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Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 05.14.2025 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates

I’ve added a new lot of specimens from finds in 2013-14 – I’ve been assembling this group of top-calibre pieces for a few years, and they are now online in the new Egypt Update. These are excellent goethite pseudomorphs after marcasite from the White Desert, north of Farafra Oasis.

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 03.31.2025 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates

I’ve posted an update of excellent specimens from all over the US, including many contemporary classics. From platinum, gold, silver and copper to Franklin willemite, Kelly smithsonite, Maine elbaite and so many more.

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 01.08.2025 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates

I’ve posted great new specimens in this Brazil Update, including beautiful ludlamite, aquamarine, tourmaline, fluorapatite and more.

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 08.23.2024 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates

I’ve posted excellent new specimens in this Indonesia Update, including beautiful top calibre “grape amethyst” and chalcedony.

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 07.12.2024 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates

I’ve posted excellent new specimens in this Europe Update with many classics, including superb Alpine smoky quartz, pyromorphite from several localities, fluorite, hematite, specimens from the German silver mines and more.

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 03.07.2024 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates

I’ve added beautiful specimens of stilbite and analcime from Five Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 03.06.2024 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates

I’ve added super new quartz specimens from McKay Head, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 03.05.2024 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates

I’ve posted beautiful new chabazites from Wasson’s Bluff, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 03.04.2024 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates

I’ve added new mesolite on laumontite from Stronach Brook, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 02.14.2024 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates

I’ve posted beautiful crystallized copper from Australia in this latest Australian Copper Update. These are branching aggregates of crystals from the Rocklands Mine near Cloncurry, Queensland.

Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 12.07.2023 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates

I’ve added great new specimens to the website in this Mexico Update. The update includes several mineral species for which Mexico is famous, including adamite, austinite, wulfenite, danburite and datolite.