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The Original Online Mineral Gallery for all rock, mineral, and crystal enthusiasts!

* SINCE 1997 *

We offer a large assortment of top quality mineral, crystal, and rock specimens
in all sizes. We also feature a very popular bi-weekly rock and mineral auction.
Cabinet sized mineral specimens are our speciality and offers are always welcome!
Come on in and browse the rooms and enjoy the beautiful mineral photographs.
Layaway installment plans are also available for larger or multiple purchases!
For museum quality minerals, visit our other website at Exceptional Minerals.com!

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Updated 1/2/2010

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Twelve fully stocked mineral rooms, filled with our finest, museum quality
specimens! Check back often and early for updates and new offerings!

Exceptional Room 1  Exceptional Room 2   Exceptional Room 3
Exceptional Room 4  Exceptional Room 5   Exceptional Room 6
Exceptional Room 7  Exceptional Room 8   Exceptional Room 9
Exceptional Room 10  Exceptional Room 11   Exceptional Room 12

Golds Silvers Rhodochrosites Beryls Tourmalines Elmwoods

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Exceptional Specimen... Benitoite on Natrolite !

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Photo by Joe Budd

EXCEPTIONAL!! Stunningly beautiful cluster of Benitoite crystals atop Natrolite!
Clusters of this quality are almost impossible to find these days. The mine is no longer
active and all of the finest Benitoites have disappeared into private collections. This
specimen is truely a rare opportunity! The crystals themselves are a gorgeous blue and
exhibit a good amount of gem at the tips. The largest and finest crystal is located on
the upper right side and exhibits nearly a complete triangle with the third termination
located against the backside matrix! It measures 2.3 cm (almost an inch) in total size!
The large crystal at upper left is also nearly a complete triangle with minor inclusions.

From the Dallas Gem Mine in San Benito County, California.
Measures 3.5 cm by 3.2 cm in total size.

Ex. F. J. Barlow Mineral Collection, No. 1779
Price $7500

This is only a sample of the great specimens now available in the
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Check out the "What's New" section for News and Updates!
Offers are welcome on all specimens and layaway plans are available for larger purchases!

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The Fourth Denver 2009 Update is Online!

Three new mineral rooms to continue the momentum! Many more
will follow in the days to come so keep checking back!

Denver 2009 Rm 1  Denver 2009 Rm 2  Denver 2009 Rm 3

Denver 2009 Rm 4  Denver 2009 Rm 5  Denver 2009 Rm 6

Denver 2009 Rm 7  Denver 2009 Rm 8  Denver 2009 Rm 9

Denver 2009 Rm 10  Denver 2009 Rm 11  Denver 2009 Rm 12

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Denver 2009 Rm 13 is stocked with a new selection of Atocha Shipwreck Silver bars!!!

 

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The Tucson-Houston Rooms!
Room 5 is stocked with meteorites and rare Egyptian impact glass!

Tucson 2009 Rm 1 Tucson 2009 Rm 2
Tucson 2009 Rm 3 Tucson 2009 Rm 4
Tucson 2009 Rm 5 Tucson 2009 Rm 6

Tucson-Houston 2009 Rm 7  Tucson-Houston 2009 Rm 8
Tucson-Houston 2009 Rm 9  Tucson-Houston 2009 Rm 10

Tucson-Houston 2009 Rm 11  Tucson-Houston 2009 Rm 12
Tucson-Houston 2009 Rm 13


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Check out the incredible bargains in these 22 Sale Rooms!
Introducing the Mineral Sale Rooms!
Here you will find older inventory and overstocked specimens offered at huge
discounts to the regular website prices! These rooms will be a regular feature on
the website from now on and will offer collectors a chance to build their mineral
collections for considerably less money than they would have to spend otherwise.
Browse the selections and take advantage of the savings!! Over 600 specimens!

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The Gold Rooms are UPDATED! 1/2/2010
The Beryl Rooms are UPDATED! 1/2/2010
The Elmwood Room is UPDATED! 1/2/2010
The Silver Rooms are UPDATED! 4/17/2008
The Rhodo Rooms are UPDATED! 1/2/2010
The Tourmaline Room is UPDATED! 1/2/2010

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PO Box 91448 . Mobile, AL . 36691 . USA - Contact: kward@themineralgallery.com