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Gifts for Mineral Collectors - Gift Suggestions for Christmas or Birthdays for Mineral Collectors

(personally recommended by John Betts, owner)

CABINET MINERALS

Cabinet-sized minerals (>6cm across)

The minerals in this group are larger, and therefore often perceived as more valuable or more precious than other minerals. These are appropriate for collectors that like larger minerals, and have the room in their display cases for this size. The minerals were selected for their exemplary color, crystal size, and uncommon localities.

Heulandite for sale from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
#81608, Heulandite, Upper New Street Quarry, New Jersey (c) $45

    

 MINIATURES

Choice miniature-sized minerals

Miniature minerals are larger than thumbnail size (>2.5 cm) yet smaller than the minerals above. Miniature minerals offer high quality at affordable prices. Many collectors restrict their collections to miniature minerals (like I do, because I live in NYC where space at home is at a premium). These miniature minerals were selected for unusual localities, uncommon mineral  species, or unique crystallization habits that will make them special in any collectors display cabinets.

Quartz for sale from Coleman's Mine, Miller's Mountain, Jessieville, Garland County, Arkansas
#81170, Quartz, Coleman's Mine, Miller's Mountain, Arkansas (m) $28

Wulfenite on Quartz for sale from Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
#80786, Wulfenite on Quartz, Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, Massachusetts (m) $75

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz for sale from Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Southern Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay
#80349, Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz, Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Uruguay (m) $26

Azurite complex cluster for sale from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
#80341, Azurite complex cluster, Milpillas Mine, Mexico (m) $250

Pyrite with Chalcocite coating for sale from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
#80852, Pyrite with Chalcocite coating, Milpillas Mine, Mexico (m) $125

Schorl Tourmaline for sale from Erongo Mountains, 20 km north of Usakos, Damaraland, Namibia
#80792, Schorl Tourmaline, Erongo Mountains, Namibia (m) $45

THUMBNAILS

Thumbnail-sized specimens mounted in Perky-style display boxes

Thumbnail minerals are defined as fitting inside an imaginary one inch (25 mm) cube. Their small size does not mean they are not as desirable. Perfect minerals, with no visible damage, are often only obtainable in thumbnail-sized specimens. Thumbnail minerals will come mounted in clear-topped display boxes, known as Perky boxes, that make for easy handling and protection from damage, which makes them good for young collectors. The thumbnail minerals below were selected for classic localities, desirable mineral species, and uncommon occurrences.

Natrolite with Apophyllite overgrowth for sale from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
#81632, Natrolite with Apophyllite overgrowth, Millington Quarry, New Jersey (t) $45

Fluorapatite with Cookeite for sale from Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine
#81650, Fluorapatite with Cookeite, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Maine (Type Locality for Cookeite) (t) $75

Mottramite for sale from Mina Ojuela, Level 35, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
#81842, Mottramite, Mina Ojuela, Level 35, Mexico (t) $25

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline for sale from Cruzeiro Mine, São Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
#81289, Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline, Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil (t) $165

Azurite, Barite, Malachite for sale from Tynagh Mine, Northgate Dumps, County Galway, Ireland
#81777, Azurite, Barite, Malachite, Tynagh Mine, Northgate Dumps, Ireland (t) $28

Fluorapatite for sale from Foote Mine, King's Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina
#81808, Fluorapatite, Foote Mine, King's Mountain, North Carolina (t) $28

Calcite with Brucite(?) inclusions for sale from Khwaye Mine, Loralai, northwestern Baluchistan, Pakistan
#82136, Calcite with Brucite(?) inclusions, Khwaye Mine, Loralai, Pakistan (t) $28

Rutile (twinned crystals) for sale from Graves Mountain (Kyanite Mine), 19.5 km east of Washington, Lincoln County, Georgia
#82402, Rutile (twinned crystals), Graves Mountain (Kyanite Mine), Georgia (t) $125

 

Mineral Set of 28 Mounted Mineral Specimens from Arizona, California, Utah, Colorado, etc. for sale from Worldwide Localities
#83225, Mineral Set of 28 Mounted Mineral Specimens from Arizona, California, Utah, Colorado, etc., Worldwide Localities $175 $145 (= 5.18 each)

 

 

SPECIALS

For that special person in your life

The minerals below are some of my best minerals, though I certainly have more expensive minerals in my Very Best Gallery, but these were selected for their quality, unique occurrences, and classic provenance. Several of these minerals are from famous finds, years ago, that are no longer available except from old collections, including a few from my private collection. This group varies by size, beginning with the largest towards the top.

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz for sale from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico
#81243, Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz, Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Mexico (c) $400

Elbaite var. Bi-colored Tourmaline for sale from Cruzeiro Mine, São Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
#81212, Elbaite var. Bi-colored Tourmaline, Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil (t) $475

Braunite-II and Calcite for sale from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
#81535, Braunite-II and Calcite, N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa (m) $675

Diamond (1.81 carat pale-gray cubic uncut rough diamond) for sale from Diavik Mine, East Island, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada
#73008, Diamond (1.81 carat pale-gray cubic uncut rough diamond), Diavik Mine, Canada (t) $1605

Bournonite (cog-wheel twinned crystals) with Boulangerite micros for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#81539, Bournonite (cog-wheel twinned crystals) with Boulangerite micros, Yaogangxian Mine, China (m) $450

 

 

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