Think im addicted, what to add next to my purple thumbnail collection?1wk ⋅ pezcadillo ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
My prized Herkimer diamond inspired by yesterday’s “diamond” post2mo ⋅ BallTypePokemon ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Amethyst from Australia. Fiance got this from Patrick Gunderson. Such amazing color!1yr ⋅ Quartz_Splinter ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
One of the rarest of ALL specimens, and I FINALLY got one! Details in comments.1yr ⋅ G_D_Ironside ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
The beginning of my specimen collection. Does anyone know how the malachite in the back was formed?1mo ⋅ wex52 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Who knew Reddit had a big mineral community?! I didn’t 🥲 but I’m here now, what’s everyone’s favorite mineral to collect?? I’ll go first. Mines calcite and here’s my prized possession. My Dragon Calcite1yr ⋅ JennaLahey ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Which rock in your collection makes you feel happy after a bad day?1yr ⋅ _icaruslives ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Are the 'good old days of mineral collecting' gone? I have such good memories. Every piece has its story behind it. I started collecting when I was 5 years old and I have the feeling that young people are not interested in collecting now.2yr ⋅ ValhallaCats ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
This is the rarest mineral in my collection. Pink octahedral fluorite with a green core from the famous One Time Find at the Huanzala mine in 1980-1981. Nothing close to these specimens has been found before or since. I've never personally seen another one on the market.2yr ⋅ danny17402 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
My whole collection in a single case for the first time! I'm still rearranging things. Trying to balance aesthetics and organization based on themes.2yr ⋅ danny17402 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Just started collecting minerals and received my first specimen yesterday (: Benitoite on matrix1yr ⋅ Antthacat ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Most of my collection lives in these cases! I also have a letterpress tray with smaller pieces2yr ⋅ LunaMothMinerals ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
My biggest magnesio-fluoro-hastingsite that I've pulled from my claim. Supposedly the largest one in the world so far. Discovered this locality in June of 2019. Hopefully going to get prepping figured out before the next Tucson show.3yr ⋅ TheBumpinSexies ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Enhydro amethyst and calcite in basalt matrix. Goboboseb Mtns., Brandburg, Namibia.3yr ⋅ danny17402 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
It took 8 years, but I finally found my holy grail! Rhodonite, Franklinite, and Calcite (Franklin, NJ)3yr ⋅ sweetly16 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
My first 2 scores from the gem show. On the left is a small specimen of a material called Chrome Chalcedony. On the right is an old-stock piece of rhombohedral quartz, from the now-defunct Cumberland Museum in Cumbria, England, UK., from the collection of George English.1yr ⋅ G_D_Ironside ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Recently acquired this piece of Dragon Scale calcite. Extremely curious as to how these form and why they're so unique from other calcite formations.3yr ⋅ addGingerforflavor ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Could anyone tell me how much these Herkimer Diamonds are worth? I know they’re not real diamonds, they’re quartz2yr ⋅ 585Fuzzy ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Small portion of my collection, featuring Tourmaline from the Pederneria Mine Blue Green Pocket4yr ⋅ Pommau ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
These mineral shops up in North Carolina are gonna bleed my wallet dry. Going home with some fantastic new pieces for my collection3yr ⋅ RenegadeSpear92 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
What’s everyone’s favorite type of jasper? Ocean is mine by far especially this pattern3yr ⋅ RenegadeSpear92 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Zambian emerald cluster. Crystals are about 5 inches to 6 inches in length. NFS. Our collection. Birthstone for May.4yr ⋅ Lovingrocks ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
If it hadn't gotten dark I would still be letting flies in. Walk in... green. Walk out... blue.4yr ⋅ your_own_petard ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Bubble gum colored tourmaline. Small kunzite on the side. Afghanistan. Our collection. About 9 inches.4yr ⋅ Lovingrocks ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Joy. A case I put in to display Malmberget Swedish minerals. Tucson main show. Educational.4yr ⋅ Lovingrocks ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
A slab of silver ore - Kerr Lake, Ontario, Canada. One of my favourites in my collection!4yr ⋅ Gneissly-Done ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Dioptase on Hematite coated Quartz. Christoph Mine, Kaokoveld plateau, Kunene region, Namibia.5yr ⋅ Litswd ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Fluorapatite surrounded by smoky quartz on feldspar (self collected last summer)4yr ⋅ SnakePlissket ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Mmmmmm. My Rock Garden Salad. Can everyone try to name every stone they see?4yr ⋅ theGardenButcher ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
