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That's all my lens around my life and interests. Hope you can find out some interesting things here! I'm a Russian geologist and spent lot of time hunting meteorites, minerals, rocks and fossils all around the World. Welcome to my mail site www.sikhote.com

A funny story about basenjis: When I post this picture of my meteorite to the list, trying to sell it, I got an interesting email from other meteorite collector, Ray Stanford from Maryland. That is what he wrote: " The nicest 'meteorites' on your website are the red-and-white...
COVELLITE - where to best buy: Covellite (also know as covelline) is a crystalline form of copper sulfide. In appearance, covellite is an enchanting indigo blue. Covellite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - ovellite, cvellite, coellite, covllite, covelite, covelit...
Rocks and minerals - build excellent own collection: List of common minerals. Many of them described here on Squidoo (brown colored text) and has a links to their source on eBay, listings and Store items. Best off all, those lenses contains links to ebay listings with misspelled words in description. I...
Meteorites, rocks, minerals and fossils from Russia - all 3D: Let me introduce better way (by my opinion) to show items like meteorites, minerals and stone carvings as a 3D animated pictures. Spheres, eggs, pyramids, mineral specimens, great meteorite Sikhote-Alin with 3 holes. Stamp with this individual is a b...
Tanzanite - where to best buy: It is a popular and valuable gemstone when cut, although its durability is somewhat lacking; its tendency to break precludes appropriate use as a ring stone. Tanzanite is noted for its remarkably strong trichroism, appearing alternately sapphire blue...
CALCITE - where to best buy: Calcite is one of the most widely distributed minerals on the Earth's surface. Calcite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - alcite, clcite, cacite, calite, calcte, calcie, calcit, aclcite, clacite, caclite, calicte, calctie, calciet, c...
Russian stones eBay workshop: Hello! Let me introduce my sister Marina. She is a geologist and a very nice person who collect semi precious stones all over the Russia and sell them out using ebay community. Do not hesitate return back to this page often while she has add new rock...
CINNABAR - where to best buy: Cinnabar, sometimes written cinnabarite (, is a name applied to red mercury(II) sulfide (HgS), or native vermilion, the common ore of mercury. Cinnabar is found in all localities that yield mercury, notably Almadén (Spain), New AlmadenCaliforn...
July Birthstones - where to best buy: Ruby Sapphire Onyx Sardonyx Carnelian Emerald Moonstone Pearl Diamond Tourmaline irthstone, brthstone, bithstone, birhstone, birtstone, birthtone, birthsone, birthstne, birthstoe, birthston, ibrthstone, brithstone, bitrhstone, birhtstone, birtshtone,...
Fluorite - where to best buy: Fluorite gives its name to the property of fluorescence, as many samples fluoresce strongly in ultra-violet light. The fluorescence may be due to impurities such as yttrium or organic matter in the crystal lattice. Fluorite's fluorescence color is la...
Fire Opal - where to best buy: "fire opal" is named for its fiery red color, and not the flashes from within. Today most fire opal comes from Mexico and is often cut into faceted gem stones. Fire Opal - search on eBay here.
CAVANSITE - where to best buy: Cavansite, whose name is derived from its chemical composition, calcium vanadium silicate. Because of its rich color and relative rarity, cavansite is a sought after collector's mineral. Cavansite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell ter...
Charoite - the only Russian rock - where to best buy: Charoite is said to be useful for the cleansing and purification of one's energy body as well as for the transmutation of negative energies within oneself. Charoite transmutes negativity and cleanses the aura. Charoite facilitates the release of fear...
PAPAGOITE - where to best buy: Papagoite is a rare cyclosilicate mineral - calcium copper aluminium silicatehydroxide. It was discovered in 1960 in Ajo, Arizona, USA, and was named after the Papago Native American tribes. Papagoite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong...
BROOKITE - where to best buy: Brookite is a mineral consisting of titanium oxide. It was named for Henry James Brooke, English mineralogist. Brookite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - rookite, bookite, brokite, brokite, brooite, brookte, brookie, brookit, r...
IDOCRASE - where to best buy: Idocrase is an older synonym sometimes used for gemstone quality vesuvianite. Idocrase - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - docrase, iocrase, idcrase, idorase, idocase, idocrse, idocrae, idocras, diocrase, iodcrase, idcorase, idor...
HYDROXYLAPATITE - where to bes buy: Hydroxylapatite, also frequently called hydroxyapatite, is a mineral. Hydroxylapatite is the main mineral component of bone. Hydroxylapatite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ydroxylapatite, hdroxylapatite, hyroxylapatite, hydo...
HIDDENITE - where to best buy: Hiddenite is a green variety of spodumene first discovered at the Rist-Ellis mine in Hiddenite, North Carolina, USA. It, like kunzite, is sometimes used as a gemstone. Hiddenite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - iddenite, hdden...
BIXBYITE - where to best buy: Bixbyite is a manganese iron oxide mineral. It is a somewhat rare mineral sought after by collectors as it typically forms euhedral isometric crystals exhibiting various cubes, octahedrons, and dodecahedrons. It is a metallic dark black with a...
ARAGONITE - where to best buy: Aragonite forms naturally in almost all mollusk shells, as well as the calciferous exoskeletons of warm- and cold-water corals. Because the mineral deposition in mollusk shells is strongly biologically controlled, some crystal forms are distinctively...
Misspelling eBay words - make money easy!: Did you know that every day there are thousands of eBay auctions that have misspelled words in its titles? Auctions with wrong typo information do not come up on the regular eBay search, so often these auctions have no bids and can be scooped up at a...
DOLOMITE - where to besy buy: Dolomite (IPA: /ˈdɒləmʌɪt/ and a ) is the name of both a sedimentary carbonate rockmineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate. Dolomite was first described in 1791 as the rock by the French naturalist and geologist, Déodat Gratet d...
Moldavite - green tektite glass - meteorite impact product: Moldavite is..... Moldavite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - oldavite, mldavite, modavite, molavite, moldvite, moldaite, moldavte, moldavie, moldavit, omldavite, mlodavite, modlavite, moladvite, moldvaite, moldaivte, molda...
MAGNETITE - where to best buy: Magnetite is a ferrimagnetic mineral. Magnetite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - agnetite, mgnetite, manetite, magetite, magntite, magneite, magnette, magnetie, magnetit, amgnetite, mganetite, mangetite, magentite, magnteite,...
COLEMANITE - where to best buy: Colemanite is a borate mineral found in evaporite deposits. It was named after William T. Coleman (1824-1893), owner of the mine where it was first found.Colemanite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - olemanite, clemanite, coemanite,...
BORACITE - where to best buy: Boracite is a magnesium borate chloride mineral. It occurs as blue green, colorless, gray, yellow to white crystals in the orthorhombic - pyramidal crystal system. Boracite is typically found in evaporite sequences associated with gypsum, anhydrite,...
AMBLYGONITE - where to best buy: Amblygonite is a fluorophosphate mineral, (Li,Na)AlPO4(F,OH), composed of lithium, sodium, aluminium, phosphate, fluoride and hydroxide. The mineral occurs in pegmatite deposites and is easily mistaken for albite and other feldspars. Amblygonite - se...
Baltic Amber: Amber is found along the shores of a large part of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, the great amber-producing country is the promontory of Sambia, now part of Russia.
My favorite mineral websites and sellers - review. Heliodor.: A whole collection of beautiful nonexpesive minerals and crystals. Lot of them are coming from Russia. The online catalogue is very easy to navigate and readable. Pictures are clean and colorful. Just nice to watch this site.
Jade - where to best buy: Many minerals are sold as jade. Some of these are: serpentine (also bowenite), carnelian, aventurine quartz, glass, grossularite, Vesuvianite, soapstone (and other steatites such as shoushan stone) and recently, Australian chrysoprase. Jade - search...
Golden Beryl - where to best buy: is one of the many hues of the "gemstone" mineral beryl. It can range in colors from pale yellow to a brilliant gold. Unlike emerald, golden beryl has very few flaws. Golden beryl - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - eli...
ALUNITE - where to best buy: Alunite, or alumstone, is a mineral that was first observed in the 15th century in Monti della Tolfa, north to Rome, where it was mined for the manufacture of alum. First called aluminilite by J.C. Delametherie in 1707, this name was contracted by Fr...
LEPIDOLITE - where to best buy: Lepidolite group that is a secondary source of is a lilac or rose-violet colored phyllosilicate mineral of the micalithium. Lepidolite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - epidolite, lpidolite, leidolite, lepdolite, lepiolite, lep...
NATROLITE - where to best buy: Natrolite is a tectosilicate mineral species belonging to the zeolite group. It is a hydrated sodium and aluminium silicate. Natrolite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - atrolite, ntrolite, narolite, natolite, natrlite, natroite...
MONAZITE - where to best buy: Monazite is a reddish-brown phosphate containing rare earth metals and an important source of thorium, lanthanum, and cerium. It occurs usually in small isolated crystals. Monazite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - onazite, mna...
MILLERITE - where to best buy: Millerite is a nickel sulfide mineral. I was discovered by Wilhelm Haidinger in 1845 in the coal mines of Wales. Millerite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - illerite, mllerite, milerite, milerite, millrite, milleite, millerte,...
Brilliant - Diamonds - where to best buy: Brilliant is one of the most used cuts for diamonds. The brilliant cut was introduced in the middle of the 17th century. The first brilliants were known as Mazarins. They had seventeen facets on the crown (upper half) and are called double-cut brilli...
DUMORTIERITE - where to best buy: Dumortierite is a fibrous variably colored aluminium boro-silicate mineral. Dumortierite was first described in 1881 for an occurrence in Chaponost, in the Rhône-Alps of France and named for the French paleontologist Eugene Dumortier. Dumortier...
CALAVERITE - where to best buy: Calaverite, or gold telluride , is an uncommon telluride of gold; it is a metallicmineral. It was first discovered in Calaveras County, California in 1861. Calaverite occurrences include Cripple Creek, Colorado; Calaveras County, California, USA (fro...
Fuchsite - where to best buy: Fuchsite is a member of the mica family (Complex Potassium Sodium Magnesium Iron Aluminum Hydroxyl Silicates). It is colored green from trace amounts of chromium. Mica cleaves (breaks) into thin, flexible sheets. Mica is used industrially for heat an...
Rose Quartz - where to best buy: Rose Quartz is a type of quartz which exhibits a pale pink to rose red hue. The color is usually considered as due to trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese, in the massive material. Some rose quartz contains microscopic rutile needles which p...
Classification of meteorites: Try my favorite eBay misspelling cool typo tool for term "meteorite" - emteorite, metorite, mteeorite, meetorite, metoerite, meteroite, meteoirte, meteortie, meteoriet, miteorite, metiorite, metearite, meteorete, imteorite, emtiorite, emtea...
