For many years, we have been the exclusive supplier of the best Tourmaline specimens from Mt. Mica mine in Maine while operated by Coromoto Minerals. As a part of my gradual withdrawal from the business I will be returning all unsold specimens from the mine following the 2024 Denver shows. It isn't a close out sale but it is your last chance to add to your collection and prices have not changed over the years. Below is one of the few available from the 2023 pocket, it is a small cabinet piece. See my blog page for more about the find.
We are pleased to have been chosen to sell minerals from the collection of Bill Stone, founder of the Sunnywood Collection. Bill's eye for quality and contacts with the best dealers in the country resulted in a collection filled with wonderful specimens over the years. Below are photos of some of the specimens we will be offering in Denver in September. All, of course, are on Sunnywood bases.
I'll be adding more images of Bill's specimens and of new acquisitions from Tucson in the coming weeks
Contact me directly to learn more about available specimens. I have many more specimens than can be shown here, so if you are seeking something in particular, ask. I often have other specimens of the species shown, but in different sizes and prices. I enjoy getting to know my customers and believe that learning about you and your collection will help me find specimens that will enhance your collection.
I accept PayPal, credit cards, and checks on US banks. Payment is required prior to shipping. Insured shipping within the US is free. Prompt insured returns of unaltered specimens (at your expense) will result in full immediate refunds. We do not shop elsewhere.
Cabinet specimens are larger than fit into a 5-inch cube. Small cabinets (s-cab) are under the 5-inch cube but larger than miniature. Miniatures (min) fit within a 2-inch cube, Toenails fit within a 1.5-inch cube, and Thumbnails (TN) fit within a 1-inch cube.
Many of my best specimens come with custom bases by The Sunnywood Collection, the industry standard. For information about having your collection mounted contact them at www.sunnywood.com
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My galleries show specimens that are currently available for purchase.
I advertise regularly in Rocks & Minerals and sometimes in the The Mineralogical Record and other publications. My ads show either exceptional specimens from my inventory or excellent specimens that coordinate with articles in the current issue. Please support these journals with your subscription, if you don't already. It will enhance your mineral knowledge. You can contact them at www.tandfonline.com/vram and www.MineralogicalRecord.org. I know that most serious collectors take the MR but I'm surprised at how many do not subscribe to R&M. If you haven't for a while, you should give it another look. Over the past decades it has become a very good publication, frequently rivaling the MR for content and it is often more readable for non-scientists. This year is volume 99, so I'm sure that next years issues will be spectacular! Let me know if my encouragement caused you to subscribe and I'll credit you with your first-year subscription amount on your next mineral specimen purchase of over $200.
Here are my recent and current Rocks and Minerals ads. The featured specimens were available at the time the ad was submitted, unless they show lab jobs I have done for others. However, specimens often sell prior to the magazine's publication due to the long lead time for ad submissions. But, it never hurts to ask if they are still available. Predicting when a specimen will sell is impossible!
Note that because ads must be submitted months in advance, show information might have changed.
Leonard Himes Dealer in Fine Mineral Specimens
Here is a fine cabinet specimen of
Morganite from Pakistan. We have several others that are smaller.
Specimen Galleries
Due to an editing error, the Golden
STILBITE above was mislabeled.