Polished & Natural Specimens, Specialty Items
Included here are a variety of polished and natural mineral specimens perfect for adding to your collection or giving as gifts to friends. We have also recently added a great new section featuring distinctive stone specialty items as well.
Many of the specimens offered here are wonderful starter pieces for beginning rock collectors, and some are suitable for the more discerning agate, gem, and mineral connoisseurs among us. Measurements are given as width by height by depth. Enjoy!
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#SP101
Specimen: Dome face polished, self collected Cady Mountains purple & white flame agate from California. This color and type combination is rare from this location, and this piece was collected many years ago. The back side is cut flat & could also be polished.
2 1/2″ x 1 3/4″ x 1 5/8″ thick
Price: $40.00
#SP102
Specimen: This is a super sweet, rare tumble polished Paulina agate limb cast with great surface dendrites from Oregon. It has a slightly pinkish/lavender color and has a quartz crystal center surrounded by translucent chalcedony.
3″ x 1 1/4″ x 1″
Price: $48.00
#SP103
Specimen: This is a very rare example of a limb of petrified wood that has been replaced with pyrite from El Paso County, Colorado. The end face is polished and there is an indented area where it is chipped that could be polished out further. The piece has been lightly oiled to preserve it and you will probably never see another one of these ever offered again.
1 3/8″ x 1″ x 4 1/2″
Price: $95.00
#SP104
Specimen: This is a really sweet face polished piece of Agua Nueva agate from Mexico. It has a center open pocket filled with small quartz crystals surrounded by translucent agate filled with multiple inclusions in different colors.
2 5/8″ x 1 7/8″ x 1 1/2″
Price: $28.00
#SP105
Specimen: This is a fantastic, multi-colored face polished fortification agate rough chunk from Morocco with other inclusions. It has a couple of fine fractures near the top & bottom edges as seen in the photo, but that does not detract at all from its beauty.
2 5/8″ x 2″ x 1 1/2″
Price: $40.00
#SP106
Specimen: This is an old stock, beautiful dome polished pink chalcedony rough limb cast from Texas Springs, Nevada. It is getting harder and harder to find quality specimens like this.
3″ x 2″ x 2″
Price: $65.00
#SP107
Specimen: This is a very nice self collected, face polished fortification agate in colors of lavender, white, & dark gold with a small open druzy quartz vug and sagenite bursts from Sheeps Bridge, AZ.
2 3/4″ x 2 1/8″ x 1 5/8″
Price: $28.00
#SP108
Specimen: This is a beautiful, fairly large, face polished fortification banded rough chunk of Agua Nueva agate from Mexico with euhedral quartz and other inclusions. It has a few sparkly druzy pockets, and would make an excellent addition for anyones agate collection.
4″ x 1 7/8″ x 1 5/8″
Price: $35.00
#SP109
Specimen: This is a really pretty piece of face polished Calandria fortification agate with purple, lavender, & white bands with a little parallax surrounding an euhedral quartz center from Mexico.
3 1/4″ x 1 3/8″ x 1 1/2″
Price: $28.00
#SP110
Specimen: This is a beautiful face polished multicolor Laguna fortification agate in colors of red and gold with lots of little tubes & flowery inclusions. The lines that you see in the face are healed fractures. From Mexico.
3 1/4″ x 1 3/4″ x 1″
Price: $28.00
#SP111
Specimen: This is a terrific face polished Baker Ranch thunderegg geode agate with pinkish-red banding surrounded by green bands and one small druzy vug. From New Mexico.
3 1/2″ x 3″ x 1 1/4″
Price: $28.00
#SP112
Specimen: This is a very cool face polished banded blue limb cast from Oregon. This piece has an open center lined with small quartz crystals. The pinkish color you see is light coming in through the back side.
1 3/4″ x 1 1/2″ x 1/2″ – 3/4″
Price: $28.00
#SP113
Specimen: This is a beautiful face polished agate specimen filled with green moss and a white/pale blue fortification surrounding an open crystal-lined vug in the center. This piece comes from a somewhat unusual location in Bear Canyon, Oregon.
3″ x 1 1/2″ x 3″
Price: $18.00
#SP114
Specimen: Beautiful face polished purple agate slab with white sagenite sprays and open crystal-lined vugs. Personally hand dug from Sheep’s Bridge, Arizona.