June birthstones - where to best buy: Pearl Moonstone Alexandrite Agate Chalcedony Emerald Chrysoprase Tiger's Eye White Sapphire Ruby Sapphire Citrine Misspelling or wrong spell term "birthstone" - irthstone, brthstone, bithstone, birhstone, birtstone, birthtone, birthso...
January birthstones - where to best buy: Opal Tourmaline Jasper Aquamarine Coral Beryl Peridot Sapphire Lapis Lazuli Agate Yellow Topaz Garnet Ruby Amethyst Misspelling or wrong spell term "birthstone" - irthstone, brthstone, bithstone, birhstone, birtstone, birthtone, birth...
Aventurine - where to best buy: Aventurine is a form of quartz, characterised by its translucency and the presence of platy mineral occlusions that give a shimmering or glistening effect termed aventurescence. The most common colour of aventurine is green, but it may also be orange...
CHALCANTHITE - where to best buy: Chalcanthite, whose name derives from the Greek, chalkos and anthos, meaning copper flower, is a richly-colored blue/green water-soluble sulfate mineral. Chalcanthite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - halcanthite, calcanthite,...
EUCLASE - where to best buy: Euclase is a beryllium aluminium hydroxide silicate mineral. It was first reported in 1792 from the Orenburg district in the southern Urals, Russia. Its type locality is Ouro Prêto, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil. Euclase - search on eB...
CUMMINGTONITE - where to best buy: Cummingtonite or magnesium iron silicate hydroxide is a metamorphic amphibole. Cummingtonite was first described in 1824 for an occurrence near Cummington, Massachusetts, hence the name. It is also found in Sweden, South Africa, and Scotland. Cumming...
BERTRANDITE - where to best buy: Bertrandite is a beryllium sorosilicate hydroxide mineral. It was discovered near Nantes, France in 1883 and named for the French mineralogist, Léon Bertrand. Berntrandite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - ertrandite, brtrand...
MANGANITE - where to best buy: Manganite is a mineral with composition is manganese oxide-hydroxide. The name manganite was given by W. Flaidinger in 1827. Manganite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - anganite, mnganite, maganite, mananite, mangnite, mangaite...
PALYGORSKITE - where to best buy: Palygorskite (also known as attapulgite) is a magnesium aluminum silicate. Palygorskite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - alygorskite, plygorskite, paygorskite, palgorskite, palyorskite, palygrskite, palygoskite, palygorkite, p...
Apatite - where to best buy: Apatite is one of few minerals that are produced and used by biological systems. Hydroxylapatite is the major component of tooth enamel, and a large component of bone material. Apatite is a group of phosphate minerals, usually referring to hydroxylap...
KERNITE - where to best buy: Kernite, also known as rasorite and hydrated sodium borate hydroxide is a colorless to white crystalline mineral that was formerly the chief source of borax. It is also the source of various boron compounds. The mineral was discovered in 1926 in Kern...
ILMENITE - where to best buy: Ilmenite is a weakly magnetic iron-black or steel-gray mineral. Named after the locality of its discovery in the Il'menski Mountains, near Miass, Russia. Ilmenite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - lmenite, imenite, ilenite, ilm...
HALITE - where to best buy: Halite is the mineral form of sodium chloride, NaCl, commonly known as rock salt. Halite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - alite, hlite, haite, halte, halie, halit, ahlite, hlaite, hailte, haltie, haliet, hhaalite, hallite, hal...
GREENOCKITE - where to best buy: Greenockite is a rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide, CdS, in crystalline form. It was first recognized in 1840 in Greenock, Scotland. Greenockite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - reenockite, geenockite, gren...
COBALTITE - where to best buy: Cobaltite is a mineral composed of cobalt, iron, arsenic sulfide. It is found chiefly in Sweden, Norway, India, and Azerbaijan. Cobaltite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - obaltite, cbaltite, coaltite, cobltite, cobatite, cobalite,...
CHRYSOBERYL - where to best buy: The mineral or gemstone chrysoberyl, is an aluminate of beryllium. Chrysoberyl is transparent to translucent and sometimes chatoyant. Chrysoberyl - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - hrysoberyl, crysoberyl, chysoberyl, chrsoberyl, chry...
BRAZILIANITE - where to best buy: Brazilianite, whose name derives from its country of origin, Brazil, is a typically yellow-green phosphate mineral, most commonly found in phosphate-rich pegmatites. The most exquisite crystals, dark greenish-yellow to olive-green, sometimes measure...
BARITE - where to best buy: Barite (BaSO4) is a mineral consisting of barium sulfate. It is generally white or colorless, and is the main source of barium. Baryte is the British spelling, and the mineral is also called heavy spar. Barite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wr...
ANATASE - where to best buy: Anatase is one of the three mineral forms of titanium dioxide (the other two being brookite and rutile). It is always found as small, isolated and sharply developed crystals, and like rutile, a more commonly occurring modification of titanium dioxide...
Garnet - where to best buy: The garnet group of minerals show crystals with a habit of rhombic dodecahedrons and trapezohedrons. There is a misconception that garnets are only a red gem but in fact they come in a variety of colors including purple, red, orange, yellow, green, b...
Malachite - where to best buy: is also used for decorative purposes, such as in the Malachite Room in the Hermitage which features a huge malachite vase. "The Tazza", one of the largest pieces of malachite in North America and a gift from Tsar Nicholas II, stands as the...
Trilobites - most beautiful and popular fossilised animals - where to best buy: The trilobites of Russia, and specifically those coming from the Region near St.-Petersburg, near the great Wolchov (Volhov) river, from the lower Ordovician, kunda level, Putilovo quarry, are among those most cherished by collectors. There are a few...
A greatest observed iron fall on Earth - meteorite Sikhote-Alin: The largest shower in historical time occurred in Eastern Siberia on February 12, 1947. The unique phenomenon was observed by many eyewitnesses and has been the subject of numerous, very thorough studies by the Russian scientists. In full daylight, a...
Ammolite - where to best buy: is a rare and valuable opal-like organic gemstone found primarily along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains of the United States and Canada. Ammolite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - mmolite, amolite, amolite, ammlite, a...
Trick: How I did obtain One Hundred ebay feedback's just in Four Hours: How to build eBay feedback rating quickly? You can make some purchases for a few lower cost items. The cheapest items you can earn on eBay is items cost 1 cent or penny and with free shipping. So, if you can find 100 those items from different sellers...
Sapphire - where to best buy: Sapphire includes any gemstone quality varieties of the mineral corrundum other than the red ruby. Sapphire is most commonly blue but also occurs as purple, yellow, orange, pink, green, color shift and white varieties. Sapphire - search on eBay here....
Lazurite or Lapis lazuli - where to best buy: Lazurite is a popular but generally expensive mineral. Lazurite is relatively rare and occurs as a product of contact metamorphism of limestones. The best lazurite comes from the Firgamu mines of Afghanistan which have been producing lapis lazuli as...
Meteorite pallasite Seymchan - where to best buy - new discovery: There are two masses were found in 1967, total 323 kg. It was determined as coarse octahedrite, bandwidth 2.0 mm(iron llE). Two years ago (2004) there was new expeditions on Seymchan meteorite strewnfield (?). During the expedition there were several...
Beryl mineral group - where to best buy: Varieties of beryl have been considered gemstones since prehistoric times. Recognized for its beauty, in the Bible, in Ezekiel 1:16, the wheels of God's throne are described as having the appearance of gleaming Beryl. Varieties of beryl: green...
Benitoite - where to best buy: Benitoite's rarity makes it a minor ore for barium or titanium at best. Misspelling or wrong spell term - enitoite, bnitoite, beitoite, bentoite, benioite, benitite, benitote, benitoie, benitoit, ebnitoite, bneitoite, beintoite, bentioite, beniotite,...
Kornerupine - where to best buy: is valued as a gemstone when it is found in translucent green to yellow shades. The emerald green varieties are especially sought after. It was first described in 1887 for an occurrence in Fiskernaes in SW Greenland. It was named in honor of the Dani...
CERUSSITE - where to best buy: Cerussite (also known as lead carbonate or white lead ore) is a mineral consisting of lead carbonate (PbCO3), and an important ore of lead. The name is from the Latin cerussa, white lead. Cerussa nativa was mentioned by K Gesner in 1565, and in 1832...
GYPSUM - where to best buy: Gypsum is a very soft mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate. Gypsum - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ypsum, gpsum, gysum, gypum, gypsm, gypsu, ygpsum, gpysum, gyspum, gypusm, gypsmu, ggyypsum, gyppsum, gypssum, gypsuum...
CHALCOCITE - where to best buy: Chalcocite, copper sulfide (Cu2S), is an important copper ore mineral. It is opaque, being colored dark-gray to black with a metallic luster. It has a hardness of 2½ - 3. Chalcocite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term -...
ADAMITE - where to best buy: The yellow to bright lime-green colored crystals and druze along with its distinctive fluorescence make adamite a favorite among mineral collectors. Found in Mapimi, Mexico; Greece; and California and Utah in the United States. Search all adamite on e...
CELESTITE - where to best buy: Celestite (SrSO4) is a mineral consisting of strontium sulfate. The mineral is also known as celestine and is named for its occasional delicate blue color. Celestite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - elestite, clestite, ceestite, ce...
HOWLITE - where to best buy: Howlite, which is named for its discoverer Henry How, is one of those minerals that is more famous for imitating another mineral. Color is white with gray to black streaks, web-like markings and blotches. Howlite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or...
Dioptase - where to best buy: Dioptase is a very rare mineral found mostly in desert regions were it forms as a secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of copper sulfide mineral deposits. Dioptase - search on ebay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ioptase, doptase, diptase,...
Rhinestone - where to best buy: or paste is a diamond simulant made from rock crystal, glass or acrylic. Originally, rhinestones were rock crystals gathered from the river Rhine, but their availability was greatly increased when the Alsatian jeweller George Frederic Strass had the...
PHLOGOPITE - where to best buy: Phlogopite is a yellow, greenish or reddish brown member of the mica family of phyllosilicates. Phlogopite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - hlogopite, plogopite, phogopite, phlgopite, phloopite, phlogpite, phlogoite, phlogopte...
ORTHOCLASE - where to best buy: Orthoclase is an important tectosilicate mineral, which forms igneous rock. It is also known as alkali feldspar and is common in granite and related rocks. Orthoclase is named based on the Greek for "straight fracture". Orthoclase - search...
MUSCOVITE - where to best buy: Muscovite is a phyllosilicate mineral of aluminium and potassium. The name of muscovite comes from Muscovy-glass, a name formerly used for the mineral because of its use in Russia for windows. Muscovite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wro...
