New Postings are now at www.nearearthexploration.etsy.com

I am phasing out my blog.  All of the specimens are now being posted at www.nearearthexploration.etsy.com -- More than 200 listings, complete with descriptions and price information.  Paypal and major credit cards accepted at checkout!  Fast, secure shipping all over the world.

Come by and see why more and more collectors are choosing NearEarthExploration to supply their collections :-)   Exceptional specimens at collector friendly prices, perfect gifts for the special geoscientist in your life, and top-notch customer service!  Welcome to NearEarthExploration!

              

Kunzite
San Pedro Mine, Hariart Mtn.,
Pala, California
108.5 carats, AA+
$325USD

Sphalerite, Fluorite, Dolomite
Elmwood Mine, Carthage,
Smith County, Tennessee

2 7/8" x 1 5/8"
7.3cm x 4.2cm

Clear purple Fluorite with deep root-beer colored Sphalerite.  A prime specimen from a classic locale!

$49USD

Native Copper

The Mohawk Mine,

Mohawk-Ahmeek,

Keweenaw Co., Michigan

4 3/4" x 4 1/2"

12cm x 11.4cm

Large, Thick mass of Native Copper from the historic Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA.

---72USD-----------

 2.27 ounce Silver dore bar from my little smelting furnace.  Approx 89% Silver from ore recovered in Shoshone Co., Idaho.  Please inquire for availability.

 Orpiment, Barite

Quiruvilca Mine,

Santiago de Chuco Prov.

Peru

2 3/4" x 1 7/8"

6.8 cm x 4cm

Wonderful bright orange/yellow Orpiment on water clear Barite crystals.  Eye-popping color; a beautiful display specimen.

$38USD--------
------SOLD-------------

Heulandite-Ca, Calcite, Mordenite

Rat's Nest Claim,

near Challis, Custer Co.,

Idaho

5 1/4" x 3 3/8"

13.4cm x 8.7cm

Top-Shelf specimen from the world class Rat's Nest Claim in Idaho, USA.  The rich pink Heulandite-Ca are all damage free, sharp, translucent and clean. A true museum specimen for the collector of exceptionally fine minerals.

$330USD----------------

Come visit us on Etsy!

Near Earth Exploration is pleased to announce that we are now on Etsy.com.  Come visit us at: www.etsy.com/shop/NearEarthExploration -- Great mineral specimens at sensible prices for the collector, student, or teacher.  As always, we can reached at minediver@hotmail.com.  We look forward to serving you!  

Atacamite, Chrysocolla

La Farola Mine,

Atacama Desert

Chile

4 cm x 3 cm

1 5/8" x 1 1/4"

---------$16USD

Galena, Quartz

Palomo Mine,

Julcani Dist.,

Huancavelica Dept.,

Peru

5 cm x 4.5 cm

2" x 1 3/4"

---------$18USD

Dioptase

Kandesei,

Kaokoveld  Plateau,

Namibia

2.9 cm x 2.5 cm

1 1/4" x 1"

---------$28USD

----------sold------------

Heulandite on Mordenite

Rat's Nest Claim

Challis, Custer Co.,

Idaho

8 cm x 6.8 cm

3 1/8" x 2 1/4"

------------$35USD    

Chalcopyrite on Dolomite

Sweetwater Mine

Reynolds Co., Missouri

3 1/2 x 3 inches

9 x 7.5 cm

$17USD

Aquamarine

Stak Nala, Skardu Dist.,

Baltistan, Pakistan

2cm

3/4 inch

$28USD
------Sold------

                                                                                   

Aquamarine, Albite, Muscovite

Stak Nala, Skardu Dist.,

Baltistan, Pakistan

11.5 x 7 cm

4.5 x 2 3/4 inches

$40USD
--------SOLD-----------

Aquamarine

Stak Nala, Skardu Dist.,

    Baltistan, Pakistan

3cm

1 1/4 inches

$25USD
--------SOLD----------

Realgar, Pyrite on Quartz

Palomo Mine, Julcani Dist.

Peru

12 x 9 cm

4 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches

$65USD
--------SOLD------

Pyrite

Ampliacion a Victoria Mine

Navajun, La Rioja

Spain

Specimens average 2"

~5cm

From $9 to $20USD

Please inquire for individual pics of specimens

Grossular Garnet

var. "Raspberry"

Sierra de las Crucas

Alicante, Coahuila

Mexico

2.5" x 1.75"

6.3cm x 4.5cm

Wollastonite matrix studded with raspberry red dodecahedrons of grossular garnet.  Several specimens available, this one for

--------------$22USD
--------SOLD------------

Heulandite

Rat's Nest Claim

near Challis

Custer County

Idaho

6" x 4"

15cm x 10cm

A stunning specimen from one of the most sought after locals in Idaho today.

-----------$95USD
--------SOLD------

Gypsum var. Selenite

County Road 204,

 I-90 Roadcut

Buffalo, Johnson County

Wyoming

3" x 1.5"

7.5cm x 3.75cm

Water clear with only minor surface inclusions, terminated cleanly, a beautiful specimen!

