- We are currently curating a collection of fine minerals at Superb Minerals -
A range of fascinating available pieces, from around the world
as well as explorations from our our private collection.
Select pieces available, serious offers considered.
All video associated with these pieces will remain online to facilitate future exploration.
Opal Pseudomorph of Glauberite 2,120 cts - White Cliffs, Australia
A very special, exceptionally rare collectors piece.
Glauberite, replaced by Calcite and then Opalized.
Very few were ever found, most were cut into gems.
Known in the trade as opal pineapples.
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Imilac Pallasite Meteorite
Multiple Available
Pallasite meteorites are the rarest of all types and consist of
Iron and translucent crystalline Olivine (Peridot) that are theorized to have originated at the Core Mantle boundary of protoplanets destroyed during the formation of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
It was initially found in 1822 in the Atacama Desert of Chile.
One of the Big Three stable Pallasite meteorites, many quickly rust away due to the nature of their non-terrestrial iron. The stability and stunning translucent Olivine makes Imilac among the most sought-after meteorites among collectors.
External Slice SOLD
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Gem Dark based Opalized Belemnite
111cts - 22.2 Grams
Location: Coober Pedy, South Australia
Very rare Cephalopod fossil, inclusion free on the inside.
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Dark-base Opalized Fossil Clam Shell
44.2 carats - 8.84 grams
Location: Coober Pedy, South Australia
Details: Multiple gem color bars reveal galaxies of color.
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Gem White based Pinfire Opalized Clam Shell
Location: Coober Pedy, South Australia
Prepared on one side, natural on the reverse.
76 cts - 15.2 grams
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Primary minerals: Quartz
Secondary minerals: Minor Calcite
Dimensions: 3 cm tall, 1 cm wide
Location: Jeffrey Quarry, Jeffrey, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, USA
Details & Highlights: Rock Currier Collection No. 3818
What appears to me a tether to the underworld is actually thread that connects to a small yellow circular specimen label, a signature identifier of many smaller pieces in the Rock H. Currier Collection. It makes an occasional facet pop yellow at the right angle. I enjoy this expression of the simultaneity of presence and absence, a tribute to the extended influence of work done well on future people that may never have had the opportunity to know its initial creator. People like Rock H. Currier, R.A. (Allan Lang) Langheinrich and K.C. Pandey who found ways to embrace their love for rocks, minerals and fossils and share their life's work with the world.
Studio Mineralia Private Collection
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Primary minerals: Heulandite and Blue Chalcedony
Matrix: Basalt
Dimensions: 6"x8" total matrix size, 'large cabinet'
Location: Maharashtra, India
Year of discovery: 2018
Details & Highlights: Two windows provide ample light in this airy blue Chalcedony geode containing a single Heulandite crystal of exceptional termination and clarity.
Featured in the video for "Good Time" by JW__Francis on Sunday Best Records
A 1 in 10,000 piece. Private Collection
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Primary minerals: Amethyst
Secondary minerals: Hematite
Dimensions: 2.5"x3.5" total size, main crystal ~2 inches
Location: Purple 💜 Mine, South Carolina, USA
Year of discovery: 2018
Details & Highlights: Hematite-included over-hyphenated Amethyst A spectacular piece of double-terminated Hematite-included over-hyphenated Amethyst on matrix from a legendary pocket at the Purple 💜 Mine. This private location in South Carolina was the spot Bryan Major @thecrystalcollector discovered a huge pocket of stunning, lustrous, museum-grade amethyst with nail polish red splashes of Hematite. Note the phantom growth visible in each crystal in the video. Studio Mineralia was lucky enough to be there when it made its public debut and procured this directly from Bryan.
Studio Mineralia Private Collection
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Primary minerals: Hematite-coated Apophyllite and Stilbite
Matrix: Floater
Dimensions: 3"x4" total size, 'large cabinet'
Location: Maharashtra, India
Year of discovery: 2018
Details & Highlights: The Hematite coats only half of this strikingly unique,
free-standing Apophyllite and Stilbite from Maharashtra, India.
The Hematite gives an indication of orientation during and after the process of crystallization which is uncommon in a matrix-free 'floater' like this.
A truly unique piece of our planet, nicknamed 'Q-Bert'
Private Collection
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Primary minerals: Apophyllite on Stilbite
Dimensions: Total plate size 6" x 4.5" x 2.5"
Location: Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India
Details & Highlights: A centrally located castle of Apophyllite is the
highlight of a plate covered in small Stilbite crystals dotted with both
singles and clusters of Apophyllite.
Private Collection
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Primary minerals: Quartz
Secondary Minerals: Chlorite
Dimensions: 1.5"x1"
Location: Brazil
Details & Highlights: Phantom Quartz is created when the fluid levels and mineral content of the space in which the crystal formed changed over time.
Each phase of development left a unique, sometimes ghostly, imprint
within the crystal. Dustings of Chlorite provide endless aspects of fascination.
Featured in the video for "Good Time" by JW__Francis on Sunday Best Records
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Primary minerals: Calcite
Dimensions: 4x3x3 inches total matrix size
Location: "The Gem Pocket" Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA
From the collection of John & Colleen Beam
Details & Highlights: This 2.5 inch deep-amber Calcite holds
three disconnected sections of miniature dogtooth-calcite-covered dolomite
matrix together. The back features a few garnets for fun.
From the legendary Gem Pocket at the Elmwood Mine in Carthage, Tennessee, USA .
Featured in the video for "Good Time" by JW__Francis on Sunday Best Records
Studio Mineralia Private Collection
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Primary minerals: Quartz
Dimensions: 2 inches tall, 1 inch wide as positioned
Location: Arkansas, USA
Year of discovery: 2016
Details & Highlights: This Arkansas Quartz displays amazing clarity,
beautiful surface growth texture and the spectacular refraction of singular
surface elements across multiple faces. Note the crystal aspects at the top and
center of the piece. They are both physically located on the "back", all "front"
facets are completely smooth with the exception of their growth patterns.
Featured in the video for "Good Time" by JW__Francis on Sunday Best Records
Private Collection
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Primary minerals: Prehnite & Calcite.
Dimensions: 3"x1.5"x2" total size, 'medium cabinet'
Location: O&G #2 Quarry. Southbury, Connecticut
Era of discovery: 1990s
Details & Highlights: A beautiful example of Prehnite & Calcite from the classic New England trap rock locality O&G #2 Quarry in Southbury, Connecticut. Collected by the legendary Tony Sego in the 1990s. This location was closed to collecting in 2000. The prehnite in the vug was protected and retains its luster and detail perfectly.
This material is getting much harder to come by as the location has been closed for 20 years. Sits perfectly on its own trimmed-matrix base. SM #2227
RESERVED
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Primary minerals: Faden Quartz
Dimensions: 'medium cabinet'
Location: Northern Waziristan, Pakistan
Details & Highlights: Faden Quartz on a large, tabular self standing
base crystal from the Northern Waziristan region of Pakistan.
This fly by highlights many of the amazing details on the piece.
Studio Mineralia Collection
