Announcements

  • 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.

  • November 14, 2017 - Auction Closing

    We continue to add new specimens to the website.  The latest update includes attractive "wholesale" blue chalcopyrite from Missouri.  Look for more new specimens to be added to the site later this morning.  To view the latest additions click on the "Latest Additions" link on our home page.

     There are currently 10 great specimens moved in to the Special Sale section.  All are choice examples at heavily discounted prices.  To view these, click on the "On Sale Now" link on the home page. 

     This is a reminder that the auction will close this evening at 7 p.m. eastern standard time.  This week there are 150 great specimens available.  Some fantastic pieces are available this week, many that had been listed in our stock priced well in to the four figure price ranges.  Be sure to check these out!  Some of the highlights include:

    1. very neat pyromorphite cast after cerussite from China
    2. several beautiful dioptase specimens from Africa
    3. great classics such as amber Saxon barite and fine English fluorite specimens
    4. showy gem tourmaline specimens
    5. an excellent well crystallized Michigan copper
    6. a wonderful Tsumeb azurite
    7. gem tapering terminated aquamarine crystal
    8. well crystallized arsendescloizite from Mexico
    9. gorgeous amber gemmy fluorite from Saxony
    10. large showy amethyst from Mexico
    11. a superb spessartine/aquamarine combination from Pakistan
    12. very fine large well crystallized colemanite from Turkey

    Plus many others.  You can check these out by clicking on the auction link on our home page.

  • November 13, 2017 - Sale!

    We have moved 10 great specimens from the Phil Martin collection in to the Special Sale gallery.  Some great deals to be had here; only available for a short time.  You can view these by clicking on the "On Sale Now" link on the home page.

  • November 13, 2017 - Blue Chalcopyrite Update

    We have added 45 attractive specimens, mostly blue chalcopyrite, from Missouri, all at 50% off.  You can view these directly by clicking on the "Latest Additions" link on our home page.