MONTMORILLONITE - where to best buy: Montmorillonite is a very soft phyllosilicate mineral that typically forms in microscopic crystals, forming a clay. It is named after Montmorillon in France. Montmorillonite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ontmorillonite, mnt...
MESOLITE - where to best buy: Mesolite is a tectosilicate mineral. It is a member of the zeolite group and is closely related to natrolite which it also resembles in appearance. Like other zeolites, mesolite occurs as void fillings in amygdaloidal basalt. Mesolite - search on eBa...
LIMONITE - where to best buy: Limonite is a hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide of varying composition. Limonite - search on eBay here.
LEUCITE - where to best buy: Leucite or amphigene is a rock-forming mineral composed of potassium and aluminium tectosilicate. Leucite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - eucite, lecite, leuite, leucte, leucie, leucit, elucite, luecite, lecuite, leuicte, leu...
JAROSITE - where to best buy: Jarosite is a basic hydrous sulfate of potassium and iron. Jarosite was originally found in 1852 by August Breithaupt in the Barranco del Jaroso in the Sierra Almagrera. Jarosite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - arosite, jrosi...
HYPERSTHENE - where to best buy: Hypersthene is a common rock-forming inosilicate mineral belonging to the group of orthorhombic pyroxenes. Hypersthene - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ypersthene, hpersthene, hyersthene, hyprsthene, hypesthene, hyperthene, hy...
GOETHITE - where to best buy: Goethite is an iron bearing oxide mineral found in soil and other low temperature environments. Named for the German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Goethite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - oethite, gethite, gothite, goe...
GAYLUSSITE - where to best buy: Gaylussite is a mineral, a hydrated sodium calcium carbonate. It is formed as an Evaporite from non marine waters. Discovered in 1826, it is named after Gay-Lussac. Gaylussite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - aylussite, gyluss...
FRANKLINITE - where to best buy: Franklinite is one of the minerals found at Franklin, New Jersey, a world famous locality that has produced many formerly unknown and exotic mineral species. Franklinite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ranklinite, fanklinite,...
FERBERITE - where to best buy: Ferberite is the iron endmember of the manganese - iron wolframite solid solution series. It was discovered in 1863 in Sierra Almagrera, Spain. It was named after Moritz Rudolph Ferber. Ferberite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term...
EPIDIDYMITE - where to best buy: Epididymite gets its name from the Greek words for "near" - epi and "twin" - didymus in allusion to its "near twin", eudidymite. Epididymite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - pididymite, eididymite...
ENSTATITE - where to best buy: An emerald green variety of enstatite is called chrome-enstatite and is cut as a gemstone. The green color is caused by traces of chromium, hence the varietal name. In addition, bronzite is also sometimes used as a gemstone. Enstatite - search on eBa...
EDENITE - where to best buy: Edenite is an uncommon amphibole mineral. It is related to the more well known amphibole, hornblende. Edenite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - denite, eenite, ednite, edeite, edente, edenie, edenit, deenite, eednite, edneite,...
CROCIDOLITE - where to best buy: Some forms of riebeckite are asbestiform, notably crocidolite, also known as blue asbestos. Riebeckite is a sodium-rich member of the amphibole group of minerals. Crocidolite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - rocidolite, cocidolite,...
CORUNDUM - where to best buy: Corundum is a crystalline form of aluminium oxide and one of the rock-forming minerals. Due to corundum's hardness (typically 9.0 Mohs), it is commonly used as an abrasive in machining, from huge machines to sandpaper. Corundum for abrasives is mined...
CLINOPTILOLITE - where to best buy: Clinoptilolite is a natural zeolite comprising a microporous arrangement of silica and alumina tetrahedra. Research is generally focussed around Turkey and Greece due to the abundance of natural clinoptilolite in easily accessible surface deposits. C...
CHLORARGYRITE - where to best buy: Chlorargyrite is a silver chloride mineral. It was first described in 1877 for occurrences in the Broken Hill district, New South Wales, Australia. The name is from the Greek, chloros for "pale green" and Latin for silver, argentum. Chlorar...
CHALCOPYRITE - where to best buy: Chalcopyrite is a copper iron sulfide mineral. It has a brassy to golden yellow color and a hardness of 3.5 to 4 on the Mohs scale. Its streak is diagnostic as green tinged black. Chalcopyrite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell -...
CHABAZITE - where to best buy: Chabazite is a tectosilicate mineral of the zeolite group. It was named chabasie in 1792 by Bosc d'Antic and later changed to the current spelling. Chabazite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - habazite, cabazite, chbazite, chaazite,...
CARNOTITE - where to best buy: Carnotite is a potassium uranium vanadate mineral. Carnotite is a bright to greenish yellow mineral that occurs typically as crusts and flakes in sandstones. Amounts as low as one percent will color the sandstone a bright yellow. The high uranium con...
BUERGERITE - where to best buy: Buergerite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - uergerite, bergerite, burgerite, buegerite, buererite, buergrite, buergeite, buergerte, buergerie, buergerit, ubergerite, beurgerite, buregerite, buegrerite, bueregrite, buergreite, buerg...
BRUCITE - where to best buy: Brucite is the mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, with the chemical formula Mg(OH)2. It is pearly white or pale green in colour, translucent, with perfect cleavage, and tabular crystals or massive. Brucite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wron...
BISMUTHINITE - where to best buy: Bismuthinite is a mineral consisting of bismuth sulfide. The crystals are steel-grey to off white with a metallic luster. Bismuthinite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - ismuthinite, bsmuthinite, bimuthinite, bisuthinite, bismt...
BABINGTONITE - where to best buy: Babingtonite is a calcium iron manganese inosilicate mineral. It was first described in 1824 from Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway and was named after the Irish physicist and mineralogist William Babington. Babingtonite - search on eBay here. Misspelling...
ANGELITE - where to best buy: Anhydrite is a relatively common sedimentary mineral that forms massive rock layers. Anhydrite does not form directly, but is the result of the dewatering of the rock forming mineral Gypsum (CaSO4-2H2O). Angelite Jewelry can reduce symptoms of asthma...
ANALCIME - where to best buy: Analcite or Analcime (from the Greek analkimos - "weak") is a white, grey, or colourless tectosilicate mineral. Analcite consists of hydrated sodium aluminiumsilicate in cubic crystalline form. Its chemical formula is NaAlSi2O6·H2O....
ALBITE - where to best buy: Albite is an alkali feldspar mineral. It is the sodium endmember of the plagioclase solid solution series. It was first reported in 1815 for an occurrence in Sweden. The name is from Latin, albus for the typical white color. Albite - eBay search here...
Villiaumite - rare mineral - where to best buy: Named after Maxime Villiaume, French explorer and officer in the colonial artillery corps stationed in northern Madagascar for his help in the acquisition of mineral and rock collections from Madagascar and Guinea. The species was first found in his...
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Jet: Jet as a gem material was highly popular during the reign of Queen Victoria, during which the Queen wore Whitby jet as part of her mourning dress. Jet was popular for mourning jewellery in the 19th century because of its sombre color and modest appea...
Andesine - where to best buy: is a feldspar mineral, a part of the plagioclase series. Andesine - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ndesine, adesine, anesine, andsine, andeine, andesne, andesie, andesin, nadesine, adnesine, anedsine, andseine, andeisne, andes...
Pearl: come in eight basic shapes: round, semi-round, button, drop, pear, oval, baroque, and ringed. Perfectly round pearls are the rarest and most expensive, and are generally used in necklaces, or strings of pearls. Semi-rounds are also used in necklaces...
Demantoid Garnet - where to best buy: The garnet group of minerals show crystals with a habit of rhombic dodecahedrons and trapezohedrons. There is a misconception that garnets are only a red gem but in fact they come in a variety of colors including purple, red, orange, yellow, green, b...
Obsidian - where to best buy: Obsidian was widely used by our ancestors for tool making. In Georgia and neighbouring Armenia this natural glass was recognised in several volcanic complexes distributed over wide areas. Misspelling or wrong spell term - bsidian, osidian, obid...
Moissanite - where to best buy: is a mineral that was first discovered in fragments of the meteorite at Canyon Diabolo or Meteor Crater in Arizona. It was named in honor of its discover Dr. Ferdinand Henri Moissan. The Nobel Prize-winner was the first to find tiny amounts of this n...
Sugilite - where to best buy: (also known as luvulite) is a relatively rare pink to purple cyclosilicate mineral. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ugilite, sgilite, suilite, suglite, sugiite, sugilte, sugilie, sugilit, usgilite, sguilite, suiglite, sugliite, sugiilte, sugiltie,...
Bixbite - where to best buy: Bixbite (also known as red beryl, red emerald, or scarlet emerald) is a red variety of beryl (emerald), Misspelling or wrong spell term - ixbite, bxbite, bibite, bixite, bixbte, bixbie, bixbit, ibxbite, bxibite, bibxite, bixibte, bixbtie, bixbiet, bb...
Spinel - where to best buy: usually occurs in isometric crystals, octahedrons, usually twinned. It has an imperfect octahedral cleavage and a conchoidal fracture. Its hardness is 8, its specific gravity is 3.5-4.1 and it is transparent to opaque with a vitreous to dull lustre....
Emerald - where to best buy: Emerald come in many shades of green and bluish green. There is a wide spectrum of clarity, along with various numbers of inclusions. Most emeralds are highly included, so it is quite rare to find an emerald with only minor inclusions. Emerald is reg...
Chalcedony - variety of Quartz - where to best buy: is one of the cryptocrystalline varieties of the mineral quartz, having a waxy luster. Chalcedony may be semitransparent or translucent and is usually white to gray, grayish-blue or some shade of brown, sometimes nearly black. Chalcedony - search 3D...
Agate - where to best buy: Agate was highly valued as a talisman or amulet in ancient times. Agate types: Mexican agate, Moss agate, Dendritic agates, Petoskey agate, Rainbow agates, Carnelian agates, Botswana, blue lace agate, tube agate, fire agate, Mexican crazy-lace a...
AZURITE- where to best buy: Azurite is a soft, deep blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore deposits. It is also known as Chessylite after the Chessy-les-Minesnear Lyon, France, where striking specimens have been found. The intense color of azurite makes it pop...
Jasper from Russia - where to best buy: Jasper is an opaque, impure variety of quartz that is usually red, yellow or brown in color. This mineral breaks with a smooth surface, and is often used for ornamentation or as a gemstone. It can be highly polished and is used for vases, seals, and...
WILLEMITE - where to best buy: Willemite is a zinc silicate (Zn2SiO4) and a minor ore of zinc. It is highly fluorescent (green) under shortwave ultraviolet light. It was discovered in 1830 and named after William I of the Netherlands. Willemite - search on eBay here. Misspelling o...