--------------$28USD

Neptunite on Natrolite
Dallas (Benitoite) Mine,
San Benito Co.,
California
2 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches

Splendid doubly terminated Neptunite, so red it looks black in reflected light, with several smaller Neptunites around on a stark white Natrolite coating a Glaucophane schist matrix.  $65USD

Aragonite
Camporrobles,
Valencia, Spain
1 3/4 x 2 inches

Lovely penetration twin, purple centers with light  gemmy green tips, fully terminated.

$39USD

 Fresh from the hills of Shoshone County, Idaho, Silver Ore Concentrate.  Assayed at 294.96 oz Silver/ton, and 0.24 oz Gold/ton.  Ready for smelting, or add a really unusual item to your mineral collection and display.  This 3 pound sample bag contains approximately 1/2 ounce of raw silver.    The bottom picture shows a 0.44 oz slug of Silver recovered from this material in my backyard smelting furnace.

----$14.50 per 3 pound bag
----$45.50 per 10 lb sack

Larger quantities available, please inquire.

Credit to Bill Watterson, Artist and Author of 'Calvin and Hobbes'

Fluorapatite, Pyroxene

Cerro de Mercado Mine
Durango, Mexico

2" x 3", crystals to 1/2"

--------------$22USD

Water clear, well developed, bright yellow/green Fluorapatite with black Pyroxene in matrix. 

Natrolite

Robertson Pit
Dayton, Mason Co.
Washington State,
USA

2" x 1.5"
49mm x 37mm     $55USD

Sprays of acicular Natrolite up to 14mm, stunning white on white with bits of the mafic basalt host rock.

Rutile on Hematite/Ilmenite

Novo Horizonte, Brumado Dist., Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil

1 1/2" x 1 1/2"
39mm x 37mm

$79USD---------SOLD-----------

Beautiful stack of sixlings; Yellow colored Rutile 'stars' with blades of Hematite/Ilmenite at their center. 

Specimens available from $8USD

Paravauxite on Vauxite

Siglo XX Mine,
Llallague, Bolivia

2" x 1"
5cm x 2.5cm

$75USD

With a small seam of gemmy, translucent blue Vauxite; greenish Paravauxite sits atop a crystalline mass of cornflower-blue Vauxite.

Cerussite*, Barite, Galena
*FL-Yellow

Mibladen Mines,
near Midelt,
Khenifra Prov.
Oriental Region,
Morocco

1 1/2"x 1 1/2"
38mm x 38mm

$18USD

Cavansite, Stilbite

Wagholi Quarry,
Pune District,
Maharashtra, India

2" x 1 1/2"
5cm x 3 1/2cm
3/8" rosette
8mm

$39USD

Other specimens in stock, please inquire

Rose Quartz Crystals
with Albite, Muscovite, Eosphorite

Pegmatite 24, Summit Ridge, Plumbago Mtn., Newry, Oxford County, Maine

4 1/4" x 2 7/8"
107 x 77mm                  $1,785USD

Individual crystals to 6-7mm.  One of the few places in the world crystalline Rose Quartz can be found, and these are beautiful slightly mottled to water clear pink crystals--  From our top shelf collection, this specimen boasts some of the largest individual, fully formed and terminated Rose Quartz crystals to be found.  A true museum piece, and an indelible addition for the collector of world class specimens.

Pyrite on Quartz

Spruce Claim #17
nr. Goldmyer Hot Springs,
King County,
Washington State, USA

2 3/8"x1 5/8"       $42USD

Stunning water clear, lightly frosted Quartz with a modified cubic Pyrite crystal.  The largest crystal is 2 3/8" long, beautiful terminations, contact termination on smaller crystal on left.

Hematite pseudomorph after Magnetite

Volcan Payun Matru
Malargue,
Mendoza Province,
Argentina

1 7/8"x 1 1/2"     $185USD

Absolutely phenomenal specimen!  Two large octohedrons of Hematite ps. Magnetite, the largest 1 1/4" on edge.  No damage, hoppered crystal faces cover the underside, with one small attachment point.  Only a few specimens left in stock from the one find in 2006, $50-$400USD

Under Construction

This site is currently under construction.  Coming specimens include:

Hematite pseudomorphs after Magnetite, Argentina

Crocoite, Tasmania, Australia

Rutile on Hematite/Ilmenite, Brazil

Rose Quartz Crystals from Peg. 24 in Oxford Co., Maine

Wavellite on Quartz From Llallague, Bolivia

Pyrite from Baffin Island, Canada

Pyrite from Navajun, Spain

....and more! 

Please call on us again, more will be added daily!

Native Copper

The Mohawk Mine,
Mohawk,
Keweenaw County,
U.P. Michigan

2 1/2"x 1 1/2"

$16--USD

Several specimens available
from $2 to $285    Please Inquire

Chalcanthite ---  primary

The Planet Mine
La Paz County
Arizona

Neon blue natural Chalcanthite from recent works at the Planet Mine.  Not processed by-product, this is the sought after native material from the Copper deposit here.  Several specimens are available, from $20 to $100 USD.  This piece, 2x2   $35--USD 

Fluorite on Quartz
The Homestake Mine
NE of Nogales
Santa Cruz County
Arizona, USA

$49.00 USD

4 inches long and studded with clear, light green Fluorite octohedrons, the largest fully 1/2" on edge.
----------sold--------------