I’m very new to hobby, and I got this today! I know it’s not much but I really like it!5yr ⋅ Girafesarefab ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
I got some risers as a gift yesterday. Put some of my current favorites on it.5yr ⋅ Paxtil ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Rainbow Lattice Sunstone from Hart's Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia5yr ⋅ Litswd ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Hematite - Le Haycot, Brezouard Massif, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, France5yr ⋅ Paxtil ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Guerrero amethyst. This stuff keeps getting harder and harder to come by4yr ⋅ hobowhite ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Huge (1.5+ ft wide) reddish purple and yellow fluorite from the Spar Mountain mine, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History6yr ⋅ Paxtil ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Azurite & Malachite over Barite & Limonite (Winterberg Quarry, Germany)5yr ⋅ sweetly16 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Forsterite covered in octohedral Spinel (Parker Mine, Quebec, Canada)5yr ⋅ sweetly16 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Byssolite - Fairfax quarry, Centreville, Fairfax Co., Virginia, USA5yr ⋅ Paxtil ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
I've posted this here before but I bought myself a custom base for Christmas.5yr ⋅ Paxtil ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
A small fluorite I picked up for cheap, I think I’m hooked, RIP my wallet5yr ⋅ scraglor ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Was told you guys would enjoy this. The top shelf in my new display case. Ill post the second tomorrow.5yr ⋅ BangoSkank6656 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Never get bored by Spessartine Garnets (Navegadora claim, Minas Gerais, Brazil)5yr ⋅ sweetly16 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Fluorite on quartz. I think my favourite specimens aren’t large, but interesting5yr ⋅ scraglor ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Newest piece in my collection! Vanadinite botryoidal goethite from Taouz, Morocco.6yr ⋅ Litswd ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Cerussite (El General Mines, Ciudad Real, Castilla La Mancha, Spain)5yr ⋅ sweetly16 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Tourmaline, Albite & Lepidolite from Burkhard's Pocket, Pederneira Mine, Brazil [finally!!]6yr ⋅ triclinicism ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Scolecite spray and Quartz in basalt vug (Nashik, Maharashtra, India)6yr ⋅ sweetly16 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Millerite inside a pocket of hematite from the Sterling Iron mine, Antwerp, New York, USA. The sample is 9cm across. On display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History6yr ⋅ Paxtil ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Hallelujah Junction smoky amethyst scepter. Check out the phantoms in the top!6yr ⋅ Paxtil ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
The most excited I've been about a mineral purchase for a while. Rhodonite, franklinite and calcite from the Franklin Mine, Sussex, New Jersey6yr ⋅ Paxtil ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Elbaite and lepidolite from the Pederneira Mine, MG, Brazil. On display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History6yr ⋅ Paxtil ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Smoky Quartz, Black Tourmaline/Schorl (Erongo Mountain, Namibia)6yr ⋅ sweetly16 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
A reasonable sized quartz. Apologies for the bad photo it was too big to take a pic in my normal spot5yr ⋅ scraglor ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Green “Phantom Quartz”. From the brief research I’ve done, these seem to be low quality specimens that have extra crystals grown on them with an autoclave, and from the looks of it this isn’t an overly impressive example. I still think it’s pretty cool tho, for curiosities sake5yr ⋅ scraglor ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Gigantic Guerrero amethyst on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History6yr ⋅ Paxtil ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
The only Quartz I collect after discovering it could spell out my name! (Jeffrey Quarry, Arkansas)5yr ⋅ sweetly16 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
The famous Dom Pedro aquamarine. The world's largest faceted aquamarine coming in at a whopping 10,363 carats! On display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History6yr ⋅ Paxtil ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
A new specimen I picked up cheap. My gut tells me it has been irradiated, but I would love to hear ur thoughts5yr ⋅ scraglor ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Calcite on Fluorite with Chalcopyrite inclusions (Denton Mine, IL)5yr ⋅ sweetly16 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
A car sized boulder of smoky quartz from the Recruta Farm in Brazil sitting outside the Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology in Paris, France6yr ⋅ Paxtil ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
One of my newest pieces. Light pink Himalayan quartz. It gets the pink color from the same minerals that give Himalayan salt its pink color6yr ⋅ Paxtil ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
Hausmannite, Ettringite, Gaudefroyite, Andradite (N'Chwaning II, South Africa)6yr ⋅ sweetly16 ⋅ r/mineralcollectors