PHENAKITE - where to best buy: Phenacite or phenakite is a nesosilicate mineral consisting of beryllium orthosilicate. Phenakite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - henakite, penakite, phnakite, pheakite, phenkite, phenaite, phenakte, phenakie, phenakit, hpena...
Tsavorite - where to best buy: Rare in clean gems over 1 carat (200 mg) in weight, tsavorite has been found in sizes yielding up to 15 carat (3 g) stones, but any gem of good color and clarity over 5 carats (1 g) could be considered a "museum" quality gem, and would be h...
Chrysoprase - where to best buy: Chrysoprase (also chrysophrase) is a gemstone variety of chalcedony (fibrous form of quartz) that contains small quantities of nickel. Its color is normally apple-green, but varies to deep green. Chrysoprase - search 3D pictures here. Misspelling or...
SULFUR - where to best buy: Sulfur, in its native form, is a yellow crystalline solid. In nature, it can be found as the pure element or as sulfide and sulfate minerals. Sulfur - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ulfur, slfur, sufur, sulur, sulfr, sulfu, us...
ACTINOLITE - where to best buy: The old mineral name uralite is at times applied to an alteration product of primary pyroxene by a mixture composed largely of actinolite. The metamorphosed gabbro or diabase rock bodies, referred to as epidiorite, contain a considerable amount of th...
Angel stone Seraphinite - where to best buy: Only recently discovered in Russia, it is an excellent tool for bringing the physical body into line with Light Energy and for supporting one's connection with the Angelic realm. The deep green of this stone is Chlorite which is extremely healing and...
Staurolite - where to best buy: A special property of staurolite is that it often occurs twinned in a characteristic cross-shape. The macroscopically visible crystals are of prismatic shape. Staurolite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - taurolite, saurolite, s...
RHENIITE - where to best buy: Rheniite is a very rare rhenium sulfide mineral. It was discovered at the Kudriavy Volcano, Iturup Island in the Kurile Islands, Russia and approved in 2004. It is found in active hot fumaroles on the volcano. Rheniite - search on eBay here. Misspell...
RHODIZITE - where to best buy: Rhodizite is a rare potassium cesium beryllium aluminum borate mineral. Rhodizite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - hodizite, rodizite, rhdizite, rhoizite, rhodzite, rhodiite, rhodizte, rhodizie, rhodizit, hrodizite, rohdizite,...
RICHTERITE - where to best buy: Richterite is closely related to tremolite. Richterite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ichterite, rchterite, rihterite, ricterite, richerite, richtrite, richteite, richterte, richterie, richterit, irchterite, rcihterite,...
ROCKBRIDGEITE - where to best buy: Rockbridgeite is one of the more oddly named and yet interesting phosphate minerals. Rockbridgeite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ockbridgeite, rckbridgeite, rokbridgeite, rocbridgeite, rockridgeite, rockbidgeite, rockbrdgei...
ROMANECHITE - where to best buy: Romanèchite is the primary constituent of psilomelane, which is a mixture of minerals. Romanèchite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - omanechite, rmanechite, roanechite, romnechite, romaechite, romanchite, romanehi...
ROSASITE - where to best buy: Rosasite is a carbonate mineral with minor potential for use as a zinc and copper ore. Rosasite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - osasite, rsasite, roasite, rossite, rosaite, rosaste, rosasie, rosasit, orsasite, rsoasite, roass...
MOLYBDENITE - where to best buy: Molybdenite is a mineral of molybdenum disulfide. Associated minerals include pyrite, chalcopyrite, quartz, anhydrite, fluorite, and scheelite. Occurs in high temperature hydrothermal ore deposits. Important deposits include the disseminated porphyry...
ROSELITE - where to best buy: Roselite is a beautifully colored mineral and varies from rose-red to pink. Roselite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - oselite, rselite, roelite, roslite, roseite, roselte, roselie, roselit, orselite, rsoelite, roeslite, roslei...
RUTILE - where to best buy: Rutile is a mineral composed primarily of titanium dioxide, TiO2. Rutile - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - utile, rtile, ruile, rutle, rutie, rutil, urtile, rtuile, ruitle, rutlie, rutiel, rruutile, ruttile, rutiile, rutille, r...
SAMARSKITE - where to best buy: Samarskite is a radioactive mineral. Samarskite was first described in 1847 for an occurrence in Miass, Ilmen Mountains, Southern Ural Mountains of Russia. Samarskite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - amarskite, smarskite, saar...
SANIDINE - where to best buy: A glassy kind of orthoclase, called sanidine, is typical of felsic volcanic rocks and is found in the trachytes of the Drachenfels, Germany. Sanidine - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - anidine, snidine, saidine, sandine, saniine...
SCHEELITE - where to best buy: Scheelite is a calcium tungstate mineral. Officially recognized in 1821, scheelite was named after Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, the discoverer of tungsten. Scheelite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - cheelite, sheelite...
SCHROCKINGERITE - where to best buy: Schrockingerite, also spelled schroeckingerite and schrokingerite, is one of the few uranyl carbonate minerals. Schrockingerite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - chrockingerite, shrockingerite, scrockingerite, schockingerite, s...
SCOLECITE - where to best buy: Scolecite is a tectosilicate mineral belonging to the zeolite group; a hydrated calcium silicate. Scolecite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - colecite, solecite, sclecite, scoecite, scolcite, scoleite, scolecte, scolecie, scole...
SCORZALITE - where to best buy: Scorzalite is a rare phosphate mineral. Scorzalite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - corzalite, sorzalite, scrzalite, scozalite, scoralite, scorzlite, scorzaite, scorzalte, scorzalie, scorzalit, csorzalite, socrzalite, scrozali...
SERANDITE - where to best buy: Serandite - Sodium Manganese Calcium Silicate Hydroxide - is probably the most famous of the unique minerals found at the Mont. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Serandite - search on ebay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - erandite, srand...
SEMSEYITE - where to best buy: Semseyite is named for an Hungarian mineral collector, A. Semsy. Semseyite is rare sulfosalt. Semseyite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - emseyite, smseyite, seseyite, semeyite, semsyite, semseite, semseyte, semseyie, semseyit,...
SCORODITE - where to best buy: Scorodite is a mineral, hydrated iron arsenate. Scorodite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - corodite, sorodite, scrodite, scoodite, scordite, scoroite, scorodte, scorodie, scorodit, csorodite, socrodite, scroodite, scoordi...
SHATTUCKITE - where to best buy: Shattuckite is a mineral, a copper silicate hydroxide. Shattuckite is a relatively rare copper silicate mineral. It was first discovered in the copper mines of Bisbee, Arizona. Shattuckite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - hatt...
SILLIMANITE - where to best buy: Sillimanite also called Bucholzite is an alumino-silicate mineral. Sillimanite is named after the American chemist Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864). Sillimanite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - illimanite, sllimanite, silimanite,...
SIDERITE - where to best buy: Siderite is a mineral composed of iron carbonate. Siderite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - iderite, sderite, sierite, sidrite, sideite, siderte, siderie, siderit, isderite, sdierite, siedrite, sidreite, sideirte, sidertie, si...
SINHALITE - where to best buy: Sinhalite is rare mineral and known only from the gem gravels in Sri Lanka. Sinhalite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - inhalite, snhalite, sihalite, sinalite, sinhlite, sinhaite, sinhalte, sinhalie, sinhalit, isnhalite, snihal...
SKUTTERUDITE - where to best buy: Skutterudite is a naturally occurring cobalt arsenide mineral. It was discovered in Skutterud, Norway, in 1845. Skutterudite - serach on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - kutterudite, sutterudite, sktterudite, skuterudite, skuterudite, sku...
SODALITE - where to best buy: Sodalite is a rare, rich royal blue mineral widely enjoyed as an ornamental stone. Sodalite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - odalite, sdalite, soalite, sodlite, sodaite, sodalte, sodalie, sodalit, osdalite, sdoalite, soadlite,...
SPHALERITE - where to best buy: Sphalerite (ZnS) is a mineral that is the chief ore of zinc. Gemmy, pale specimens from Franklin, New Jersey are highly fluorescent orange and/or blue under longwave ultraviolet light and are known as cleiophane, an almost pure ZnS variety. Sphalerit...
STEPHANITE - where to best buy: Stephanite is a silver antimony sulfide mineral. Stephanite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - tephanite, sephanite, stphanite, stehanite, stepanite, stephnite, stephaite, stephante, stephanit, tsephanite, setphanite, stpehanite...
STIBICONITE - where to best buy: Stibiconite is a rather rare mineral, but is known among collectors for its first class pseudomorphs. Stibiconite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - tibiconite, sibiconite, stbiconite, stiiconite, stibconite, stibionite, stibicn...
STICHTITE - where to best buy: Stichtite is a mineral, a carbonate of chromium and magnesium. Stichtite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - tichtite, sichtite, stchtite, stihtite, stictite, stichite, stichtte, stichtie, stichtit, tsichtite, sitchtite, stcihtit...
STILBITE - where to best buy: Stilbite is a tectosilicate mineral of the zeolite group consisting of hydrated calcium aluminium silicate. Stilbite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - tilbite, silbite, stlbite, stibite, stilite, stilbte, stilbie, stilbit, tsil...
STISHOVITE - where to best buy: Stishovite - named for Russian mineralogist S.M. Stishov - is a silicon dioxide. Stishovite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - tishovite, sishovite, stshovite, stihovite, stisovite, stishvite, stishoite, stishovte, stishovie, st...
STRONTIANITE - where to best buy: Strontianite (SrCO3) is a mineral consisting of strontium carbonate, named after the village of Strontian, Lochaber, Scotland. Strontianite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - trontianite, srontianite, stontianite, strntiani...
STRUNZITE - where to best buy: Strunzite forms wonderful yellow acicular crystals that form sprays of radiating crystals. Strunzite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - trunzite, srunzite, stunzite, strnzite, struzite, strunite, strunzte, strunzie, strunzit, ts...
STURMANITE - where to best buy: Sturmanite is a rare, attractive and interesting mineral for collectors. It has a very bright yellow color and a nice luster. Sturmanite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - turmanite, surmanite, strmanite, stumanite, sturanite, s...
SUOLUNITE - where to best buy: Suolunite is a very rare calcium silicate mineral. Suolunite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - uolunite, solunite, sulunite, suounite, suolnite, suoluite, suolunte, suolunie, suolunit, usolunite, soulunite, sulounite, suoulnite...
SUSSEXITE - where to best buy: Sussexite is a borate mineral MnBO2(OH). It is named after the Franklin Mining District in Sussex County, New Jersey,USA where it was first discovered. Sussexite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ussexite, sssexite, susexite, su...
