Featured Specimens
Gold
At 6.89oz (214.4g), this elongated nugget from the Central Goldfields of Australia is a prime example of the quality of gold found in the region. While just spectulation, there's a possibility the long line, forming a sort of spine down the length of...
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Hedenbergite included Quartz
Quartz-Hedenbergite combinations from the Huanggang Mine in Mongolia are sharp and dramatic and are among the best "prase" quartz known from worldwide locations. They are colored green by extremely fine Hedenbergite inclusions within the long, tapere...
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Liroconite, Kernowite
Liroconite is a very rare copper species found in upper oxidized zones of just a few deposits, most notably this TYPE LOCALITY deposit in England, circa early to mid 1800s. I am told that all good specimens we see today came out of the ground by the...
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Shattuckite ps Dioptase
Shattuckite is a relatively rare copper silicate that seldom forms good crystals. Here, the Shattuckite has formed as a replacement of preexisting Dioptase crystals resulting in a pseudomorph, or replacement, of the original Dioptase. In this piece,...
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Clinoatacamite with Malachite on Quartz
The Lily Mine in Peru has produced some beautiful Atacamite and Clinoatacamite specimens over the last decade. This is a super showy and sparkling combination specimen that has a druse of sparkling, transparent Quartz that blankets the top of the sma...
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Crocoite
A very rich and vibrant, red-orange specimen of Crocoite featuring an abundance very lustrous, prismatic crystals with the classic orange-red color that originates from the Red River Lower Pocket discovery. The stunning, highly lustrous, color-satura...
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Arsenopyrite with Quartz
Impressive, blocky, metallic Arsenopyrites with strays of Quartz characterize this piece from Mexico. This piece represents one of only a few collector-sized pieces that originated from this find from Mina La Cobriza as all of the other crystals foun...
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Smithsonite var. Cadmian stalactites
Cadmium-rich, bright yellow smithsonite from this region has really set a new standard for what is available for a large cadmian smithsonite in the world. It turns out that most of this material which came to market was actually found over a decade a...
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Acanthite
This remarkable, complete-all-around pristine acanthite specimen is from the major find of approximately 2008-2010, when a number of excellent pieces came out, were well-collected, and not burned with acid to clean them. A prior find also produced ma...
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Much like the minerals we treasure and collect, the Arkenstone comes from humble beginnings and a small start, but we're thrilled to see how the industry has grown over the 30 years we've been operating!
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The Vault is where we keep our very significant, admittedly pricier, specimens for viewing. These minerals often find homes with collectors who not only enjoy the beauty of fine minerals, but who treat their collections as valuable investments.
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