Inherited a mineral collection from my grandfather, please tell me it's not what i think it is3mo ⋅ The_Bozak ⋅ r/Minerals
I found it in my yard after the rain washed away the ground, is it an amethyst?8mo ⋅ Yeak_Zeager ⋅ r/Minerals
This has been standing on a shelf for at least 2 generations in my family, any ideas what this might be?7mo ⋅ madmagic008 ⋅ r/Minerals
Thank you for the kind welcome last time. Here are the 9 Mineral Specimens I stitched this month. <31yr ⋅ mrszubris ⋅ r/Minerals
Found this on the bottom of the sea. Is it an amethyst? Is it a natural one? What are those tubes on the bottom left?8mo ⋅ borislestsov ⋅ r/Minerals
Through an odd situation, I inherited this piece of mica from a house that was being cleaned out. Found a shadowbox frame and gently mounted it, and now it lives in glory on my wall! About 8 across.1yr ⋅ Dinner_Plate21 ⋅ r/Minerals
Instantly ordered this fluorite when I saw it. In love is an understatement.3mo ⋅ Bobbywitdatool69 ⋅ r/Minerals
$240 for chunks of colored glass. This is just insane. Made up an entire fake story about how andara is “so rare” and that’s why people think it’s fake.. and that they were on a 4 year waiting list. I feel incredibly bad for all the people that fell for this.1yr ⋅ moldavitemermaid ⋅ r/Minerals
Hello everyone, does anyone have any insight as to how to polish this pietersite slab?1yr ⋅ Cmat1150 ⋅ r/Minerals
Pennsylvania collected today, self prospected n collected hand tools ⚒️ only2yr ⋅ nighwalkerjysn ⋅ r/Minerals
Finally got a gem show in my city and I had to hit it up for some nice minerals! (And a cool Meg tooth)1yr ⋅ RenegadeSpear92 ⋅ r/Minerals
I’m in love with the alien-looking geometry of this beautiful fluorite specimen I got yesterday2yr ⋅ spacecolony227 ⋅ r/Minerals
Pyrite in quartz. I LOVE inclusions. Is there a subreddit for inclusions or do people post them here too? I am a newbie 🙂2yr ⋅ Rockgirl768 ⋅ r/Minerals
It may not be much but I have been looking for gold in Massachusetts for a bit now and finally found my first flake with in state boarders. Nice! Finally can add gold to my state collection1yr ⋅ Mg-Fe3-Al2-SiO4-3 ⋅ r/Minerals
So, there was a book fair at my school today, and they even gave teachers a bag to fill with books for the classroom. Took me about a millisecond to grab this one.1yr ⋅ G_D_Ironside ⋅ r/Minerals
Fluorite on Quartz, Xia Yang Mine - Xia Yang city, Yongchun Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, China1yr ⋅ driftingOsc ⋅ r/Minerals
I'm guessing this is Brochantite? One of the most stunning pieces in my grandmas collection.1yr ⋅ Skully1000 ⋅ r/Minerals
Help appreciated for ID. Specimen is heavy for its size (5 inches wide) My first guess was Barite.8mo ⋅ LunaMoth12 ⋅ r/Minerals
My friend says it’s fake, but I bought it as Opalized Wood from Australia- is it real?9mo ⋅ flowers-inthe-sink ⋅ r/Minerals
What is Black Amethyst actually? I feel like that is just a trade name1yr ⋅ rockheadedblonde ⋅ r/Minerals
I got this little box from my grandpa who passed away, I don’t know where he got this. So I want to know if these are real?1yr ⋅ Pichondepiloto ⋅ r/Minerals
Can someone help me ID this? It's so deeply red it almost looks like a fruit at first glance1yr ⋅ Skully1000 ⋅ r/Minerals
Had this statue over 20 years but can't tell what minerals are these. hope you can help me.1yr ⋅ Kaminari_M ⋅ r/Minerals
Gf is a mineralogist and she’s been testing me on rock stuff. What is this? I only have one guess left.1yr ⋅ Physical_Toe_8576 ⋅ r/Minerals
What could it be? Bought at a show 7+ years ago and never saw anything similar.3mo ⋅ lizalupi ⋅ r/Minerals
Just picked up this 100% natural Amethyst crystal at my local gem shop today and wanted to share. It’s from Brazil and it’s 12 1/2” long!2yr ⋅ GodaTheGreat ⋅ r/Minerals
harmotome, personal discovery, in Italy. July 2022, the crystal measures 3mm1yr ⋅ gio_redfire ⋅ r/Minerals
Unboxed my collection at the new place... Now to figure out display arrangements!2yr ⋅ DrScienceDaddy ⋅ r/Minerals
Pyromorphite and Quartz. Les Farges. France. 15.5 cm. Our son’s photo of our piece.4yr ⋅ Lovingrocks ⋅ r/Minerals
How to get rid of the dirt? already tried hydrochloric acid and scrubbing1yr ⋅ Welldonemydear ⋅ r/Minerals
My dad's collection keeps growing and I always take a detailed photo of each new mineral. Link in comments.2yr ⋅ MichaWha ⋅ r/Minerals
A friend of mine is in Italy right now and thinks he found gold. Did he ? 🙏2mo ⋅ Jamesdunn9 ⋅ r/Minerals
Had to dust my curio cabinet.... So.... Family photo time! (At least the ones that were easy to grab and nearby)2yr ⋅ 2snacksandthen2more ⋅ r/Minerals
Whats your favorite type of aragonite? I just got these four stunning specimens :)2yr ⋅ Affectionate-View-61 ⋅ r/Minerals
Here is my very first little amethyst cluster. Any help or comments on quality, color et cetera are welcome since I am just learning.2yr ⋅ juloman ⋅ r/Minerals
Had to share a photo of this gorgeous 26lb quartz point we just received in our shipment from Brazil. This is definitely going in our personal collection.2yr ⋅ Dinomiterocksandgems ⋅ r/Minerals
Found this chunk on the beach. Very light and brittle. Curious if anyone could tell me anything about it is about 5 cm across and weighs about 25g.8mo ⋅ knowsshit ⋅ r/Minerals
just curious as to what caused this. is this considered dendrite?1mo ⋅ LoveTravelsFasterr ⋅ r/Minerals
Incredibly rare ceriopyrochlore-(Ce) from the type locality (and my hometown) Wausau, Wisconsin5mo ⋅ RK_mining ⋅ r/Minerals
Bought a small Uruguayan amethyst to burn for a future post on real citrine vs burnt amethyst. Overshot the max temp and ended up with this surprisingly beautiful opalescent milky quartz.2yr ⋅ RK_mining ⋅ r/Minerals
My latest piece, experimented a lot with this slick fire agate! What do you think?2yr ⋅ jeff_sweatshirt ⋅ r/Minerals
My personal Moldavite collection. Not much but the left two are angel chimes and seem to belong together1yr ⋅ saucemouth ⋅ r/Minerals
Hey guys. Found this and was wondering if any of you clever folks could help shed light on which mineral this is exactly?2yr ⋅ capedconkerer ⋅ r/Minerals
Where to get quite common/basic rocks? I’m disabled and housebound1mo ⋅ Empty-Language-8593 ⋅ r/Minerals
how beautiful is finding some crystals like this. It looks like watermelon at base!1yr ⋅ Hiker_sheep7 ⋅ r/Minerals
Hiring Gig: Looking for help identifying a collection of minerals and accurately describing them.1yr ⋅ juareno ⋅ r/Minerals
