My name is Michael Ausec.
I have been collecting minerals for several years and sometimes I end up with duplicates.
I do not buy minerals for resale, most of these came from our personal collection. 
Sometimes when we buy estates for our antiques store, there are a few minerals or fossils in the
deal, and they end-up here too.

If you want to buy one, just send us an email with your receiving address and US postal Zipcode so we can quote shipping.

I have great difficulty when I buy a stone from the Internet.  Sometimes it is too small.  Sometimes too big. 
Or the color isn't right, or it doesn't display well.  Buying a stone is a very personal matter.  Just because I
like the stone doesn't me that you will like it.  So if you buy a stone from us, keep it for 3 days. 
Take a good look and make sure you are happy with it.  If not, send us another email to let us know
that you are sending it back, and when it arrives, we'll send you a refund for the price (but not the shipping costs).

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BERYL var AQUAMARINE
California Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado
A 3" x 3" x 2" boxful of beryl crystal pieces weighing a little under 1 pound.
I have a lot of this stuff.  It sells very well both in the Store and on this Webpage.
The sizes range up to about 3/4" down to, well, really small.  Not very many are terminated, but the color is quite good. Some have all the sides, most do not.
Click here for another picture.

$20 USD



BOX of AGATES
A 3" x 3" x 2" BOX of polished agates, petrified wood, jaspers, quartz.
This came from the estate of Jack Baker, the man that owned the Florissant Fossil Beds (Pike Forest) before it became a national monument.
I have a lot of this stuff.  It sells very well both in the Store and on this Webpage!
$10 USD



AMAZONITE and SMOKY QUARTZ
Lake George, Park County, Colorado
Classic combination from the Pike's Peak Batholith
Quartz is about 3.5cm long.  The Amazonite is 5cm across.

Great color, displays well.  I got this from Dave Bunk years ago.
Here is another image.
$300 USD



SPESSARTINE GARNET on RHYOLITE 
Garnet Hill, Ely, Nevada
Single, pristine garnet on a nice matrix.  This would make a killer TN..
No alabis with this one.
The garnet is 1.2cm across
$40 USD



SPESSARTINE GARNET on GALENA 
Broken Hill, N.S.W. Australia
2 nice distinct garnets from the classic Australian locality.
Much better in person. This is a hard one to photograph.
The larger crystal is 2cm Overall, about 3cm diagonal.
$60 USD



SPESSARTINE GARNET on GALENA 
Broken Hill, N.S.W. Australia
Nice distinct garnet from the classic Australian locality.
Much better in person.  This is a hard one to photograph.
The larger crystal is 2cm Overall, about 3cm diagonal.
$57 USD



AQUAMARINE 
California Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado
Classic greenish/blue AQUAMARINE from the Mt Antero District.
I found this in the 1970s.  It is not terminated.
2 cm across, 2.5cm in length.  Nice stout crystal, very showy.
$240 USD



BARITE 
Stonham Prospect, Weld County, Colorado
3 well terminated parallel crystals. Decent luster, above average clarity, nice blue color.
4cm in length
$35 USD



QUARTZ with RHODOCHROSITE 
Argentine Mine, Savage Basin, San Miquel County Colorado.
Fairly gemmy, quartz with an interesting complex termination.  It is double-terminated.
Nice association with the Rhodochrosite, and some unidentifed black mineral.
Another image..

2" in length. 
SOLD



AMAZONITE and SMOKY QUARTZ
Lake George, Park County, Colorado
Classic combination from the Pike's Peak Batholith
1.75" across. Another image
$30 USD



SPHALERITE and QUARTZ 
Idarado Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado
Cute association, seldom seen these days.
No alabis.
The Quartz is about 2.4cm in length.  Overall width is 4cm. 
$125 USD



PYRITE on QUARTZ 
Quiruvilca, Peru
Sharp, shiny octohedron on a matrix of milky Quartz..
.
Overall, about 7cm across.  Main crystal is 3cm.
Miniature
. 
SOLD



HEMATITE?   
Arizona?
This came from Jack Baker's mineral collection. I haven't a clue what it is, or where it comes from. It was labelled as BRONCHANTITE, but that does not really seem correct. It's an interesting piece, whatever it is. Jack picked a lot of rocks in Arizona, so I'm guessing this is one of them. In person, this thing really shines.
TN
$24 USD



DEMANTOID 
Ala, Piedmont, Italy
Rich minty green garnets on matrix.
 John Barlow had this in his pile at one time.

About 6.5cm across
$350 USD



PYRITE with SPHALERITE 
Campbird Mine, Ouray County, Colorado
Cute TN combo piece.
TN
$25 USD



GROSSULAR-ANDRADITE 
Coyote Ridge, Inyo County, California
Deep reddish brown garnets from near Bishop.

ToeNail
$30 USD



GROSSULAR-ANDRADITE 
Coyote Ridge, Inyo County, California
Deep reddish brown garnets from near Bishop.

ToeNail or small miniature
$35 USD



FLUORITE on CALCITE 
Liseanthirn, Nabberg, Olepforz, Germany
Yellow FLUORITE cube on a matrix of CALCITE crystals.
Weak SW fluorescence (Fluorite).
Small Miniature
$30 USD



QUARTZ var HERKIMER DIAMOND 
Herkimer County, New York
A boxful of 19 Herkimer Diamonds.   Some with Carbon inclusions.
Most are around 1.5 to 2cm.
$75 USD



QUARTZ 
Virgina Dale, Larimer County, Colorado
A boxful of small double-terminated quartz crystals.  This is the place where the cool sceptors are found.
1cm to 2cm
$40 USD



AQUAMARINE 
California Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado
Classic white capped AQUAMARINE from the Mt Antero District.
I found this in the 1970s.  It is terminated.
2.5 cm across, 2.2cm in length. 
$65 USD



SMOKY QUARTZ (Gwindel)
Van Giuf, Tavetsch
Grisons, Switzerland
Cute, shiny, Gwindel
TN
SOLD



BERYL, AQUAMARINE, MOLYBDENUM
California Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado
Opaque greenish/blue BERYL from the Mt Antero District. 
Some associated MOLYBDENUM.

