Featured Specimens
Rutile in Quartz (polished)
It is not often that we see a piece of lapidary material that makes for a desirable mineral specimen as well, but this gorgeous piece is one of those: a very fine, nearly hemispherical, polished Quartz piece with a large, internal and very stunning,...
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Peridot
This now-classic Pakistani locality has produced the world's best crystals of Peridot by far, inarguably. This miniature is composed of two, sharply formed, juicy lime-green Peridot crystals in parallel growth, the likes of which you seldom see. Both...
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Tourmaline with Morganite and Kunzite
Elegant pegmatite combination specimens like this are not common and this one from Afghanistan is very colorful and super attractive. A gorgeous, divergent spray of slender prismatic, gemmy blue-green Tourmaline crystals is the centerpiece and looks...
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Calcite with Realgar and Picropharmacolite
Without a doubt, this is one of the more striking Realgar-Calcite combination pieces in its size class from this deposit that we've seen. The 5.4 cm Calcite is absolutely water clear, so clear in fact, you can see tufts of Picropharmacolite and Realg...
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Cerussite
This is an outstanding specimen of the well-known jackstraw Cerussites from the Flux Mine in Arizona AND it's on matrix! The slender, bright white Cerussite crystals have an excellent, pearlescent luster, and some actually exceed 3 cm in length, whic...
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Much like the minerals we treasure and collect, the Arkenstone comes from humble beginnings and a small start, but we're thrilled to see how the industry has grown over the 30 years we've been operating!
READ MORETake a Look in The Vault
The Vault is where we keep our very significant, admittedly pricier, specimens for viewing. These minerals often find homes with collectors who not only enjoy the beauty of fine minerals, but who treat their collections as valuable investments.
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