SVANBERGITE - where to best buy: Svanbergite is a rare strontium mineral. Svanbergite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - vanbergite, sanbergite, svnbergite, svabergite, svanergite, svanbrgite, svanbegite, svanberite, svanbergte, svanbergie, svanbergit, vsanberg...
SYLVANITE - where to best buy: Sylvanite or Silver gold telluride, is the most common telluride of gold. Sylvanite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ylvanite, slvanite, syvanite, sylanite, sylvnite, sylvaite, sylvante, sylvanie, sylvanit, yslvanite, slyvanit...
TAAFFEITE - where to best buy: Taaffeite is a beautiful and rare gem mineral. It is one of those odd minerals that was first discovered from already cut and misidentified gemstone specimens. The gems were thought to be mauve spinels. Taaffeite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or...
TARBUTTITE - where to best buy: Tarbuttite is a somewhat rare phosphate mineral. Tarbuttite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - arbuttite, trbuttite, tabuttite, taruttite, tarbttite, tarbutite, tarbutite, tarbuttte, tarbuttie, tarbuttit, atrbuttite, trabuttite,...
TEALLITE - where to best buy: Teallite is a sulfide mineral of tin and lead. Teallite was first described in 1904 from its type locality in Santa Rosa, Antequera, Bolivia. It was named for the British geologist Jethro Justinian Harris Teall. Teallite - search on eBay here. Misspe...
STRENGITE - where to best buy: Strengite is an attractive and much sought after rare phosphate mineral. Strengite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - trengite, srengite, stengite, strngite, stregite, strenite, strengte, strengie, strengit, tsrengite, srtengite...
TORBERNITE - where to best buy: Torbernite, whose name derives from the Swedish chemist Tornbern Bergmann, is a radioactive, green phosphate mineral. Torbernite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - orbernite, trbernite, tobernite, torernite, torbrnite, torbenite...
WARDITE - where to best buy: Wardite is a hydrous sodium aluminium phosphate hydroxide mineral. Wardite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ardite, wrdite, wadite, warite, wardte, wardit, awrdite, wradite, wadrite, waridte, wardtie, wardiet, wwaardite, warrd...
WITHERITE - where to best buy: Witherite is a barium carbonate mineral, in the aragonite group. Witherite was named for William Withering, an English physician and naturalist. Witherite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - itherite, wtherite, wiherite, wi...
March birthstones - where to best buy: is valued as a gemstone when it is found in translucent green to yellow shades. The emerald green varieties are especially sought after. It was first described in 1887 for an occurrence in Fiskernaes in SW Greenland. It was named in honor of the Dani...
May birthstones - where to best buy: Emerald Sapphire Agate Carnelian Coral Turquoise Aventurine Garnet Amber Rose Quartz Tiger's Eye Chrysoprase Citrine White Sapphire Pearl Misspelling or wrong spell term "birthstone" - irthstone, brthstone, bithstone, birhstone, birtstone,...
TETRAHEDRITE - where to best buy: Tetrahedrite is a rare copper antimony sulfosalt mineral. Tetrahedrite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - etrahedrite, ttrahedrite, terahedrite, tetahedrite, tetrhedrite, tetraedrite, tetrahdrite, tetraherite, tetrahedite, tetra...
THAUMASITE - where to best buy: Thaumasite is a fairly rare mineral - Hydrated Calcium Silicon Carbonate Sulfate. Thaumasite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - haumasite, taumasite, thumasite, thamasite, thauasite, thaumsite, thaumaite, thaumaste, thaumas...
THENARDITE - where to best buy: Thenardite is an anhydrous sodium sulfate mineral. Thenardite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - henardite, tenardite, thnardite, theardite, thenrdite, thenadite, thenarite, thenardte, thenardie, thenardit, htenardite, tehnardit...
TEPHROITE - where to best buy: Tephroite is a non-metallic manganese silicate mineral that is one of the unusual minerals found at the famous mines of Sterling Hill and Franklin, New Jersey, USA. Tephroite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ephroite, tphroite...
TINAKSITE - where to best buy: Tinaksite is most commonly found as salmon colored fibrous aggregates in charoite specimens. It is often chatoyant, resulting in a very pretty specimen against the purple charoite. Tinaksite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - in...
TINCALCONITE - where to best buy: Tincalconite is a hydrous sodium borate mineral closely related to borax, and is a secondary mineral that forms as a dehydration product of borax. Tincalconite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - incalconite, tncalconite, ticalco...
TITANITE - where to best buy: Titanite - alternate name for Sphene. Titanite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - itanite, ttanite, tianite, titnite, titaite, titante, titanie, titanit, ittanite, ttianite, tiatnite, titnaite, titainte, titantie, titaniet, ttii...
Lazurite - where to best buy: Lazurite is a tectosilicate mineral with sulfate, sulfur and chloride. Lazurite was first described in 1890 from the lapis lazuli district of Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Lazurite - search on eBay here. Lazurite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wron...
TSUMEBITE - where to best buy: Tsumebite forms good, colorful specimens and is a popular collection mineral, although quite rare. Tsumebite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - sumebite, tumebite, tsmebite, tsuebite, tsumbite, tsumeite, tsumebte, tsumebie, tsum...
TREMOLITE - where to best buy: Tremolite is a member oTref the amphibole group of silicate minerals. Tremolite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - remolite, temolite, trmolite, treolite, tremlite, tremoite, tremolte, tremolie, tremolit, rtemolite, termolite, t...
TYUYAMUNITE - where to best buy: Carnotite is a potassium uranium vanadate mineral. Several related mineral varieties exist, including: margaritasite and tyuyamunite. Tyuyamunite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - yuyamunite, tuyamunite, tyyamunite, tyuamunite,...
Lizardite - where to best buy: Lizardite - mineral polymorphs of serpentine. Lizardite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - izardite, lzardite, liardite, lizrdite, lizadite, lizarite, lizardte, lizardie, lizardit, ilzardite, lziardite, liazrdite, lizradite...
PHOSPHOPHYLLITE - where to best buy: Phosphophyllite is a rare zinc and manganese mineral that is found at only a few localities. It can be most appreciated when cut into gemstones that possess a good blue-green color. Phosphophyllite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell te...
DANBURITE - where to best buy: Danburite is a crystalline mineral similar to topaz. It is named for Danbury, Connecticut, United States where it was first discovered in 1839 by Charles Upham Shephard. Danburite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - anburite, dnb...
URANOPHANE - where to best buy: Uranophane is a rare calcium uranium silicate hydrate mineral. Uranophane - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ranophane, uanophane, urnophane, uraophane, uranphane, uranohane, uranopane, uranophne, uranophae, uranophan, ruanophan...
TRONA - where to best buy: Trona, hydrated sodium bicarbonate carbonate (Na3HCO3CO3·2H2O), is an evaporite mineral. The word "trona" comes to English by way of either Swedish (trona) or Spanish (trona), with both possible sources having the same meaning as in...
THORITE - where to best buy: Thorite is a rare nesosilicate of thorium that crystallizes in the tetragonal system and is isomorphous with zircon. Thorite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - horite, torite, thrite, thoite, thorte, thorie, thorit, htorite, toh...
UVITE - where to best buy: Uvite is the magnesium/iron-rich member of the tourmaline group. It was considered to be a very rare member of this group. Uvite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - uite, uvte, uvie, uvit, vuite, uivte, uvtie, uviet, uuvvite, uvi...
VALENTINITE - where to best buy: Valentinite is an antimony oxide mineral. A mineral named in the middle of the 19th century in honour of Basilius Valentinus, a writer on alchemy. Valentinite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - alentinite, vlentinite, vaentinite...
VANADINITE - where to best buy: Vanadinite is a mineral Pb5(VO4)3Cl, lead chlorovanadate. Vanadinite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - anadinite, vnadinite, vaadinite, vandinite, vanainite, vanadnite, vanadiite, vanadinte, vanadinie, vanadinit, avnadinite, vn...
VARISCITE - where to best buy: Variscite is hydrated aluminium phosphate, is a relatively rare phosphate mineral. Variscite is sometimes used as a semi-precious stone, and is popular for carvings and ornamental use. Variscite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term...
VAUXITE - where to best buy: Vauxite is an unusual blue-colored iron mineral. Vauxite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - auxite, vuxite, vaxite, vauite, vauxte, vauxie, vauxit, avuxite, vuaxite, vaxuite, vauixte, vauxtie, vauxiet, vvaauxite, vauuxite, vauxx...
VERMICULITE - where to best buy: Vermiculite is a natural, non toxic mineral which expands with the application of heat. Vermiculite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ermiculite, vrmiculite, vemiculite, vericulite, vermculite, vermiulite, vermiclite, vermicuit...
VOLBORTHITE - where to best: Volborthite is a mineral containing copper and vanadium. Found originally in 1838 in the Urals, it was named for Alexander von Volborth (1800-1876), a Russian paleontologist. Volborthite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - olbort...
VIVIANITE - where to best buy: Vivianite is hydrated iron phosphate, a secondary mineral found in a number of geological environments. Vivianite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ivianite, vvianite, viianite, vivanite, vivinite, viviaite, viviante, vivianie,...
WAVELLITE - where to best buy: Wavellite is a phosphate mineral, normally translucent green. Wavellite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - avellite, wvellite, waellite, wavllite, wavelite, wavelite, wavellte, wavellie, wavellit, awvellite, wvaellite, waevllite...
WHEWELLITE - where to best buy: Whewellite is a mineral, hydrated calcium oxalate. Whewellite is named after William Whewell, an English mineralogist. Whewellite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - hewellite, wewellite, whwellite, wheellite, whewllite, whe...
WHITEITE - where to best buy: Whiteite is actually a series of minerals that have the same structure but different amounts of certain elements. Whiteite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - hiteite, witeite, whteite, whieite, whitite, whitete, whiteie, whiteit...
WOLFRAMITE - where to best buy: Wolframite is an iron manganese tungstate mineral. The name comes from German Wolfram for tungsten. Wolframite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - olframite, wlframite, woframite, wolramite, wolfamite, wolfrmite, wolfraite, wolfr...
WHITLOCKITE - where to best buy: Whitlockite is a mineral, an unusual form of calcium phosphate. Whitlockite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - hitlockite, witlockite, whtlockite, whilockite, whitockite, whitlckite, whitlokite, whitlocite, whitlockte, whitlocki...
WOLLASTONITE - where to best buy: Wollastonite is a calcium inosilicate mineral. It is named after the English chemist and mineralogist William Hyde Wollaston. Wollastonite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ollastonite, wllastonite, wolastonite, wolastonite, wo...
WELOGANITE - where to best buy: Weloganite is a rare carbonate mineral. It was named for Canadian geologistSir William Edmond Logan. Weloganite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - eloganite, wloganite, weoganite, welganite, weloanite, welognite, welogaite,...
