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Purple Museum Quality Amethyst Centerpiece Mineral Masterpiece Decorative Object
Located in London, GB
specimens in brown orange druze. An epimorph is a rare phenomenon that occurs where one mineral
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15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique Mineral

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Collection of 9 Prehistoric Minerals including Hematite, Agate Tourmaline
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A superb collection of naturally-occurring minerals, curated from private British collections to
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Mineral

Materials

Stone, Agate, Rock Crystal, Tourmaline

Amethyst Geode with Several Mineral Crystal Formations Inside
Located in London, GB
rare variety of mineral formations that developed naturally over the course of millions of years. The
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15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Mineral

Materials

Quartz, Amethyst, Agate

19th Century Bismuthinite Mineral Natural History Specimen Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A lustrous silver Bismuthinite specimen, housed in its original glass and turned ebonised display bubble. Bismuth also known as "white mass" It is a post-transition metal and one o...
Category

19th Century English Antique Mineral

Materials

Natural Fiber, Blown Glass, Pine

Collection of 5 Mineral Crystals Including Selenite, Blacknite Quartz
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An interesting and varied collection of 5 naturally-occurring mineral specimens, each presented on
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Mineral

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal

Rock Crystal Amethyst Sculpture Decorative Object - Mineral Display piece
Located in London, GB
This piece comprises a stunning example of deep purple amethyst, elegantly displayed on a metal stand, with a naturally decorative multiple stalactite formation. The polished borde...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique Mineral

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Sky-blue Aragonite Mineral Specimen – Wenshan Mine, China
Located in Edison, NJ
Aragonite is a polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). It is elementally identical to calcite but is considerably rarer due to the very specific geological conditions required for it...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Mineral

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Smoky Quartz Sphere Mineral Specimen – Minas Gerais, Brazil
Located in Edison, NJ
Quartz spheres are cut and polished pieces of quartz that have held cultural significance since (at least) the 1st century when they were first recorded by Pliny the Elder. They were...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Mineral

Materials

Quartz

Purple / Blue Fluorite Mineral Specimen – Xiayang Town, China
Located in Edison, NJ
This breathtaking specimen comes from a distinctive group of fluorites that have affectionately been nicknamed, “tanzanite fluorite” for their gemlike aesthetics and color-shifting a...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Mineral

Materials

Stone, Multi-gemstone

Calcite Mineral on Yellow Fluorite From Asturias, Spain
Located in New York, NY
Calcite on Yellow Fluorite from Moscona Mine, Solis, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Spain. Translucent rhombohedral crystals of colorless calcite large matrix of tran...
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15th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Mineral

Materials

Crystal, Other

Azurite Mineral Crystal with Malachite from Anhui, China
Located in New York, NY
Azurite with Malachite from Liufengshan Mine, Guichi, Anhui Province, China. Lustrous translucent vibrant royal blue crystals of azurite partially lining a gossan matrix with botryo...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Mineral

Materials

Other

Hematite Mineral with Quartz Crystal Cluster from Morocco
Located in New York, NY
Red Quartz Hematite crystal cluster from Izizauen Alnif, Tarhbalt, Morocco. 2014 find of lustrous brick red hematite included quartz crystal cluster coated with second generation ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Mineral

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Other

Silver Wire Mineral Specimen with Calcite Crystals – Kongsberg, Norway
Located in Edison, NJ
Native silver is among a handful of minerals that have been deemed inherently valuable by mankind
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15th Century and Earlier Norwegian Antique Mineral

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Silver

Naturally-Formed Mineral Specimen Peach Stilbite on Apophyllite Sculpture
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Naturally-Formed Mineral: Peach Stilbite on Apophyllite sculpture A mineral specimen in the form
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15th Century and Earlier Indian Other Antique Mineral

Materials

Crystal

Collection of 5 Mineral Crystals Including Celestite Quartz Green Apophyllite
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An interesting collection of 5 natural mineral specimens, each presented on an exclusive medium
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Mineral

Materials

Quartz

Minerals Crystals Print: Quartz, Calcite, Ore Rocks, Crystal Shapes – 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
Minerals & Crystals Print: Quartz, Calcite, Ore Rocks, Crystal Shapes – Antique 1867 This detailed
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1860s German Antique Mineral

Materials

Paper

Albin Muller attb Bronze , stone/ serpentine , mineral ashtray Germany
By Albin Muller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice and traditional style in this bronze and serpentine ? bowl . ashtray with cranes standing to bowl by attributed architect / designer Albin Muller .
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Mineral

Materials

Bronze

Pink Heart Rhodochrosite Slice Mineral Specimen, Capillitas Mine, Argentina
Located in Edison, NJ
Rhodochrosite stalactites are found exclusively in the Mina Capillitas (“little chapels”) mineral
Category

