While the ancients referred to many purple stones as Amethyst, today the term is more exclusively applied to quartz in the violet spectrum. The gemstone has long been assigned spiritual and mystical properties including protection from inebriation. However, this like-named volume offers no protection from the intoxicating power of Amethyst - a collectible that is still very much collectable.

Amethyst: Uncommon Vintage

Federico Pezzotta

Reinhard Balzer

Ryan Bowling

David W. Bunk

Bruce Cairncross

Ann Frazier

Si Frazier

H. Albert Gilg

Martin Gruell

Daniel Kile

Dianne Kile

Frank Melanson

Tomasz Praszkier

John Rakovan

Terry C. Wallace

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Apatite, the most abundant phosphate on Earth, is ubiquitous in the lithosphere and in vertebrates of the animal kingdom. Because it forms large colorful crystals, this toothsome mineral is among the most prized species populating mineral collections worldwide. Commonly confused with other minerals, Apatite takes its name from a Greek word meaning to deceive. This collector s compendium explores in luscious color the science, history, localities and culture of Apatite the Great Pretender.

Apatite: The Great Pretender

Jaroslav Hyrsl

Dudley Blauwet

Alfredo Petrov

Michael Bainbridge

Phil Scalisi

Berthold Ottens

Luiz Menezes

Stefan Meier

Peter K.M. Megaw

Robert F. Martin

Dmitriy Belakovskiy

Carles Curto Mila

Donald A. Dallaire

Jordi Fabre

John M. Hughes

The Great Basin is a mosaic of geographic contrasts: steep rugged mountains, harsh dry salty lakebeds, and sweeping valleys, and while the high desert and mountains of Nevada may appear desolate, but those who choose to look and linger will find Nevada ruggedly beautiful and home to mineralogical treasures. Bonanza deposits of silver attracted mid-nineteenth century miners to the Nevada desert. Then, as the rich Comstock Lode played out, deposits yielding copper, antimony, mercury, and undreamed of quantities of gold were brought online. Today the Silver State is by far the largest domestic producer of gold. And not just of the disseminated variety; visible, collectible gold has been found and is waiting to be discovered all around the state. From silver, barite, orpiment, opal, gold, turquoise, and stibnite to a host of rare species, mineral specimens and lapidary materials from Nevada are sought by collectors the world over. And Lithographie s monograph Nevada Jackpot! celebrates them in all their glory. Nevada mining and mineral experts share their insights into state s mining history, geology, localities, and specimens. Their texts are brilliantly illuminated with images by photographic talents both local and international. Complete with a one-of-a-kind 16-by-18-inch, indexed map of the state s localities, Nevada is simply a must for the libraries of mineral collectors and connoisseurs alike.

Nevada: Jackpot!

Rick Kennedy

Gregory C. Ferdock

Bob Byers

Forrest Cureton

Alan R. Day

Eugene E. Foord

Joe George

Harvey M. Gordon

Marty Houhoulis

Jane and Casey Jones

Joe Marty

Warren Wright Parks III

Neil Prenn

Arthur E. Soregaroli

Scott Werschky

George Witters

Diamond is associated with ideals of purity, love, nobility, and wealth and with curses, corruption, and poverty. Its unique properties are studied by physicists and geologists, while its value, brilliance, and cultural importance make it a target of historians, investors, lovers, and thieves. Simple, iconic, and beautiful, diamond is the ultimate gemstone.

