GEOdyssey

Miscellaneous Specimens

(updated 1/19/2010

 

We've been buying larger display pieces lately, ones that really catch the eye and get a "Wow" reaction from your friends. Of course, we try and keep them reasonably priced as well. Here are a few examples of those as well as some other interesting pieces.

amethyst geode, brazil__Amethyst geode ("cathedral"), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (#G09-253, $75). This is the smallest and palest one that we have. Prices range from $75-$160.

 

calcite, mexico__Large, showy calcite (fluorescent), Peregrina Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico. (#G08-1203, $130)

 

__A large amethyst piece, with calcite (fluorescent), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (#G09-627, $110)

 

__Septarian nodule (polished slice), with fluorescent calite crystals, southern Utah. (#G07-914, $26). Prices range from $10-$26, with most under $20.

 

__Wavellite, Montgomery County, Arkansas. (#G09-585, $15). Prices range from $6-$20.

 

pyrite, spain__Pyrite cubes on matrix, Navajun La Rioja, Spain. (#G09-605, $32). Prices range from $18-$40, with most under $30.

pyrite sun, pyrite dollar, illinois__Pyrite "sun" or pyrite "dollar", Sparta, Illinois. (#G09-274, $20) Prices range from $12-$20, with most under $15.

 

copper, michigan___Native copper, Caledonia Mine, Ontonagan Co., Michigan. (#G09-513, $36; #G08-1494, $15). We've got several flats of these, priced from $6-$36.

oreodont skull____ Oreodont skull, Merycoidodon culbertsoni, Oligocene, White River Fm., South Dakota (#G08-006, $50). We've done our own restoration work on these skulls, and it takes quite a bit of time. We hope to get some more prepped this coming winter. Click here to see more fossils.

geode, keokuk____ Quartz geode, Keokuk area, Iowa (#G03-532, $26/pair). We have lots of these geodes, included some with calcite crystals, and have recently reduced the prices to help clear our inventory.

huelandite, idaho__ Heulandite & mordenite, Custer County, Idaho (#G06-514, $55). These are very showy pieces, and we have several others priced from $16-$60, with most under $35.

apophyllite____ Apophyllite on stilbite, Bidkin, Maharashtra, India (#G07-1127, $28). We have lots of these specimens, priced from $5-$36 with most under $25.

sand calcite, rattlesnake butte, south dakota__ __Sand calcite crystals from Rattlesnake Butte, South Dakota (#G08-821, $14 and #G08-835, $10). We have lots of these, collected in the '60s and priced from $3-$20 (most under $10).

__ __"Picture sandstone" (liesegang banding), Kanab, Utah (#G08-670, $13, #G08-685, $8). These specimens are very showy, especially if set up in a stand (which we carry). We have lots of these, priced from $3-$13 with most under $10.

 

Quartz Geodes, Dugway, Juab County, Utah. We've got several of these in a wide variety of sizes and shapes, with beautiful blue color and chalcedony. They fluoresce green under UV light. Some have been flattened on the bottom, with a felt pad, for better display. Prices range from $5-34, depending on size and quality.

geode, dugway, utah__ #G08-1126, cut on the bottom with a felt pad, $34.

 

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