Announcements

  • December 20, 2017 - New Update, New Auction

    We have added another 27 new specimens from the Povill collection to the website.  You can see these by clicking on the "Latest Additions" link on our home page.

    There are now 149 new auction specimens available.  This auction will close on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at 7 p.m. eastern standard time.  There are some great things available this week.  Some of the highlights include:

    1. gem red rubellite from Brazil
    2. gem red rhodochrosite from South Africa
    3. many fine Cornish specimens including fluorapatite, metatorbernite, olivenite
    4. gem elbaite from California
    5. several fine Milpillas Mine azurite specimens
    6. Chanarcillo, Chile silver
    7. large choice amazonite/smoky quartz specimen
    8. large fine diopside from Quebec
    9. very fine cuprite from Namibia
    10. rare and neat old Tri-State specimens

    Plus many others.  There are many great things this week!  Check them out at the Auction Link on our home page.

  • December 19, 2017 - New Update, Auction Closing

    We have added over 130 new specimens to the website during the past two days, all from the recently acquired Povill collection.  To view these directly go to 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 150 terrific items available.  Some of the highlights include:
    1. superb crystallized gold from Tellruide, Colorado
    2. large fine Russian datolite
    3. several showy Russian fluorite specimens
    4. beautiful large Illinois fluorite on sphalerite
    5. several Red Cloud mine wulfenite specimens
    6. very fine Chinese wulfenite
    7. neat etched translucent large blue fluorite from Belgium
    8. interesting Spanish minerals from the Povill collection
    Plus many others.  To see these click on the "Auction" link on our home page.
  • December 18, 2017 - New Update

    We have just added 72 new specimens to the website, all from the Povill collection.  To view these click on the "Latest Additions" link on the our home page.

  • December 17, 2017 - New Update

    There are 15 specimens added to the website.  To view these directly click on the "Latest Additions" link on our home page.

  • December 15, 2017 - New Update

    We have added another 47 specimens from the recently acquired Povill collection to the website.  This update features many great pieces, including the following:

    1. Beautiful Peruvian rhodochrosite
    2. large incredibly lustrous hematite rose cluster from Brazil
    3. gorgeous gemmy bluish-green French fluorite
    4. excellent cassiterite from both China and Portugal in cabinet pieces
    5. well crystallized berthierite in a cabinet piece
    6. rarities from Chile

    Plus many others.  To view these directly click on the "Latest Additions" link on our home page.

  • December 14, 2017 - New Update, New Auction

    We have added new specimens to the website.  We will continue to do so very frequently throughout the end of this month.  To view these directly go to the "Latest Additions" link on our home page.

    New auction specimens are now posted.  There are 150 terrific items available, with the auction closing on Tuesday evening, December 19, 2017 at 7 p.m. eastern standard time.  Some of the highlights include:

    1. superb crystallized gold from Tellruide, Colorado
    2. large fine Russian datolite
    3. several showy Russian fluorite specimens
    4. beautiful large Illinois fluorite on sphalerite
    5. several Red Cloud mine wulfenite specimens
    6. very fine Chinese wulfenite
    7. neat etched translucent large blue fluorite from Belgium
    8. interesting Spanish minerals from the Povill collection

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

  • December 13, 2017 - New Update

    We have added 60 new specimens to the website.  To see these directly click on the "Latest Additions" link on our home page.

  • December 12, 2017 - New Updates/Auction Closing

    New specimens have been added to the website.  The recently acquired Jordi Povill collection has finally arrived in St. Louis.  We will be cleaning, sorting, photographing, etc. the 3500 plus specimens as we unpack boxes.  Watch for updates almost daily until we leave for Tucson.  You can view these directly by clicking 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 149 great specimens.  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 11, 2017 - New Update

    We have added over 135 new specimens to the website.  All of these come from the recently acquired Jordi Povill collection.  This collection has over 3000 specimens, almost all which we will get to the website in the coming months.  Look for a lot of updates, almost daily, between now and the beginning of Tucson next month.

  • 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.