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Thumbnails

For our little collectors out there - explore a gallery of beautiful thumbnail fine minerals brought to you by The Arkenstone. Thumbnail specimens from across the globe are represented at a variety of price points. While there are many different ways that collectors choose to specialize, many collectors are drawn to the perfect crystal shapes found in these small, delicate specimens. 

 

In 2014, The Dallas Mineral Collecting Symposium featured a lecture by Dr. James Houran, notable psychologist and thumbnail collector, who shared his viewpoint on why these little crystals are such a fun and challenging way to focus a collection.

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Diaspore (twinned)
GEM23-37
Diaspore (twinned)
Mugla Province, Turkey
Thumbnail
2.5 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm
$6,500.00
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Elbaite Tourmaline
GEM23-29
Elbaite Tourmaline
Cruzeiro Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail
3.1 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm
$750.00
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Beryl var. Emerald on Quartz
GEM23-16
Beryl var. Emerald on Quartz
Panjshir, Afghanistan
Thumbnail
2.4 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
$2,450.00
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Jeremejevite (Rough & Cut)
GEM23-10
Jeremejevite (Rough & Cut)
Ameib Farm 60, Usakos, Karibib Con., Erongo Region, Namibia
Thumbnail
2.5 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm, 0.35 ct
$3,500.00
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Forsterite var. Peridot
GEM23-05
Forsterite var. Peridot
Sapat Gali, Mansehra Dist., Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prov., Pakistan
Thumbnail
3.0 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
$950.00
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Dioptase
MTN23-32
Dioptase
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Thumbnail
2.9 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
$1,250.00
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Tinzenite
MTN23-31
Tinzenite
Molinello Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Thumbnail
2.5 x 2.3 x 1.0 cm
$1,200.00
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Pentagonite
MTN23-30
Pentagonite
Wagholi Quarries, Pune Dist., Pune Div., Maharashtra, India
Thumbnail
2.2 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm
$1,250.00
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Bixbyite on Topaz
MTN23-25
Bixbyite on Topaz
Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
Thumbnail
2.8 x 2.7 x 1.9 cm
$2,250.00
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Corundum var. Ruby
MTN23-24
Corundum var. Ruby
Jegdalek ruby deposit, Surobi Dist., Kabul, Afghanistan
Thumbnail
2.6 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
$1,800.00
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Hematite with Hausmannite
MTN23-23
Hematite with Hausmannite
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape, South Africa
Thumbnail
3.0 x 2.1 x 1.0 cm
$950.00
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Serandite
MTN23-22
Serandite
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Thumbnail
2.6 x 1.6 x 1.0 cm
$2,000.00
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Sperrylite
MTN23-21
Sperrylite
Broken Hammer Deposit, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Thumbnail
1.3 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
$1,800.00
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Spessartine on Feldspar
MTN23-19
Spessartine on Feldspar
Shengus, Roundu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Thumbnail
2.5 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm
$250.00
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Cuprite with Malachite
MTN23-18
Cuprite with Malachite
Mashamba West Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Thumbnail
2.7 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm
$750.00
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Milarite on Adularia
MTN23-17
Milarite on Adularia
Valenciana Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico
Thumbnail
1.9 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
$350.00
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Milarite
MTN23-16
Milarite
Jaguaracu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail
1.9 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
$285.00
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Pink Fluorapophyllite
MTN23-14
Pink Fluorapophyllite
Pune Dist., Pune Div., Maharashtra, India
Thumbnail
2.6 x 2.4 x 0.7 cm
$900.00
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Malachite ps. after Cuprite
MTN23-15
Malachite ps. after Cuprite
Chessy-les-Mines, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France
Thumbnail
2.2 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm
$2,000.00
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Cordierite var. Iolite
MTN23-11
Cordierite var. Iolite
Coroaci, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail
2.5 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm
$1,250.00
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Smithsonite
MTN23-08
Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Thumbnail
2.2 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm
$950.00
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Smithsonite
MTN23-07
Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Thumbnail
3.2 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm
$950.00
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Natrolite
MTN23-06
Natrolite
Clear Creek deposits, Idria Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA
Thumbnail
2.5 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
$400.00
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Chrysoberyl
MTN23-01
Chrysoberyl
Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Thumbnail
2.3 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm
$1,200.00
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