4 3/4″ x 1 3/4″ x 5/16″
Price: $26.00
#SP115
Specimen: This is a wonderful, large face polished fortification agate half nodule from Kentucky filled with small inclusions and solid euhedral quartz pocket in the center in a multicolor background. This is a very nice specimen from that location.
4 1/2″ x 2 3/8″ x 2 3/4″
Price: $35.00
#SP116
Specimen: This is an interesting face polished stick/sagenite needle agate packed with well-defined needles in shades of blue-grey & other pastel colors. It is gently rounded from being water worn in stream beds. From China.
3 3/8″ x 1 1/2″ x 1 5/8″
Price: $18.00
#SP117
Specimen: This is a face polished banded agate from Rancho Laguna, Mexico. This pretty piece has red, pink & lavender bands with an open crystal center. A nice piece for a starter agate collection!
1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″
Price: $16.00
#SP118
Specimen: This is a beautiful face polished slab of Laguna banded agate from Mexico. The bands are a deep red color in a translucent background with a small section of included moss.
3 1/2″ x 2 1/4″ x 1/4″
Price: $24.00
#SP119
Specimen: This is a nice little face polished Baker Ranch baby thunderegg geode agate with a couple waterline bands at the bottom and a center filled with lots of sparkling quartz crystals.
1 3/4″ x 1 3/8″ x 3/4″
Price: $14.00
#SP120
Specimen: This is a really cool little face polished Texas plume agate nodule with lots of different colorful mossy inclusions & tiny fortifications.
2 1/8″ x 1 1/8″ x 1″
Price: $16.00
Specialty Items
#SI101
Specialty Item: This is a beautiful polished agate pyramid filled with awesome black dendrites in a grey & white background. A nice piece to add to your collection or to give as a gift to an agate loving friend! From Indonesia.
1 5/8″ x 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″
Price: $18.00
SI102
Specialty Item: This is a rough 3 piece lot of Holley Blue agate from Oregon. This material has become hard to come by these days, and these pieces can be cut for cabs.
Top Right: 1 1/2″ x 3/4″ x 5/8″
Bottom: 1 1/4″ x 1/2″ x 1/2″
Top Left: 3/4″ x 3/4″ x 3/4″
Wt: 45.9 grams
Price: $40.00
#SI103
Specialty Item: This is a beautifully carved green serpentine iguana lizard from Peru with inlaid orange stone eyes. A great piece for yourself or to give as a gift to a lizard loving friend!
7″L x 2″H x 1″W
Price: $22.00
#SI104
Specialty Item: This is a really nice satin sheen polished soapstone jar with lid and cutout stars for burning incense or storing your special little goodies in. This makes a terrific gift for rock loving friends! From Indonesia.
3″W x 2″H
Price: $14.00
#SI105
Specialty Item: This is a really fun carved stone owl with inset bright gold eyes. A great piece to give as a gift to your bird loving friends! From Indonesia.
2 1/2″ x 2 3/8″ x 1 3/8″
Price: $10.00
#SI106
Specialty Item: This is an awesome, natural stone called “Fairy Stone” from Canada. These stones are originally formed in a swampy environment infiltrated with horsetail plant filaments, and contain growth rings created over time in a silicated sand concretion.
1 7/8″ x 1 3/8″ x 1/4″
Price: $16.00
#SI107
Specialty Item: This is a beautiful polished jasp/agate stone heart with multiple colors. It is a flattened rounded shape and is polished all the way around.
1 7/8″ x 1 1/4″ x 3/16″
Price: $8.00
#SI108
Specialty Item: This is a very cool polished banded agate heart. It is a puffed, rounded shape and is polished all the way around. Agate is recognized for its ability to connect you to the gentle vibrations of the Earth, making it a lovely stone with a light, diffused energy that is very grounding.
1″ x 1 1/4″ x 5/8″
Price: $8.00
#SI109
Specialty Item: This is a beautiful polished round cut standing piece of quartz crystal with open crystal formations on the top coated with a titanium metallic iridescent finish known as Rainbow Aura. A beautiful and fun piece to add to any crystal collector’s collection!
