This dense specimen is nearly a half pound and is a great example of Biotite (Mica) from Troy Hill in Ontario, Canada. It's a little flaky, and the true characteristics of Mica can easily be seen. Deep rich black in color. Very nice specimen.

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This is a nice piece of branching coral found in Florida. It is a fossil, not just a piece of dried coral. It's really neat to see all the fine details within the piece.

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I really love these minerals that form delicate rose and flower shapes. This is no exception and it is a beautiful barite rose from the dry lands of Oklahoma.

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This is a very clear piece of Icelandic spar. This mineral is also called optical calcite due to it's refraction. Refraction doubles any text or images that are viewed through the specimen. So the clearer the specimen, the better the refraction can be seen. Try viewing all sorts of things through this specimens to see refraction for yourself.

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Most of the pyrite crystals I've seen are usually square. So these beautiful decahedron crystals were a surprising to me. The crystals really stand out from the matrix they are embedded in.

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Coming from Lime City Ohio, these pale blue celestite crystals are great addition to any rock colection. Not only are the crystals pretty but the matrix they are found in is also very sparkly. There is even a small clam fossilized in the matrix on the bottom.

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This Hemimorphite specimen comes from the ' 79 mine from Gila Co. Arizona. Unlike some of the other crystals we've had in the gallery this one doesn't have individual crystals. Instead the crystals cover one side of the matrix, almost like bubbles in a bath. In fact the crystals are shaped like bubbles too.

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Pyrite cubes are a wonderful addtion to any rock collection. The cube crystals are one of the more classic forms of pyrite, and are well loved by collectors.

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Wulfenite is one of my favorite minerals. The orange crystals are vibrant in color, and stand out well against the surrounding matrix. A wonderful addition to any rock hound collection.

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Now you can own your own piece of the past. Here we have a nice fossilized shark tooth, possible over thousands of years old. Great for getting kids interested in the past.

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Sulfur is such a fun mineral. While the crystals are pretty wiht their sunny yellow color its the smell they give off that is what I find the most endering. Although the smell sulfur gives of isn't the best, having a mineral that effects more of the senses is cool.

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A long time ago a fish died. Over the years, after being covered in sediment and that sediment hardened into rock. The fish decomposed leaving the impresion of it body behind. Although the top part of the head is missing the rest of the fish is well detailed and is three inches long.

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Here we have part of a rib bone from a mystery dinosaur. But with the size of this specimen the dino had to be something of some size. Think of all the fun a dino crazy kid can have finding out exactly what kind of dinosaur this bone comes from.

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This is a beautiful example of a halite specimen. With it's rosey pink color, and mixture of stepped cube and smaller crystals it's quite the beauty. Not only is the specimen pretty, but it is also tasty. After all halite is really a fancy name for rock salt.

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We've had some other fluorite specimens in our gallery, but this is the largest one so far. The amber colored crystals are very nice, and the whole specimen almost looks like part of a geode.

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