XONOTLITE - where to best buy: Xonotlite mineral was first described in 1866 and named for its occurrence in Tetela de Xonotla, Puebla, Mexico It occurs as veins in serpentinite and contact metamorphism aureoles. Xonotlite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell te...
YUKSPORITE - where to best buy: Yuksporite is named for the Yukspor Mountains of the Kola Peninsula from where it was first discovered in the early part of the twentieth century. It is one of many exotic mineral species that are emerging from the vast mineral resources of the forme...
ZINCITE - where to best buy: Zincite is the mineral form of zinc oxide (ZnO). In nature its crystal form is rare, with the exception of Franklin, New Jersey, an area also known for its fluorescent minerals. Zincite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - incite,...
ZINKENITE - where to best buy: Zinkenite is a steel-gray metallic sulfosalt mineral composed of lead antimonysulfide. Zinkenite occurs as acicular needle-like crystals. It was named after its discoverer, K.J. Zincken. Zinkenite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell ter...
ZINNWALDITE - where to best buy: Zinnwaldite - Potassium lithium iron aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride is a mineral in the mica group. Zinnwaldite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - innwaldite, znnwaldite, zinwaldite, zinwaldite, zinnaldite, zinnwldite, zin...
XENOTIME - where to best buy: Xenotime is a rare yttrium phosphate mineral. Occasionally, gemstones are also cut from the finer xenotime crystals. Xenotime - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - enotime, xnotime, xeotime, xentime, xenoime, xenot...
ZIRCON - where to best buy: Zircon is a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates. Zircon is regarded as the traditional birthstone for December. Zircon - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ircon, zrcon, zicon, ziron, zircn, zirco, izrcon, zricon,...
Clinohumite - where to best buy: Most commonly found as tiny indistinct grains, large euhedral clinohumite crystals are sought by collectors and occasionally fashioned into bright, yellow-orange gemstones. Only two sources of gem-quality material are known: the Pamir Mountains of Ta...
Abalone - where to best buy: The shell of the abalone is known for being exceptionally strong. It is made of microscopic calcium carbonate tiles stacked like bricks. Highly polished New Zealand pāua shells are extremely popular as souvenirs with their striking blue, green and p...
Vesuvianite - where to best buy: Vesuvianite is a green, brown, yellow, or blue silicate mineral. It occurs as tetragonal crystals in limestones that have been subjected to contact metamorphism. It was first discovered in or adjacent to lavas on Mount Vesuvius.A blueish variety is k...
Tourmaline Verdelite - where to best buy: Verdelite is a green Tourmaline, variety of Elbaite. Verdelite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - erdelite, vrdelite, vedelite, verelite, verdlite, verdeite, verdelte, verdelie, verdelit, evrdelite, vredelite, vedrelite, veredli...
August Birthstones - where to best buy: Peridot Sardonyx Diamond Sapphire Ruby Alexandrite Carnelian Tourmaline Onyx Citrine Zircon Jade Jasper irthstone, brthstone, bithstone, birhstone, birtstone, birthtone, birthsone, birthstne, birthstoe, birthston, ibrthstone, brithstone, bitrhs...
April birthstones - where to best buy: Diamond Opal Sapphire Bloodstone Topaz Jasper Coral Amber Turquoise Emerald Aventurine Garnet Misspelling or wrong spell term "birthstone" - irthstone, brthstone, bithstone, birhstone, birtstone, birthtone, birthsone, birthstne, births...
February birthstones - where to best buy: Amethyst Bloodstone Garnet Turquoise Agate Opal Jasper Rock crystal Sapphire Aquamarine Ruby Misspelling or wrong spell term "birthstone" - irthstone, brthstone, bithstone, birhstone, birtstone, birthtone, birthsone, birthstne, birthst...
December Birthstones - where to best buy: Turquoise Blue Topaz Tanzanite Zircon Lapis Lazuli Onyx Ruby Agate Garnet Amethyst Sapphire Beryl Chrysoprase Misspelling or wrong spell term "birthstone" - irthstone, brthstone, bithstone, birhstone, birtstone, birthtone, birthsone,...
Cancrinite mineral - where to best buy: Cancrinite is a complex carbonate and silicate of sodium, calcium and aluminium. Yellow, orange, pink, white or even blue, it has a vitreous or pearly lustre; a hardness of 5-6 and an uneven conchoidal fracture. It is unusual among the silicate miner...
Alforsite - where to best buy: Alforsite is a mineral composed of barium, phosphorus, chlorine, and oxygen. It was discovered in 1981, and named to honor geologist John T. Alfors of the California Division of Mines and Geology for his work in the area where it was discovered. Alfo...
Jadeitite - a blue Russian Jade: An ornamental stone, jade is a name applied to two different silicate minerals. Nephrite is a form of the amphibole actinolite (a mineral that also includes a form of asbestos). The second, the mineral jadeite, is a pyroxene. Nephrite has the formula...
Pyrite - where to best buy: Pyrite is the most common of the sulfide minerals. It is usually found associated with other sulfides or oxides in quartz veins, sedimentary rock and metamorphic rock, as well as in coal beds, and as the replacement mineral in fossils. Pyrite - searc...
Zircon - where to best buy: is regarded as the traditional birthstone for December. Zircon - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - ircon, zrcon, zicon, ziron, zircn, zirco, izrcon, zricon, zicron, zirocn, zircno, zziircon, zirrcon, zirccon, zircoon, zirconn, z...
Uvarovite Garnet: The garnet group of minerals show crystals with a habit of rhombic dodecahedrons and trapezohedrons. There is a misconception that garnets are only a red gem but in fact they come in a variety of colors including purple, red, orange, yellow, green, b...
ORPIMENT - where to best buy: Orpiment is a common monoclinic arsenic sulfide mineral. Orpiment - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - rpiment, opiment, oriment, orpment, orpient, orpimnt, orpimet, orpimen, ropiment, opriment, oripment, orpmient, orpiemnt,...
Amethyst - birthstone for February - where to best buy: Amethyst is the birthstone associated with February. It is also associated with the Astrological signs of Pisces, Aries (especially the violet and purple variety), Aquarius, and Sagittarius. It is a symbol of heavenly understanding, and of the pionee...
LAZULITE - where to best buy: Lazulite is a blue, phosphate-based mineral containing magnesium, iron, and aluminium phosphate. It was first described in 1795 for deposits in Austria. Its name comes from the arabic for heaven. Lazulite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong s...
MOTTRAMITE - where to best buy: Mottramite is an end member of a series composed of the mineral descloizite. Mottramite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ottramite, mttramite, motramite, motramite, mottamite, mottrmite, mottraite, mottramte, mottramie,...
SMITHSONITE - where to best buy: Smithsonite, or zinc spar, is zinc carbonate , a mineral ore of zinc. The distinct mineral Smithsonite was first described in 1832 and named for British chemist and mineralogist, James Smithson. Smithsonite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or...
Eudialyte - where to best buy: Eudialyte is used as a minor ore of zirconium. Another use of eudialyte is as a minor gemstone, but this use is limited by its rarity, which is compounded by its poor crystal habit. These factors make eudialyte of primary interest as a collector's mi...
Astrophyllite - Star Stone: Astrophyllite is a very rare, brown to golden yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral. Misspelling or wrong spell term - strophyllite, atrophyllite, asrophyllite, astophyllite, astrphyllite, astrohyllite, astropyllite, astrophllite, a...
Prehnite - where to best buy: Prehnite was first discovered in South Africa by Colonel Hendrik Von Prehn, an early Dutch governor of the Cape of Good Hope colony. Prehnite was the first mineral to be named after a person. Prehnite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell...
Rhodochrosite - where to best buy: Powers include drawing love to the wearer, helps release past psychological issues and improves eyesight. Rhodochrosite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - hodochrosite, rodochrosite, rhdochrosite, rhoochrosite, rhodchrosite, rhodohro...
CYANOTRICHITE - where to best buy: Cyanotrichite is a copper aluminium sulfate mineral, also known as lettsomite, very similar to halotrichite, and a member of the same group. It is much rarer. It was first described in 1839 from Moldava Noua, Banat, Romania. Cyanotrichite - sea...
SERPENTINE - where to best buy: Serpentine is a group of common rock-forming hydrous magnesium ironphyllosilicate minerals; it may contain minor amounts of other elements including chromium, manganese, cobalt and nickel. Serpentine - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell...
SILVER specimens - where to best buy: Silver is found in native form, combined with sulfur, arsenic, antimony, or chlorine and in various ores such as argentite and horn silver. Native silver specimens - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ilver, slver, siver, siler, s...
INDICOLITE - where to best buy: Indicolite is a gemstone; a rare, deep blue variety of Elbaite. Indicolite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ndicolite, idicolite, inicolite, indcolite, indiolite, indiclite, indicoite, indicolte, indicolie, indicolit, nidicoli...
TOPAZOLITE - where to best buy: Topazolite is a variety of andradite. It differs from andradite in its yellow color, similar to that of topaz. It can vary from greenish yellow to yellowish brown. Topazolite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - opazolite, tpazoli...
Zeolites - where to best buy: Thomsonites have been collected as gemstones from a series of lava flows along Lake Superior in Minnesota and to a lesser degree in Michigan, U.S.A.. Thomsonite nodules from these areas have eroded from basalt lava flows and are collected on beaches...
Carnelian - where to best buy: sometimes spelled cornelian, is a red or reddish-brown variant of chalcedony. The word is derived from the Latin word meaning horn, in reference to the flesh color sometimes exhibited. Carnelian also describes a particular shade of the color red. Car...
STIBNITE - where to best buy: Stibnite, sometimes also called antimonite, is a sulfide mineral. Stibnite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - tibnite, sibnite, stbnite, stinite, stibite, stibnte, stibnie, stibnit, tsibnite, sitbnite, stbinite, stinbite, stibin...
URANINITE - where to best buy: Uraninite is a uranium-rich mineral. Uraninite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - raninite, uaninite, urninite, urainite, urannite, uraniite, uraninte, uraninie, uraninit, ruaninite, uarninite, urnainite, urainnite, uranniite, u...
RIEBECKITE - where to best buy: Riebeckite is a sodium-rich member of the amphibole group of minerals. It was named after German explorer Emil Riebeck. Riebeckite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - iebeckite, rebeckite, ribeckite, rieeckite, riebckite, riebeki...
SPHENE - where to best buy: Sphene or Titanite is a calcium titanium nesosilicate mineral. Sphene - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - phene, shene, spene, sphne, sphee, sphen, pshene, shpene, spehne, sphnee, spheen, sspphene, sphhene, spheene, sphenne, sphe...