15th Century and Earlier Argentine Antique Mineral

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Matched Pair Split Ammonite Fossil Set Mineral Specimen #L2L
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old Dimensions: 8 × 6.25 × 0.75 in. / 20 × 16 × 2 cm Dimensions on custom display stands: 10.5 × 5.5 × 3.5 in. / 27 × 14 × 9 c...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Other Antique Mineral

Materials

Stone

Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #HJA
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old 8.75 x 7 x 2 in. / 22 x 18 x 5 cm Weight: 4 lbs 14 oz/ 2.065 kg Ammonites were cephalopods that resembled a s...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Other Antique Mineral

Materials

Precious Stone

Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #D7U
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old Dimensions: 8.75 × 7.5 × 1.875 in. / 22 × 19 × 4.75 cm Weight: 4.125 lbs / 2.169 kg Height on custom display ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Other Antique Mineral

Materials

Precious Stone

Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #E4G
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madigascar Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old Dimensions: 6.5 x.5.25 × 1.25 in./ 16.5 × 13.5 × 3 cm Weight: 1 lb 9 oz/ 710 gms A richly colored example wit...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Other Antique Mineral

Materials

Precious Stone

Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #S5C
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old Dimensions: 9.25 × 8 × 2 in. / 23.5 × 20.5 × 5 cm Weight: 5.55 lbs / 2.424 kg In this example, the complex pa...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Other Antique Mineral

Materials

Precious Stone

Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #B3K
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old Dimensions: 10 × 8.25 × 2 in./ 25.5 × 21. x 5 cm Weight: 6.925 lbs / 2.984 kg Height on custom display stand:...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Other Antique Mineral

Materials

Precious Stone

Purple Amethyst Crystal Rock Calcite Mineral Art Decorative Object, Sculpture
Located in London, GB
An incredible amethyst formation with central calcite "arch" and calcite spear. Two special calcite formations are shown here; the first is a beautiful arch covered with a blanket...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique Mineral

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Oval Framed Photograph of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, c. 1850-75
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Oval format photographic view of Mineral Point, Wisconsin from the southwest, looking northeast
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Mineral

Materials

Paper

Green Quartz var. Prasiolite Crystal Cluster Mineral Specimen – China
Located in Edison, NJ
Quartz can be found in nearly every corner of the earth, yet despite its abundance, there are some rarer varieties of quartz that differentiate themselves with their distinctive colo...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Mineral

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Quartz

Golden Yellow Calcite Crystal Mineral Specimen, Elmwood Mine, USA
Located in Edison, NJ
Although calcite is plentiful and diverse, calcite from Tennessee is instantly recognizable and highly sought-after for its twinned, scalenohedral crystal habit. Often, the scalenohe...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Mineral

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Golden Barite Mineral with Marcasite Crystals From Guangxi, China
Located in New York, NY
Golden Barite with Marcasite Crystals from Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China. Complex intersecting formation of lustrous gem translucent golden barite crystals with lustrous fa...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Mineral

Materials

Crystal, Other

Purple Amethyst Mineral Sculpture Crystal Rock Peaks on Metal Decorative Object
Located in London, GB
polished frame shows mineral layers developing from the rough basalt, to the grey/blue agate, jasper, a
Category

15th Century and Earlier South American Organic Modern Antique Mineral

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

6.5 Inch Ammonite Fossil Cut Polished and Mounted Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
6.5 Inch Ammonite Fossil Cut Polished and Mounted Mineral Specimen Jurassic - Cretaceous Period
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15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Other Antique Mineral

Materials

Stone

Large Marble Solitaire Game with 35 Mineral Stone Marbles, French 1920s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
inch diameter hardwood board and 35 beautiful individual agate mineral stone marbles, which we date to
Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Antique Mineral

Materials

Agate

Ca. 17th Century Wood, Mineral Pigment and Iron Metalwork Trunk, Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ca. 17th century Wood, mineral pigment, iron metalwork H: 11.5...
Category

17th Century Tibetan Tribal Antique Mineral

Materials

Iron

Black and White Calcite Heart Twin Mineral Specimen, Palmarejo, Mexico
Located in Edison, NJ
-silver belt. Aside from its gold and silver reserves, the area has also become notable to mineral
Category

15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Mineral

Materials

Stone

Original Antique Drink Advertising Poster Vilajuiga Mineral Water Cappiello Art
By Leonetto Cappiello
Located in London, GB
Original antique drink advertising poster for bottled mineral water from Vilajuiga Spain
Category

1910s French Antique Mineral

Materials

Paper

Green half Geode Resembling Murano Glass Crystal Rock Mineral Decorative Object
Located in London, GB
This beautiful end cut of a geode resembles a piece of Murano glass. Greenish colours, punctuated by cut stalactite "eyes" blur into orange areas and create a wonderful aesthetic. A ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier South American Organic Modern Antique Mineral

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Seafoam Green Fluorite Crystal Mineral Specimen – Dongpo Ore Field, China
Located in Edison, NJ
This is an attractive example from the Dongpo Ore Field of China. The best Dongpo fluorites are known for translucent crystals with great form and an attractive light green tone. Thi...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Mineral