Miniature sized.
$10 USD



PYRITE
Locksburg, Kansas
Unusual locality noted for their ball-shaped Pyrites.
TN
$16 USD



SMOKY QUARTZ
California Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado
A nice long, slightly bent crystal with 2 smaller crystals attached at the base.
7.5cm in length
$24 USD



PHENACITE
San Miquel de Piracicaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Water clear TN
2 cm across
SOLD



CUPRITE
Zaire
A lustrous little CUPRITE perced on a crystaline quartz matrix.
It glows when backllit.
4x2x1cm.  Cuprite is 7mm
SOLD



PHENACITE
San Miquel de Piracicaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Water clear TN
2 cm across
SOLD



QUARTZ (Faden) 
Zinggenstock, Switzerland
6cm tall. 5cm in length (sideways)
$35 USD



TOPAZ
Thomas Mountain, Jaub County, Utah
Double terminated TOPAZ with 3 smaller TOPAZ attached.  Very clean and sharp.
3cm in length
SOLD



TOPAZ with SPASSARTINE on RHYOLITE
Ruby Mountain, Chaffee County, Colorado
A gemmy little TOPAZ with 2 little SPESSARTINES from the classic locality in Colorado.
3.5cm across
$49 USD 



SMOKY QUARTZ, ORTHOCLASE
White Mountain or Mt Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado
Nice combo.
TN
$13 USD 



FLUORITE and QUARTZ
Upper Little Brown's Creek, Chaffee County, Colorado
Cute QUARTZ spray (flower) on a subhedral green FLUORTE matrix
5 cm
$35 USD



AMAZONITE and SMOKY QUARTZ
Lake George, Park County, Colorado
Classic combination from the Pike's Peak Batholith
4 cm across.
$30 USD



FLUORITE and QUARTZ 
Upper Little Brown's Creek, Chaffee County, Colorado
Cute QUARTZ spray (flower) on a subhedral green FLUORTE matrix
4 cm
$19 USD



AQUAMARINE 
California Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado
I found this in the 1970s.  It is terminated.
1.7 cm in length. 
$28 USD



FLUORITE and QUARTZ 
Upper Little Brown's Creek, Chaffee County, Colorado
Cute subhedral green/purple FLUORITE
TN
$7 USD



GROSSULAR
Vesper Peak, Snohomish County, Washington
One of the nicest I've seen from this locality.
This one is better than the one I am keeping.
TN
$27 USD



ALAMANDINE
Deer Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado.
Cluster of garnets.
TN
$21 USD



SMOKY QUARTZ
Pack Rat Mine, Upper Dike, San Diego County, California
Nice crystal from a forgotten mine
3.5cm in length
$24 USD



SPESSARTINE 
Corrego do Urucum, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description
3.8cm in length
SOLD



SMOKY QUARTZ 
California Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado
I found this in the 1970s
4.5 x 2.5 x 2.2cm
$24 USD



AQUAMARINE
California Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado
Good color, nice luster, terminated.
2.3cm tall and 2cm across.  I stout, glassy crystal.
$SOLD



SMOKY QUARTZ
Elizabeth R Mine, Pala, California
Description
3.8cm in length
$21 USD



AQUAMARINE
California Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado
Iron stained pale AQUAMARINE from the California Mine.  I found this in the 1970s.  A terminated, stout crystal.
1.6cm tall.
$35 USD



FLUORITE and QUARTZ 
Upper Little Brown's Creek, Chaffee County, Colorado
Cute QUARTZ spray (flower) on a subhedral green FLUORTE matrix
TN
$22 USD



AQUAMARINE 
Darrah Pech, Kumar, Afghanistan
Cute, well terminated, very clean little TN.
1.7cm tall.
$15 USD



TOPAZ 
Tarryall District, Park County, Colorado
I found this in the 1970s, in the location where Walt Rubek ultimately set up his tourist trap.
2cm tall
$54 USD



TOPAZ
Tarryall District, Park County, Colorado
I found this in the 1970, in the location where Rubek set up his tourist trap.
1.5cm tall. 
$23 USD



MORGANITE
Darrah Pech, Afghanistan
A cuter MORGANITE you will seldom see.  Complete, clean, and pink.
I bought this from Herb Oboda decades ago.
1.6cm across
SOLD



AMETHYST
Karur Tamil Nado, India
Cluster of dark purple crystals. Much better in person.
3.1cm in length
SOLD



AMETHYST 
Karur Tamil Nado, India
Dark, shiny scepter. Much better in person.
3.1cm in length
$29 USD



SHEELITE on FLUORITE
Camp Bird Mine, Ouray County, Colorado
Nice SHEELITE on matrix
TN
SOLD



SPODUMENE (KUNZITE)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description
A shiney, bright pink miniature.
$55 USD



GROSSULAR
Jeffery Pit, Asbestos, Quebec
Small cluster
TN
SOLD



BOX of TURQUIOSE
A 3" x 3" x 2" BOX of pieces.
Green, blue, it's in here. Big and small. This is the good stuff!
$125 USD

That is all!  Thank you for looking!

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