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Specimen List

Calcite, Blue

A common calcium carbonate mineral, containing manganese and carbon making it blue.

Calcite, Onyx

Calcite Onyx is just calcite with varying bands of different impurities. Onyx, and Calcite are different minerals, Calcite Onyx is a variety of Calcite.

Calcite, Optical

Calcite with interesting and unique optical properties.

Calcite, Orange

A common calcium carbonate mineral, containing iron oxide making it orange.

Calcite, double terminated

The most stable form of calcium carbonate, this one is a very rare double terminated crystal.

Carnotite

Cassiterite

A Tin Oxide mineral, that is an ore for Tin metal.

Cavansite

Cavansite is a distinctive blue mineral that forms crystal aggregates, generally in the form of balls.

Celestite

The mineral is named for its occasional delicate blue color. Celestine and the carbonate mineral strontianite are the principal sources of the element strontium, commonly used in fireworks and in various metal alloys

Ceruleite

A rare, semi-precious gemstone with a sky-blue to pale blue color.

Cerussite

Cerussite is a lead carbonate mineral that's an important source of lead metal.

Chalcanthite, synthetic

A water soluble copper mineral. This mineral is toxic.

Chalcophanite

Chalcophanite is a secondary manganese mineral formed through supergene (near surface) alteration of zinc- and manganese-bearing base-metal deposits.

Chalcopyrite with Galena

A copper sulfate often confused with pyrite and gold since all three of these minerals have a yellowish color and a metallic luster.

Chalcopyrite with Pyrite

A copper sulfate often confused with pyrite and gold since all three of these minerals have a yellowish color and a metallic luster.

Chrome Diopside

A green gemstone mined in the extremes of Siberia.

Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla has a cyan (blue-green) color and is a minor ore of copper.

Chrysotile

Cinnabar

Mercury ore, the silvery metal is extracted through distillation - this mineral is toxic.

Clinozoisite

Clinozoisite is a complex calcium aluminum sorosilicate mineral.

Coffinite

A dark to pale brown uranium ore. This mineral is radioactive.

Copper

A piece of raw, natural copper.

Corundum, Ruby

Rubies, with their unparalleled beauty and rich history, continue to captivate collectors, jewelers, and enthusiasts worldwide.

Corundum, Sapphire

Corundum is a crystalline form of aluminum oxide, and depending on the color, are sapphires, or rubies

Crocidolite

A fibrous stone also known as Blue Asbestos is the most dangerous form of asbestos.

Crocoite

A toxic lead chromate that used to be used on school buses.

Cuprosklodowskite

Cuprosklodowskite is a secondary uranium mineral formed by alteration of earlier uranium minerals.

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