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Golden Amber-Colored Calcite Crystal Mineral Specimen – Cumberland Mine, USA
Located in Edison, NJ
Calcites are plentiful and can be found in numerous places on Earth, but their diversity of aesthetics and quality are just as varied. In fact, fine calcites are quite distinctive, a...
Category

15th Century and Earlier American Antique Mineral

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Green, Blue Malachite and Chrysocolla Stalactite Slice Mineral Specimen- DRC
Located in Edison, NJ
Of all the incredible malachite specimens recovered from the Katanga Copper Crescent of the DRC, there is only one known incidence of a stalactite composed of chrysocolla with stunni...
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15th Century and Earlier Congolese Antique Mineral

Materials

Stone, Malachite, Multi-gemstone

Natural Golden Barite Mineral with Marcasite Crystals From Guangxi, China
Located in New York, NY
Golden Barite with Marcasite Crystals from Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China. Complex intersecting formation of lustrous gem translucent golden barite crystals with lustrous fa...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Mineral

Materials

Crystal, Other

Golden Calcite Mineral with Apophyllite Geode From Nasik District, India
Located in New York, NY
Cavansite on Stilbite with Stilbite from Wagholi Quarry, Maharashtra, India. Lustrous spherical aggregates of vibrant royal blue cavansite crystals lined up across a bed of quartz m...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Mineral

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Other

Amethyst Crystals Mineral on a Parallel Formation from Veracruz, Mexico
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful specimen from Piedra Parada, Las Vigas de Ramirez, Veracruz, Mexico. Parallel formation of amethyst crystals with great transparency and rich purple color with well define...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Mineral

Materials

Amethyst, Other

Gem Green Apophyllite Mineral with Stilbite from India (16 lbs.)
Located in New York, NY
From Jalgaon, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India. Exceptional formation of vivid green apophyllite crystals on matrix with large pink stilbite crystals in a wheat sheave format...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Mineral

Materials

Other

Pair of Mineral Specimen: Calcite Flowers and Pyromorphite Crystals, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Pair of Naturalia mineral specimen: Calcite flowers and Pyromorphite crystals, mounted over a
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Mineral

Materials

Wood

Late 19th C Gregory Bottley Scientific Collection of Mineral Fossils Shell
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A good collection of Gregory Bottley mineral, fossils and shell all contained in there original
Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Mineral

Materials

Natural Fiber, Hardwood

Various Minerals on Two Sheets Engravings Including Gold, Silver and Mercury
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of two original antique prints of various minerals. The first plate shows gold 1, silver 2,3
Category

Early 19th Century Antique Mineral

Materials

Paper

Large 8 Inch Ammonite Fossil Cut Polished and Mounted Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large 8 inch Split Ammonite Mounted Fossil Set Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old The cutting and polishing of this large pair revealed pale yellow-brown, cal...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Other Antique Mineral

Materials

Stone

Big group of mineral specimen of naturalia: amethiste and quartz, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A mineral specimen of Naturalia. A large druse with amethyst and quartz crystals, mounted on a vase
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Mineral

Materials

Amethyst

Antique Map of the World Showing the Distribution of Plants and Minerals, 1872
Located in Langweer, NL
(..)'. Original world map showing the distribution of plants and minerals over the globe. This map originates from
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Mineral

Materials

Paper

18th Century Set of Ten Hand-Colored Illustrations of Minerals by Joseph Buchoz
By Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Located in Haarlem, NL
et Non Enluminees (Decade 6 Regne Mineral) by Pierre Joseph Buchoz, Paris and Amsterdam 1775-1781
Category

18th Century French Antique Mineral

Materials

Paper

Chinese Single Panel: Chinese Painting of Tiger
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on silk, mounted on board. With a gilded wood frame.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Mineral

Materials

Silk, Wood, Giltwood

Japanese Painted Panel: Romping Puppies
Located in Hudson, NY
Gold leaf and mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gilded wood frame.
Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Mineral

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen – Summer Peonies in Bloom
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments and gold leaf on mulberry paper with black lacquer trim.
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Mineral

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Resting Under Willow
Located in Hudson, NY
Farmers with buffalo in tow under willow tree. Soft mineral pigments on mulberry paper with natural
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Mineral

Materials

Wood, Paper

Pair of Japanese Two Panel Screens: Seasonal Landscape – Summer/ Autumn
Located in Hudson, NY
Screen A: Quail in autumn landscape with autumnal flowers in mineral pigments on gold with black
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Mineral

Materials

Gold

Japanese Six Panel Screen – Yozakura
Located in Hudson, NY
. Mineral pigments on paper with brown lacquer trim.
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Mineral

Materials

Lacquer, Paper

19th Century Terra Cotta Jug
Located in Charlottesville, VA
loop handles at the shoulder. Unglazed, hand-thrown construction with weathered surface and mineral
Category

19th Century French Antique Mineral

Materials

Terracotta

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