Featured Specimens
Pyrite on Pyrite ps. Baculites Yokohami
A majestic 6-cm-tall tower of pyrite crystals perched like the famous Seattle rotating sphere, atop a stalk of golden metal. The pyrite stalk is actually a fully replaced fossil, where the pyrite has completely replaced the original shell and then th...
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Gold
At 6.89oz (214.4g), this elongated nugget from the Central Goldfields of Australia is a prime example of the quality of gold found in the region. While just spectulation, there's a possibility the long line, forming a sort of spine down the length of...
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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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Smithsonite var. Cadmian stalactites
Cadmium-rich, bright yellow smithsonite from this region has really set a new standard for what is available for a large cadmian smithsonite in the world. It turns out that most of this material which came to market was actually found over a decade a...
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Acanthite
This remarkable, complete-all-around pristine acanthite specimen is from the major find of approximately 2008-2010, when a number of excellent pieces came out, were well-collected, and not burned with acid to clean them. A prior find also produced ma...
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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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