WERNERITE - where to best buy: Scapolite and wernerite are far more common at the contacts of limestone with intrusive masses. The minerals which accompany them are calcite, epidote, vesuvianite, garnet, wollastonite, diopside and amphibole. Wernerite - search on eBay here. Misspe...
SPERRYLITE - where to best buy: Sperrylite is a platinum arsenide mineral. It was discovered by Francis Louis Sperry, an American chemist. Sperrylite is one of the few platinum-bearing minerals and is highly sought after by collectors. Sperrylite - search on eBay here. Misspelling...
Corals - where to best buy: Reddish coral is sometimes used as a gemstone especially in Tibet. Pure red coral is known as 'fire coral' and it is very rare because of the demand for perfect fire coral for jewellery-making purposes. Coral - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wro...
Spectrolite - where to best buy: "A variety of Labradorite, spectrolite is a precious stone containing nearly all colors of rainbow, nick named “a rainbow captured in a stone”. Spectrolite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - pectrolite, sectrolite, s...
Thomsonite - where to best buy: Thomsonite occurs with other zeolites in the amygdaloidal cavities of basaltic volcanic rocks, and occasionally in granitic pegmatites. Good examples have been found in Scotland, Colorado, New Jersey, Oregon, Nova Scotia, India, and Russia. Nodules o...
Simbircite - unique Russian stone - where to best buy: Simbircite is the unique stone named in 1985 in honor of a unique deposit under the city of Simbirsk, nowadays is Ulianovsk. SIMBIRCITE is an ancient stone. During 80 million years crystals of Mg-rich Calcite, Aragonite, Pyrite, Marl, Chabazite and Q...
Rhodonite - where to best buy: Rhodonite is an attractive mineral that is often carved and used in jewelry. It is named after the Greek word for rose, rhodon. Rhodonite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - hodonite, rodonite, rhdonite, rhoonite, rhodnite, rhodoite,...
AEGIRINE - where to best buy: Aegirine occurs in alkali nepheline syenites and similar igneous rocks. Localities include Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada; Kongsberg, Norway; Narsarssuk, Greenland; Kola Peninsula, Russia; Magnet Cove, Arkansas, USA; Kenya; Scotland and Nigeria. ...
Aquamarine - where to best buy: is a gemstone-quality transparent variety of beryl, having a delicate blue or turquoise color, suggestive of the tint of seawater. It's closely related to the gem emerald. Colors vary and yellow beryl, called heliodor; rose pink beryl, morganite; and...
Tourmaline Rubellite - where to best buy: Wulfenite is a lead molybdate mineral. Wulfenite is named for Franz Xavier von Wulfen, an Austrian mineralogist. Wulfenite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ulfenite, wlfenite, wufenite, wulenite, wulfnite, wulfeite, wulfente,...
Bloodstone (Heliotrope) - where to best buy: Chalcedony is one of the cryptocrystalline varieties of the mineral quartz. Plasma is a bright to emerald-green chalcedony that is sometimes found with small spots of jasper resembling blood drops; it has been referred to as blood stone or heliotrope...
LUDLAMITE - where to best buy: Ludlamite is a classic phosphate mineral. Ludlamite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - udlamite, ldlamite, lulamite, ludamite, ludlmite, ludlaite, ludlamte, ludlamie, ludlamit, uldlamite, ldulamite, luldamite, ludalmite, ludlmait...
AUTUNITE - where to best buy: Autunite (hydrated calcium uranyl phosphate) with formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O is a yellow - greenish fluorescent mineral with a hardness of 2 - 2½. Autunite was discovered in 1852 near Autun, France. Autunite - search on eBay here....
HEMIMORPHITE - where to best buy: Hemimorphite is a sorosilicate mineral. Some specimens show strong green fluorescence. Color is blue-green, green, white, colorless, brown and yellow. Hemimorphite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - emimorphite, hmimorphite, hei...
PEROVSKITE - where to best buy: Pharmacolite is a rather rare arsenic mineral. Pharmacolite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - harmacolite, parmacolite, phrmacolite, phamacolite, pharacolite, pharmcolite, pharmaolite, pharmaclite, pharmacoite, pharmacolte, pha...
CHRYSOTILE - where to best buy: Chrysotile is an asbestiform sub-group within the serpentine group of minerals. Clinochrysotile is the monoclinic form of chrysotile and likely the most common variety. Like the other two species of chrysotile (orthochrysotile and parachrysotile) it...
REALGAR - where to best buy: Realgar is an arsenic sulfide mineral. Realgar - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ealgar, ralgar, relgar, reagar, realar, realgr, realga, eralgar, raelgar, relagar, reaglar, realagr, realgra, rreealgar, reaalgar, reallgar, realg...
OLIVINE - where to best buy: The mineral olivine is a magnesium iron silicate. Olivine - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - livine, oivine, olvine, oliine, olivne, olivie, olivin, loivine, oilvine, olviine, oliivne, olivnie, olivien, oollivine, oliivine, oliv...
DUFTITE - where to best buy: Duftite is an oxidation product of weathered ore deposits. The color of duftite gives it its great note of distinction. The color is usually an attractive green of one shade or another. Duftite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term -...
TENNANTITE - where to best buy: Tennantite is a copper arsenic sulfosalt mineral. Tennantite - search on ebay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ennantite, tnnantite, tenantite, tenantite, tennntite, tennatite, tennanite, tennantte, tennantie, tennantit, etnnantite, tnenantite...
PROUSTITE - where to best buy: Proustite is a sulfosalt mineral consisting of silver sulfarsenide, Ag3AsS3, known also as light red silver or ruby silver ore, and an important source of the metal. Proustite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - roustite, poustit...
WULFENITE - where to best buy: Chalcedony is one of the cryptocrystalline varieties of the mineral quartz. Plasma is a bright to emerald-green chalcedony that is sometimes found with small spots of jasper resembling blood drops; it has been referred to as blood stone or heliotrope...
Herkimer Diamonds - where to best buy: really are natural, beautiful and brilliant double terminated very clean Quartz crystals. Misspelling or wrong spell term - erkimer, hrkimer, hekimer, herimer, herkmer, herkier, herkimr, herkime, ehrkimer, hrekimer, hekrimer, herikmer, herkmier, herk...
Turquoise - where to best buy: is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been enjoyed as a gem and ornamental stone for thousands of years owing to its unique hue. In recent times turquoise—like most other opaque gems—has had its popularity undermined by the introdu...
MELANITE - where to best buy: Melanite is a mineral, a deep, glossy black form of garnet containing titanium. Melanite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - elanite, mlanite, meanite, melnite, melaite, melante, melanit, emlanite, mleanite, mealnite, melnai...
Tourmaline Indicolite - where to best buy: Blue Tourmaline is Indicolite - the most expensive. Indicolite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ndicolite, idicolite, inicolite, indcolite, indiolite, indiclite, indicoite, indicolte, indicolie, indicolit, nidicolite, idnicoli...
SELENITE - where to best buy: really are natural, beautiful and brilliant double terminated very clean Quartz crystals. Herkimer Diamonds - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - erkimer, hrkimer, hekimer, herimer, herkmer, herkier, herkimr, herkime, ehrkimer, hre...
BYTOWNITE - where to best buy: Bytownite complexes. The mineral was first described in 1835 and named for an occurrence at Bytown (now is a calcium rich member of the plagioclase solid solution series of feldspar minerals. Bytownite occurs in gabbro intrusions and in metamorphicOt...
BOLEITE - where to best buy: Boleite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - oleite, bleite, boeite, bolite, bolete, boleie, boleit, obleite, bloeite, boelite, boliete, boletie, boleiet, bbooleite, bolleite, boleeite, boleiite, boleitte, boleitee, bbleite, booeite, b...
Alexandrite - where to best buy: variety displays a color change (alexandrite effect) dependent upon light, along with strong pleochroism. Alexandrite results from small scale replacement of aluminium by chromium oxide, which is responsible for alexandrite's characteristic green to...
CLINOCLASE - where to best buy: Clinoclase is a hydrous copper arsenate mineral. Clinoclase was discovered in 1830 in the county of Cornwall in England. Abichite is another name for clinoclase. Clinoclase - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - linocla...
Prasiolite - where to best buy: or vermarine is a green-colored form of quartz, usually produced by artificially heat-treating amethyst. Since 1950, almost all has come from one small mine in Brazil. Prasiolite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - rasiolite, pas...
Cassiterite - where to best buy: Cassiterite is also used as a gemstone and collector specimens when quality crystals can be found. Cassiterite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell - assiterite, cssiterite, casiterite, casiterite, cassterite, cassierite, cassitrite, cas...
Chiastolite mineral - where to best buy: Chiastolite can enhance spiritual awareness and harmony, as well as practical creativity. Chiastolite is used for healing rheumatism, blood disorders, veins, blood circulation, balance of blood pressure , lactation and rheumatism. It can turn dissent...
ARGENTITE - where to best buy: Argentite (, a mineral which belongs to the galena group, is cubic silver sulfideAg2S). The mineral was mentioned 1529 by G. Agricola, but the name argentite (from the Lat. argentum, silver) was not used till 1845 and is due to W. Haidinger. Old name...
ARTHURITE - where to best buy: Arthurite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - rthurite, athurite, arhurite, arturite, arthrite, arthuite, arthurte, arthurie, arthurit, rathurite, atrhurite, arhturite, artuhrite, arthruite, arthuirte, arthurtie, arthuriet, aarrt...
Sunstone - Heliolite - where to best buy: Sunstone, a feldspar exhibiting in certain directions a brilliant spangled appearance, which has led to its use as an ornamental stone. Sunstone - Heliolite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - unstone, snstone, sustone, sunsone,...
Tourmaline group jewelry - where to best buy: The tourmaline mineral group is chemically one of the most complicated groups of silicate minerals. It is a complex silicate of aluminium and boron, but because of isomorphous replacement (solid solution), its composition varies widely with sodium, c...
EPIDOTE - where to best buy: Epidote is a calcium aluminium iron sorosilicate mineral. Epidote is an abundant rock-forming mineral, but one of secondary origin. It occurs in crystalline limestones and schistose rocks of metamorphic origin. It is also a product of hydrothermal al...
Snakestone or Serpentinite: is California's state rock. Serpentinite is a metamorphic rock comprised of an admixture of serpentine minerals. Snakestone or Serpentinite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - erpentine, srpentine, sepentine, serentine, serpntine...
HESSONITE - where to best buy: Hessonite or Cinnamon Stone is a variety of garnet, belonging to the calcium aluminium grossularite. The name is from the Greek hēssōn. It has a characteristic red color, inclining to orange, much like that of gem zircon. Indeed it was shown many y...
LAUMONTITE - where to best buy: Laumontite is a mineral, one of the zeolite group. It was first named lomonite by R. Jameson (System of Mineralogy) in 1805, and laumonite by R.-J. Haüy in 1809. The current name was given by K.C. von Leonhard (Handbuch der Oryktognosie) in 1821...
