Rare minerals

Even non-gemologists can get caught up in the Wilensky gallery’s incredible display of rare, natural minerals and stones. Stuart and Donna Wilensky, internationally renowned fine mineral collectors and dealers, have amassed this collection for more than three decades. Their sons, Troy and Connor, are also a part of the family business, and together they opened their first…

Proustite today is a highly valuable rare collector's mineral, especially when in red color & transparent. It's an interesting mineral that contains silver in its chemical structure, one of the few silver-bearing minerals that can exhibit transparency. Usually transparent, with deep-red crystals, but it may also be a darker, more metallic-looking form - though even darker, more metallic versions will be visibly red & transparent when back-lit. Best examples are from Chañarcillo, Chile

Smithsonite With Aurichalcite, Kelly Mine, Magdalena, New Mexico, USA, Small Cabinet, 9.0 x 7.0 x 4.0 cm, A very rare…

Super-Rare Minerals Make Earth Unique in Cosmos. Antozonite Crystals. photo by Laurent Kbaier These Rare Minerals Make The Eart...

Calcite

Here is a spectacular lab-grown alum crystal from China. The piece, which looks a little like a pineapple, has a cute sidecar crystal and the piece stands on its own. weight (approx.). You will receive similar item as picture shown.

Fluorite cube with Calcite and Sphalerite on matrix.

Lapis lazuli, a rare, deep blue gemstone. Lapis lazuli is a complex mineral containing a mixture of blue lazurite (sodium aluminium silicate), white calcite (calcium carbonate) and small amounts of other minerals.

There’s no question that Mother Nature has been generous enough to give us countless gifts of everything we need to survive. Not to mention the breathtaking landscapes and adorable animals that make our hearts melt. But sometimes we can get stuck in the fast pace of our urban lifestyles and barely even notice the beauty surrounding us.

Painite is a very rare borate mineral. It was first found in Myanmar by British mineralogist and gem dealer Arthur C.D. Pain who misidenti...