A mineral Specimen is a solid form, formed through a geological process with a mixture of chemical compositions. Minerals can be pure elements or a variety of silicates.
The study of minerals is known as mineralogy, and many collectors enjoy building up collections of mixed rocks mineral.
Others buy from mineral auctions or gemstone rocks for cutting and polishing to make cab gemstones buy rough gemstones.
Corundum mineral specimens include sapphires which is a non red variety of Corundum and specimens with star properties or Trapiche sapphires which have properties similar to Trapiche Emeralds
Red Corundum is known as Ruby, Ruby gemstone in base rock makes stunning specimen displays.
Australia minerals include crystal specimens,minerals,sapphire mineral specimens,Peridot mineral,Kyanite specimens, black tourmaline specimens, Phrenite, Tin crystal, Chrysoprase, opals, Garnet, Tiger eye, Rhyolite, Selenite,Jasper,granite, and many more as Australia is an old continent
Buy mineral specimens from Japanese minerals include famous Cherry blossom mineral specimen and Chalcedony, Wollastonite, Natrolite, Vesuvnite.India has wealth of interesting minerals from cavansite and Vandanite,Aragonite, and azurite from Morocco, Mexican rose petals form Mexico and lapis Lazuli and mica from Afghanistan,malacite from Zaire, Tourmaline, Amethyst and blue agate from Brazil,Kyanite form Tanzania.
Mineral slabs are also popular as these are from large mineral specimens, gemstones from Tiger eye, Jasper, Mookatite,or multi mineral specimens such as azurite and malachite.
A mineral index is helpful to source minerals direct from mineral wholesalers and mineral dealers and mineral auctions.
Mineral Slabs are idea as display left as natural or polished, Mineral collections are best housed in glass cabinets as they can be dust collectors. as long as cabinet is dry and not near sunlight from bright window .Some mineral collectors keep glass of water in the cabinet if hot lights are used to show off the collection, this can be helpful for delicate crystal minerals.