Diamond - The Ultimate Gemstone

John I. Koivula

Emma Bullock

James E. Butler

Katherine Dunnell

Boris N. Feigelson

M. Tyler Funk

Eloise Gaillou

J. Michael Howard

Bram Janse

John A. Jaszczak

George R. Rossman

Elise A. Skalwold

James Shigley

The exploration and settlement of the world is linked to gold more than to any other mineral. Gold is a universal currency and has symbolized the stability and wealth of individuals and nations since the dawn of history, and while it is found in the earth s crust, only a scant few have seen and can appreciate gold in its natural state.
 Gold is one of the dozen or so must-haves in any significant mineral collection. But fine specimens are relatively scarce and are always expensive. Fortunately, the industrial, jewelry, and monetary demand for gold is high, which keeps mines in many diverse geologic settings in operation. A few of these mines encounter specimen gold, which is often saved either clandestinely by miners or in rare instances by the mining companies themselves. The result has been a somewhat sporadic though generally continuous trickle of gold specimens in modern times.
 Gold is a simple single-element mineral, the result of which is high crystal symmetry resulting in the occasional well- formed octahedron or cube. It has a decided dislike for other elements and is often seen as relatively pure nuggets or lode specimens containing only trivial matrix quartz or a few other silicates or carbonates. Interestingly, specimen-quality gold that is intimately associated with sulfides and even tellurides is relatively uncommon.
 Over the past few decades spectacular California gold specimen recoveries have punctuated the collector scene. One of the most productive single finds was the Christmas Day discovery of hundreds of ounces of sheet-like gold masses at the Sonora Mining Company pit at Jamestown. Peripheral to the Mother Lode proper were other modern finds that include exceptionally well crystallized, brilliantly lustrous specimens from the Eagles Nest Mine, phenomenal sheets from the Red Ledge Mine, well crystallized chunky masses from the Mockingbird Mine, and of course the beautifully crystallized specimens from the Colorado Quartz Mine that include the famous Dragon. Individual specimens from these four mines have sold for over $100,000 per ounce of contained gold.
 While these mines were being operated for specimen gold, others in neighboring Nevada were turning out major amounts of commercial gold and in a few cases, no small number of fine specimens. The best of these, and now a classic American gold locality, is the Round Mountain Mine. A smaller and quite different suite of gold ribbons and wires were produced for a short while from the Olinghouse Mine near Reno. Prospects like the Lokel and Wadley and Willow Creek near Winnemucca produced hundreds of spectacular and at times quite large gold specimens that were quickly gobbled up by collectors.
 Other western states including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Colorado have been historic producers of fine gold specimens. Perhaps the best of these are the wiry and thin ribbon-like masses from Breckenridge and Leadville, Colorado, and the delicate crystalline and wire-like masses from Kittitas County, Washington. A relatively recent windfall of beautifully developed gold specimens were found on the dumps and abandoned workings of the Belshazzar Mine in Idaho.
 Beyond the confines of the United States, fine gold specimens from several Canadian localities including the Goldcorp Mine at Red Lake, and small but excellent sheet-like matrix specimens from Romania have reached the collector market in recent decades. Finally, gold is often seen in hoppered or skeletal crystals. Exceptional specimens have been available in recent decades from Brazil, Venezuela, and Russia.
 The accompanying photographs illustrate the beauty and variety of this highly sought collector species.

Gold: Element of Desire 2019 16-Month Calendar

Robert C. Cook

Meghan Funk

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"One of the most influential mineral collectors of our time, William W. Pinch brought leadership, context, and connoisseurship to the intellectually elite craft of species collecting. His first collection set lasting standards for the genre before selling in 1989 to the Canadian Museum of Nature for a record-setting 3.5 million US dollars. That collection and the enigmatic Pinch are the subject of this highly anticipated volume, superbly narrated and illustrated by photographer and storyteller Michael Bainbridge, who spent hundreds of hours working with the collection and interviewing Pinch, his family, friends, and contemporaries"--

The Pinch Collection at the Canadian Museum of Nature

Michael J. Bainbridge

Taking its name from the Latin rubellus, meaning reddish, rubellite was rare in the ancient world. Its unique properties set it apart from other hard, red gemstones, generically known then as ruby or carbuncle. That distinction was lost during the Dark Ages but revived in the Enlightenment, as science undertook its quest to understand the nature of things. For two and a half centuries, rubellite has had a part of that great unraveling.

Rubellite - Tourmaline Rouge

Alexander U. Falster

Sarah L. Hanson

Peter Lyckberg

Odulio Jose Marensi de Moura

Milan Novak

William B. Simmons

Gloria A. Staebler

Karen L. Webber

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