CRF Minerals

CRF Minerals I'm happy to answer any questions and appreciate any interest.

I'm offering several minerals acquired over years of collecting because I can't display everything properly, and these should be appreciated by a collector rather than sitting in flats.

02/06/2021

Quartz and Aquamarune from Shigar Valley, Skardu, Pakistan

Price: $50 (plus shipping)

This piece consists of a large quartz crystal with an aquamarine cutting across the front face of the quartz. The aqua has great color an a spiked termination. The quartz crystals front faces are slightly clouded, but the back faces are more glassy.

01/24/2021

With winter making it difficult to go rockhounding, I've been spending a lot of time looking through my collection. I have a shelf of self collected specimens from my adventures that showcase some of my best finds and I thought I'd share. These pieces are NFS, but I hope you can appreciate these pieces even half as much as I do.

1. Geode with Goethite on Quartz from Brown County, Indiana
2. Skeletal Quartz from Diamond Hill Mine, Antreville, South Carolina
3. Geode with Quartz in the top and Chalcedony in the bottom cavity from Brown County, Indiana
4. Garnet from Garnet Hill, Ely, Nevada
5. Amethyst from Diamond Hill Mine, Antreville, South Carolina
6. Septarian Nodule with Calcite rhombs from Elk Basin, Wyoming
7. Geode with Barite and Dolomite from Harrodsburg, Indiana
8. Geodized Brachiopod from Brown County, Indiana
9. Geode with Calcite on Quartz from Harrodsburg, Indiana

01/16/2021

Quartz from Shigar Valley, Skardu, Pakistan

Price: $36 (plus shipping)

This plate of quartz crystals is a great example of the Pakistani quartz crystals. There are several single point crystals with some of the largest on the plate being double terminated.

12/17/2020

Zircon from Astore Valley, Skardu, Pakistan

Price: $20 (plus shipping)

Zircon is an amazing mineral for most collections because the mineral zircon is used in many studies for geochronologic dating of different rock formations. In most cases, this involves sieving out fine grains to find several microscopic zircon grains.

This specimen shows off the amazing tetragonal shape associated with zircon crystals. The terminations are perfectly intact with the sides of the crystal being imperfect. (Lot 5.5)

Geode with quartz, dolomite, and calcite from Harrodsburg, IndianaPrice: $3 (plus shipping)This small geode pair was sel...
12/17/2020

Geode with quartz, dolomite, and calcite from Harrodsburg, Indiana

Price: $3 (plus shipping)

This small geode pair was self collected last spring from a roadcut exposing geodes near Bloomington, Indiana. Most end up as duds, but this small one shows some fine orange dolomites and is mostly filled with calcite.

Mixed lot of geodes and quartzPrice: $10 (plus shipping)This flat is a mix of pieces I have been able to self collect. G...
12/10/2020

Mixed lot of geodes and quartz

Price: $10 (plus shipping)

This flat is a mix of pieces I have been able to self collect. Geodes from various places in southern Indiana are most of the flat with the minerals inside ranging from quartz to chalcedony, goethite, and calcite in minor amounts. 9 geode pairs are included with 5 other halfs that are not paired.

There is also one plate of quartz crystals with black manganese staining from the Diamond Hill Mine in South Carolina.

Comment or message me if you have any questions, and I'm happy to send more detailed photos or videos!

11/30/2020

Lepidolite from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Price: $10 (plus shipping)

These stacked lepidolites have a great purple color and really show off the layers associated with mica minerals.

Smithsonite from Kelley Mine, New MexicoPrice: $10 (plus shipping) This small smithsonite shows the great grayish blue c...
11/24/2020

Smithsonite from Kelley Mine, New Mexico

Price: $10 (plus shipping)

This small smithsonite shows the great grayish blue color associated with the New Mexico smithsonites. You can see the velvety luster on all the botryoidal growths.

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11/24/2020

Garnet in Schist from Alaska
Price: Sold!
[$14 (plus shipping)]

This small schist matrix has a small euhedral garnet embedded. While partially covered, the exposed portions have perfect crystal faces.

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# schist

11/16/2020

Selenite (Repaired) from Winnipeg, Canada

Price: $50 (plus shipping)

This selenite cluster has two main crystals jutting from the center mass. These two crystals have a very good yellow color. In the second video, it shows how fluorescent this sample is too.

The crystal in the bottom right at the start of the video had to be glued back on. This crystal was loose due to how fragile the sample is and it broke in transit. The repair is not noticeable at all, but still important to note.

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11/14/2020

Creedite from Durango, Mexico

Price: $45 (plus shipping)

This piece is a huge cluster of creedite. The majority of crystals have good terminations. The size is roughly 3.5 x 3.5 inches.

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Quartz and Fluorite from Inner Mongolia, ChinaPrice: $35 (plus shipping)This is a great cluster of quartz and fluorite. ...
11/14/2020

Quartz and Fluorite from Inner Mongolia, China

Price: $35 (plus shipping)

This is a great cluster of quartz and fluorite. The main quartz crystal is 3.75 inches in length and has several smaller crystals branching from the base. There are a few partial octahedrons of clear fluorite at the base which are cleaved off on the bottom.

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