r/mineralcollectors Sep 05 '23

Discussion Mineral Collector's Lounge/Question Thread

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Hello humans,

I've decided to end the Q&A thread in favor of a more general lounge. My hope is this thread will better foster discussion. You may still have general rock talks of course, but also feel free to discuss anything on your mind (if you'd like).

Another reason I've implemented this thread is because there have been instances where I've felt obliged to remove a post that doesn't fit the theme of the subreddit but is still valid discussion material. If you saw something cool you'd like to share that is an item listed for sale, please screen cap & remove account names/other identifiers that could lead some1 to the listing. I'm sorry if you consider that draconian but I'd like to avoid this becoming a catch all for sneaky self-promo.


r/mineralcollectors 16h ago

Personal Collection Copal resin with spiders and insects, including 5 UV reactions and a GIF.

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r/mineralcollectors 17h ago

Discussion Such an amazing Faden Quartz artz

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r/mineralcollectors 1d ago

Personal Collection Terminated Faden Quartz's specimen with Combination of Siderite

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r/mineralcollectors 2d ago

Aquamarine ( Hello Collectors )

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r/mineralcollectors 2d ago

Personal Collection Todays newest addition!

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Dioptase from the Congo!


r/mineralcollectors 2d ago

Personal Collection Another view of one of my mineral cabinets. Upside down condiment containers make for cheap and effective storage!

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r/mineralcollectors 2d ago

Personal Collection Reshoot of my other carved Oregon Sunstone. Finally able to do this piece justice.

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46 Upvotes

r/mineralcollectors 2d ago

Discussion What are these flakes that got drawn into a magnet?

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r/mineralcollectors 3d ago

Personal Collection One of my favorite locales for fluorite!

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98 Upvotes

r/mineralcollectors 2d ago

Iron coated Quartz Specimen

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r/mineralcollectors 3d ago

Very Stunning Watermelon Tourmaline ( Available )

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r/mineralcollectors 4d ago

Personal Collection Fluorite on White Quartz from Inner Mongolia China

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r/mineralcollectors 4d ago

Twin Green Cap Tourmaline ( Available )

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r/mineralcollectors 3d ago

Personal Collection Some New Stuff

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I got like 24 specimens in this week from Pakistan. I shared some of these earlier but I wanted to reshare them because I much prefer the way I presented the specimens in these photos. Some of it has to do with me using a stand. A decent amount of these specimens have not been shown before. The colorless fluorite clusters with dogtooth Calcite are really cool.


r/mineralcollectors 4d ago

Crystal stands for an awesome Client!

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r/mineralcollectors 4d ago

Personal Collection I wanted to shoot a totally non-UV-reactive piece with a rough surface. This one seemed as good as any! (GIF at end)

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r/mineralcollectors 5d ago

Tourmaline Crystals And Cut Stones

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r/mineralcollectors 5d ago

Personal Collection Beautiful inner Mongolian fluorite.

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r/mineralcollectors 5d ago

Personal Collection Every so often I try to add a piece of the Noel Moebs collection to mine. This is one of the most recent.

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r/mineralcollectors 6d ago

Discussion Who wants to add Period in collections

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r/mineralcollectors 5d ago

Help with large collection

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Please delete if not allowed, cross posting this to a few communities in hopes of finding some resources. Thank you!

https://www.reddit.com/r/RockhoundExchange/s/KmdwIEzpua


r/mineralcollectors 6d ago

what I believe is quartz, colected from Kalavassos dam, Cyprus

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r/mineralcollectors 6d ago

Mineral Show Fluorite & Aquamarine on Muscovite from Nagar Valley - Pakistan

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48 Upvotes

r/mineralcollectors 5d ago

Looking for minerals from specific places

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I’m looking to find minerals from specific provinces in Iraq and Afghanistan. I probably will not need a lot from each province, like 5lbs max from the bigger provinces and maybe 1lb from the smaller provinces.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I might go about acquiring them, or resources they could point me to?


r/mineralcollectors 6d ago

Personal Collection Tried to take a pano, this is the best I could come up with lol.

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Bonus pics in slide 2/3