MIMETITE - where to best buy: Mimetite is an arsenate mineral. The name is a reference to mimetite's resemblance to the mineral pyromorphite. Mimetite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - imetite, mmetite, mietite, mimtite, mimeite, mimette, mimetie, mimetit,...
POLYBASITE - where to best buy: Polybasite is a sulfosalt mineral of silver, copper, antimony and arsenic. Polybasite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - olybasite, plybasite, poybasite, polbasite, polyasite, polybsite, polybaite, polybaste, polybasie, polybasi...
OKENITE - where to best buy: Okenite is an unusual mineral. Okenite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - kenite, oenite, oknite, okeite, okente, okenie, okenit, koenite, oeknite, okneite, okeinte, okentie, okeniet, ookkenite, okeenite, okennite, okeniite, oke...
Tourmaline-Achroite: Colourless Tourmaline is Achroite (ironically the rarest variety). Achroite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - chroite, ahroite, acroite, achoite, achrite, achrote, achroie, achroit, cahroite, ahcroite, acrhoite, achorite, achri...
Lemurian quartz - where to best buy: just beautiful quartz crystal form and shape. Lemurian - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - emurian, lmurian, leurian, lemrian, lemuian, lemuran, lemurin, lemuria, elmurian, lmeurian, leumrian, lemruian, lemuiran, lemurain, lemuri...
Rhodolite - where to best buy: Rhodolite is a varietal name for rose-pink to red pyrope garnet found in Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina. The name is derived from the Greek for "rose-like", in common with many pink mineral types (e.g. rhodochrosite, rhodonite),...
October Birthstones - where to best buy: Opal Tourmaline Jasper Aquamarine Coral Beryl Peridot Sapphire Lapis Lazuli Agate Yellow Topaz Garnet Ruby Amethyst
TRIPHYLITE - where to best buy: Triphylite occurs in pegmatites. Triphylite being virtually the same mineral except that iron(II) substitutes for manganese giving it the formula LiFePO4. Lithiophylite and triphylite form a solid solution series, a mineral with intermediate composit...
TRIDYMITE - where to best buy: Tridymite is a high-temperature polymorph of quartz and usually occurs as minute tabular white or colorless pseudo-hexagonal triclinic crystals. Tridymite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ridymite, tidymite, trdymite, triymite...
TANTALITE - where to best buy: Tantalite is a mineral that is close to columbite. Tantalite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - antalite, tntalite, tatalite, tanalite, tantlite, tantaite, tantalte, tantalie, tantalit, atntalite, tnatalite, tatnalite, tanatlite...
STELLERITE - where to best buy: Stellerite is the rarer cousin of the much more common zeolite stilbite. Stellerite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - tellerite, sellerite, stllerite, stelerite, stelerite, stellrite, stelleite, stellerte, stellerie, stellerit,...
PYRRHOTITE - where to best buy: Pyrrhotite is an unusual iron sulfide mineral with a variable iron content. Pyrrhotite is a rather common trace constituent of igneous rocks. It occurs as segregation deposits from mafic igneous rocks associated with pentlandite, chalcopyrite and oth...
PYROXENE - where to best buy: The pyroxenes are a group of important rock-forming silicate minerals. Pyroxenes - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - yroxene, proxene, pyoxene, pyrxene, pyroene, pyroxne, pyroxee, pyroxen, yproxene, pryoxene, pyorxene, pyrxoene,...
PYROPHYLLITE - where to best buy: Pyrophyllite is a phyllosilicate mineral species belonging to the clay family and composed of aluminium silicate hydroxide. Pyrophyllite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - yrophyllite, prophyllite, pyophyllite, pyrphyllite, pyro...
PYROMORPHITE - where to best buy: Pyromorphite is a mineral species composed of lead chlorophosphate. Pyromorphite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - yromorphite, promorphite, pyomorphite, pyrmorphite, pyroorphite, pyromrphite, pyromophite, pyromorhite, pyromorp...
PYROLUSITE - where to best buy: Pyrolusite is a mineral consisting essentially of manganese dioxide. Pyrolusite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - yrolusite, prolusite, pyolusite, pyrlusite, pyrousite, pyrolsite, pyroluite, pyroluste, pyrolusie, pyrolusit, ypr...
PYRARGYRITE - where to best buy: Pyrargyrite is a sulfosalt mineral consisting of silver sulfantimonide. Also known as dark red silver ore or ruby silver, it is an important source of the metal. Pyrargyrite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - yrargyrite, prargyr...
PURPURITE - where to best buy: Purpurite is a mineral Manganese Phosphate. Purpurite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - urpurite, prpurite, pupurite, pururite, purprite, purpuite, purpurte, purpurie, purpurit, uprpurite, prupurite, puprurite, puruprite, purpr...
PSILOMELANE - where to best buy: Psilomelane is a group name for hard black manganese oxides such as hollandite and romanechite. Psilomelane consists of hydrous manganese oxide with variable amounts of barium and potassium. Psilomelane - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wro...
Kyanite - where to best buy: Kyanite, whose name derives from the Greek, kyanos, meaning blue, is a typically blue silicate mineral, commonly found in aluminium-rich metamorphic pegmatites and/or sedimentary rock. Kyanite is a diagnostic mineral of the Blueschist Facies of metam...
Morion - black Quartz - where to best buy: or morion quartz is a dark-brown to black opaque variety of smoky quartz resulting from the natural or artificial irradiation of aluminium-containing milk quartz. Morion - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - mrion, moion, morin, mo...
Smoky Quartz - where to best buy: or Smokey quartz, also known as Cairngorm or Cairngormstone is a brown variety of quartz caused through the natural (or artificial) irradiation of aluminium-containing rock crystal. Smoky Quartz - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term...
POWELLITE - where to best buy: Powellite is a calcium molybdate mineral. Powellite was first described in 1891 in the Peacock Mine, Adams County, Idaho and named for American explorer and geologist, John Wesley Powell. Powellite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell te...
POLYLITHIONITE - where to best buy: Polylithionite is named from the Greek for having much lithium It is not a well know mineral. The best specimens are from the famous quarry at Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Polylithionite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell...
PLATTNERITE - where to best buy: Plattnerite is a relatively scarce mineral - a lead oxide. Typical plattnerite is massive, but occasionally relatively large prismatic crystals are seen. Plattnerite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - lattnerite, pattnerite...
PLATINUM - where to best buy: Platinum is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Pt and atomic number 78. Platinum is an extremely rare metal, occurring as only 5 ppb in the Earth's crust. Platinum - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - lat...
PLANCHEITE - where to best buy: Plancheite is secondary copper mineral. Plancheite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - lancheite, pancheite, plncheite, placheite, planheite, planceite, planchite, planchete, plancheie, plancheit, lpancheite, palncheite, plnachei...
PIRSSONITE - where to best buy: Pirssonite is one of several carbonate minerals that form in non-marine evaporite deposits. Pirssonite is named after American geologist Louis Valentine Pirsson. Pirssonite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - irssonite, prssonite...
PHILLIPSITE - where to best buy: Phillipsite is a mineral of the zeolite group; a hydrated potassium, calcium and aluminium silicate. The species was established by A. Levy in 1825 and named after William Phillips. Phillipsite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term -...
PHARMACOLITE - where to best buy: Pharmacolite is a rather rare arsenic mineral. Pharmacolite - search on eBay here.
PENTLANDITE - where to best buy: Pentlandite is an iron-nickel sulfide. It is named after the Irish scientist Joseph Barclay Pentland who first noted the mineral. Pentlandite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - entlandite, pntlandite, petlandite, penlandite, pen...
PECTOLITE - where to best buy: Pectolite is a white to gray mineral, sodium calcium inosilicate hydroxide. The gemstone variety, larimar is a pale to sky blue. It was first described in 1828 at Mt. Baldo, Trento Province, Italy. Pectolite - search on eBay here. Misspelling o...
PARISITE - where to best buy: Parisite is a rare mineral consisting of cerium, lanthanum and calciumfluoro-carbonate. Parisite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - arisite, prisite, paisite, parsite, pariite, pariste, parisie, parisit, aprisite, praisite, pair...
PARAVAUXITE - where to best buy: Paravauxite is closely related to its basic namesake vauxite. Paravauxite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - aravauxite, pravauxite, paavauxite, parvauxite, paraauxite, paravuxite, paravaxite, paravauite, paravauxte, paravauxie,...
PACHNOLITE - where to best buy: Pachnolite is a rare and unusual halide mineral. Pachnolite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - achnolite, pchnolite, pahnolite, pacnolite, pacholite, pachnlite, pachnoite, pachnolte, pachnolie, pachnolit, apchnolite, pcahnolite,...
NICKELINE - where to best buy: Nickeline or Niccolite is a mineral consisting of nickel arsenide. Nickeline - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ickeline, nckeline, nikeline, niceline, nickline, nickeine, nickelne, nickelie, nickelin, inckeline, ncikeline, nikc...
MIXITE - where to best buy: Mixite is a rare copper bismuth arsenate mineral. Mixite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ixite, mxite, miite, mixte, mixie, mixit, imxite, mxiite, miixte, mixtie, mixiet, mmiixite, mixxite, mixiite, mixitte, mixitee, mmxite,...
MILARITE - where to best buy: Milarite is a fairly rare mineral and yet it is one of the two minerals that gives its name to a somewhat large group of silicates, namely the Milarite - Osumilite Group. Milarite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - ilarite, mlar...
OSUMILITE - where to best buy: Osumilite, when first discovered as grains in volcanic rocks near Osumi, Japan, was thought to be the similar appearing cordierite. Osumilite - search on eBay here.
OLIGOCLASE - where to best buy: Orpiment is a common monoclinic arsenic sulfide mineral. Orpiment - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - rpiment, opiment, oriment, orpment, orpient, orpimnt, orpimet, orpimen, ropiment, opriment, oripment, orpmient, orpiemnt,...
NORBERGITE - where to best buy: Norbergite is one of several rare yet collectable minerals. Norbergite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - orbergite, nrbergite, nobergite, norergite, norbrgite, norbegite, norberite, norbergte, norbergie, norbergit, onrbergite,...
NEPTUNITE- where to best buy: Neptunite was only discovered during this century and is of rare occurence. Neptunite - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - eptunite, nptunite, netunite, nepunite, neptnite, neptuite, neptunte, neptunie, neptunit, enptunite, npetun...
MICROCLINE - where to best buy: Microcline is an important igneous rock forming tectosilicatemineral. Microcline - search on eBay here. Misspelling or wrong spell term - icrocline, mcrocline, mirocline, micocline, micrcline, microcine, microclne, microclie, microclin, imcroc

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