1 3/4″ high x 1 1/2″ diameter
Price: $16.00
#SI110
Specialty Item: This is an awesome polished jasp/agate double pointed wand filled with reddish banded jasper and creamy bands with euhedral quartz. This could also be used for jewelry making.
2 1/2″ x 1/2″ x 1/2″
Price: $8.00
#SI111
Specialty Item: This is an awesome tumble polished Mexican Crazy Lace agate stone magnet filled with fine, striking bands included with parallax. A great addition to your refrigerator or other metal surface!
1 5/8″ x 1 5/8″ x 1/4″
Price: $5.00
#SI112
Specialty Item: This is a very pretty tumble polished jasp/agate stone magnet filled with pretty alternating bands in shade of dark gold, grey, & tan. A great addition to your refrigerator or other metal surface!
1 7/8″ x 1 3/8″ x 1/4″
Price: $5.00
#SI113
Specialty Item: This is a very cool matte finish tumble polished Mexican dendritic rhyolite stone magnet filled with intricate little dendrites & veins. A great addition to your refrigerator or other metal surface!
1 3/4″ x 1″ x 1/4″
Price: $5.00
#SI114
Specialty Item: This is a colorful tumble polished Mexican Cotton Candy agate stone magnet filled with pretty pink & salmon breccia and little fortifications. A great addition to your refrigerator or other metal surface!
1 3/4″ x 1 1/8″ x 1/4″
Price: $5.00
#SI115
Specialty Item: This is a really fun tumble polished Northwestern small petrified wood limb stone magnet filled with great grain patterns & rings. A great addition to your refrigerator or other metal surface!
1 5/8″ x 1 5/8″ x 1/4″
Price: $5.00
#SI116
Specialty Item: This is a very pretty pink Rose Quartz polished sphere. It has thin striated bands and lustrous pearly inclusions. Rose Quartz is recognized as one of the most beneficial stones for healing emotions and promoting loving feelings.
Comes with small plastic stand.
1 3/4″ diameter
Price: $12.00
#SI117
Specialty Item: This is a great 10 piece lot of yellow-green apatite crystals in matrix. Every piece has at least one very nice crystal in it. Great as gifts or to add to your mineral collection!
Pieces range is size from 1″ to 2″ in length
Price: $14.00
#SI118
Specialty Item: A beautifully formed and richly colored Amazonite double crystal cluster from Colorado. A very pretty specimen that could even be cut into cabs if you wanted.
1 5/8″ x 1″ x 1 3/8″
Price: $18.00
#SI119
Specialty Item: This is a beautiful specimen of a large, well-defined, single pyrite cube with interesting striations along it’s faces. A nice piece to add to your collection! From Peru.
1 1/2″ x 1 5/8″ x 2 1/4″
Price: $8.00
#SI120
Specialty Item: A wonderful large standing double quartz crystal with flat, multiple clear crystal faces included with little clear crystal inclusions. Includes black metal stand.
4″ x 4″ x 7″
Total height is 8″
Price: $15.00
#SI111
Specialty Item: This is a sweet little micromount specimen of Wulfenite crystals on a brown matrix. From the world famous Red Cloud Mine in Arizona. Comes in a perky box with label.
1/2″ x 1/4″ x 1/8″
Price: $16.00
#SI112
Specialty Item: This is a really cool specimen of light green Prehnite on druzy quartz from Morocco. A very nice piece for the beginning collector!
2 1/2″ x 2″ x 1 1/2″
Price: $14.00
#SI113
Specialty Item: This is a really beautiful stacked cluster of clear, slender quartz crystals from the Himalayas. The crystals are very delicate and there is a little bit of chlorite inclusions.
2 3/4″ x 1″ x 1 1/8″
Price: $22.00
#SI114
Specialty Item: This is a wonderful terminated Hanksite crystal from Searles Lake, California, with inclusions. Hanksite often fluoresces and needs to be kept oiled and protected as it will decompose over time if exposed to the elements.
1 1/2″ x 1″ x 3/4″
Price: $18.00
#SI115
Specialty Item: This is a really cool scalenohedral calcite sand crystal specimen in the form of a twinned crystal formation. These unique crystals form when grains of sand are cemented with calcite crystals. From South Dakota.
1 1/2″ x 1 3/8″ x 1/2″
Price: $16.00