    11. old choice Romanian gold
    12. superbly crystallized matrix gold from Bolivia
    Plus many others.  You can check these out by clicking on the auction link on our home page.
  • November 28, 2017 - New Update, Auction Closing

    We have added over 50 new specimens to the website, all neat and unusual items from the old Tri-State District.  These are culls from our personal collection.  We should have another 25 or so ready to post in the next few days.  Please note that we are currently traveling and will not be shipping again until Saturday, December 2, 2017.  To view the latest additions click on the "Latest Additions" link on our home page.

     

    This is a reminder that the auction will close this evening, Tuesday November 28, 2017, at 7 p.m. eastern standard time.  This week there are 150 great specimens available.  Some fantastic pieces are available this week.  Be sure to check these out!  Some of the highlights include:

    1. a superb large well crystallized corkite from Portugal
    2. large display quality skutterudite from Morocco
    3. several attractive fine Elmwood, Tennessee specimens
    4. several fine items from southern Illinois
    5. a number of choice attractive specimens from Missouri's Viburnum Trend
    6. large showy inesite from South Africa
    7. superb cabinet uvite from Brazil
    8. showy wulfenite from China
    9. yellow smithsonite from Arkansas
    10. outstanding freibergite from Romania
    11. matrix cumengite from Mexico 
    Plus many others.  You can check these out by clicking on the auction link on our home page.
  • November 24, 2017 - New Update

    We have added new specimens to the website.  You can view these directly by clicking on the "Latest Additions" link on our home page.

    We have culled around 75 specimens from our Tri-State District collection.  Watch for these to appear on the website early next week, if not over the weekend.  

  • November 22, 2017 - New Auction Specimens

    We have uploaded another 150 great specimens for the next auction, to end at 7 p.m. eastern standard time on Tuesday, November 28, 2017.  This auction features:

    1. a superb large well crystallized corkite from Portugal
    2. large display quality skutterudite from Morocco
    3. several attractive fine Elmwood, Tennessee specimens
    4. several fine items from southern Illinois
    5. a number of choice attractive specimens from Missouri's Viburnum Trend
    6. large showy inesite from South Africa
    7. superb cabinet uvite from Brazil
    8. showy wulfenite from China
    9. yellow smithsonite from Arkansas
    10. outstanding freibergite from Romania
    11. matrix cumengite from Mexico

    Plus many others.  To view these directly click on the Auction Link on our home page.

  • November 21, 2017 - Auction Closing, New Updates

    We continue to add new specimens to the website.  To view the latest additions click on the "Latest Additions" link on our home page.
    This is a reminder that the auction will close this evening, Tuesday November 21, 2017, at 7 p.m. eastern standard time.  This week there are 152 great specimens available.  Some fantastic pieces are available this week.  Be sure to check these out!  Some of the highlights include:
    1. an outstanding Canadian zircon, ex Sinkankas collection, with his water color drawing of the specimen neatly framed
    2. many choice and showy gem tourmaline specimens
    3. many different attractive and interesting fluorite specimens
    4. several choice phosgenite specimens
    5. ex Fred Pough heliodor from Connecticut
    6. two gorgeous Sweet Home mine rhodochrosite specimens
    7. very fine matrix boleite from Mexico
    Plus many others.  You can check these out by clicking on the auction link on our home page.
  • November 20, 2017 - Viburnum Trend specimens

    We have added a nice selection of specimens from Missouri's Viburnum Trend to the website.  To view these directly click on the "Latest Additions" link on the home page.

  • November 14, 2017 - New Update

    New specimens have been added to the website.  This update includes an attractive set of Spanish fluorite specimens.  Also an excellent new roweite from China.  To view these directly go to the "Latest Additions" link on the home page.