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*** Welcome to Mineral Classics! Wednesday, September 8, 2010... Our database contains 1456 specimens, encompassing 137 species... Please be sure to check out our new fully searchable database feature (click on the Search Site button on the left side of the screen)




Updates

The latest update was posted on September 2, 2010


 

September 2, 2010

 

Copper Pseudomorphs from Corocoro, Bolivia

              

We have updated our website with a page of classic Copper pseudomorphs after Aragonite from Corocoro, Bolivia. There are several unique, interesting, and hard to find specimens in this update. These are some of the most well known pseudomorphs in the world, and exclusive to this locality. Please click here if you wish to view these specimens.


 

May 22, 2010

 

World Wide Gem Cystals

            

We have updated our website with a page of world wide gem crystals priced at $50 an up. Please click here if you wish to view these specimens.
Mixed World Wide Specimens

        

We have updated our website with several unique and classic display specimens from various world wide localities. Many of these specimens are full sized cabinet or large cabinet pieces. Please click here if you wish to view these specimens.


 

April 1, 2010

 

ANDRADITE (Demantoid and Topazolite) Garnets from Madagascar!

            

We have updated our website with over 50 specimens of the new and exciting Andradite (Demantoid and Topazolite) Garnets from Madagascar. These specimens are some of the finest quality, and most attractive display specimens of their respective varieties that we have seen from any world locality! Please click here if you wish to view these specimens.
RED BERYL from Utah!

        

An update of newly mined, attractive specimens of this highly sought after Beryl variety. These are not small specimens, as many of them are small cabinets. Please click here if you wish to view these specimens.


 

February 23, 2010

 

Worldwide Mixed Minerals !!

        

We have updated our site with a great mix of classic and contemporary minerals from various world wide localities. These are all recent acquisitions, and all of them are lovely display specimens. Please click here if you wish to view these pieces.


 

October 19, 2009

 

Mixed World Wide Minerals!!

        

We have updated our website with a great selection of colorful, contemporary and classic worldwide mineral specimens which we purchased over the last few months. There is certainly a good mix with a variety of sizes and price ranges that would appeal to all collectors. We are working on several more updates of similar material, so stay tuned! Please click here if you wish to view these specimens.


 

October 11, 2009

 

BOURNONITE from Bolivia!!

        

We have just updated our website with a page of superb quality Bournonite specimens from the famous Machacamarca mine in Bolivia. The standard of quality of these specimens is not only superb from the Machacamarca mine, but virtually any mine in South America. I honestly feel that the FINEST specimens from this mine hold their own against the historic specimens from Cornwall, England, or even the contemporary specimens from the Yaogangixan mine in China. Please click here if you wish to view these specimens.


 

December 13, 2008

 

Phantom FLUORITE specimens from the
Dreamtime Claim, Teller County, Colorado !


        

An update of attractive phantom Fluorite specimens from the diggings at the Dreamtime claim in Teller County, Colorado. This claim is in the middle of the famous Amazonite producing district near Lake George, and these pieces would make a great addition to any collection of Fluorites, pegmatite minerals or Colorado specimens. The pieces in this update were collected in September of 2008. I am pleased to offer these specimens for the first time. They represent some of the better cabinet and small cabinet sized specimens of this material that I have seen. Please click here if you wish to view these pieces.
Champagne PETALITE crystals from the
Palelni mine, Burma !


          

We have updated our site with 17 specimens of fairly new, interesting and unique champagne color Petalite crystals from the Palelni mine in Burma. Typically Petalite occurs in colorless crystals, and are rarely well crystallized. There are a few good to excellent representative crystals in this lot, along with several uniquely etched crystals. Please click here if you wish to view these pieces.


 

December 4, 2008

 

MONAZITE-(Ce) from Llallagua, Bolivia !

        

We have updated our site with nearly 20 specimens of Monazite-(Ce) from the famous Siglo XX mine in Llallagua, Bolivia. These specimens are some of the finest I have seen from this locality with beautiful pinkish-orange twinned crystals on Quartz that perform a COLOR CHANGE in different lighting. Please click here if you wish to view these pieces.


 

September 22, 2008

 

EOSPHORITE From Pakistan!!

        

We have updated our site with a new find of unique and colorful Eosphorite specimens from Pakistan. Some of these specimens have very interesting associations. Please click here if you wish to view these pieces.


 

August 19, 2008

 

Mixed World Wide Minerals!!

      

We have updated our site with a fine mix of minerals from various world wide localities. We will be doing more updates of this type of material in the coming months. Please click here if you wish to view these pieces.


 

June 27, 2008

 

Mixed World Wide Minerals!!

        

We have updated our site with a fine mix of minerals from various world wide localities. There will be more to come of this type of material in following months. Please click here if you wish to view these pieces.


 

May 12, 2008

 

Mixed World Wide Minerals!!

        

We have updated our site with a fine mix of minerals from various world wide localities. Specimens are priced from around $100 to $1,000. There will be more to come of this type of material in following months. Please click here if you wish to view these pieces.


 

May 7, 2008

 

VIVIANITE from Bolivia !!

        

This update consists of several excellent quality VIVIANITE specimens from the exceptional find at the Tomokoni adit of the Caņutillos mine from 2004. We have seen virtually no new specimens from this locality in recent years. We held back a small parcel of specimens in the hopes that more would be found. We are now making these specimens available as it appears that this locality may never produce these specimens again. Please click here if you wish to view these pieces.


 

January 6, 2008

 

TSUMEB UPDATE, 100 Specimens !!

            

We have just updated our website with nine new pages of mixed Tsumeb minerals, and one page of Berg Aukus specimens. All of the specimens range from miniatures to large cabinets, starting at $50. There is a great mix here consisting of rare, unusual, attractive, and classic Tsumeb species and associations. With the Tucson show right around the corner, we wanted to give everybody a shot at this great quality material before we take it on the road. I don't have you tell you that Tsumeb is one of the most prolific, historic and renowned localities in the world, and has been the focus of countless mineral enthusiasts for decades. We are thrilled to bring you these specimens, and we hope you enjoy viewing everything. Please click on any of the following links to view the various pages in the update. Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6, Page 7, Page 8, Page 9 & Page 10.