I need to buy a gift for someone who is a serious rock and gemstone collector - they prefer the raw specimens and are actually a geologist - without asking them - I want to know what would be a rare but unique list of items I can try to buy that might be harder to get or rarer to find - that will be a sure hit with them??
2006-11-17 14:20:53 · 8 answers · asked by cathryn888 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
A nice Eurypterid fossil would make a great addition to any serious rock, mineral and fossil collector. A complete fossil is a rare comeby.
New York State is a Eurypterid hothouse, in fact, it is our state fossil, here is a site that carries some very fine specimens....
http://www.langsfossils.com/eurypterids.htm
2006-11-17 23:42:04 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good benitoite crystals would be very acceptable. Demantoid garnet crystals (pretty groups come from Italy) or uvarovite garnet crystals from Finland. Rose quartz is a very common mineral but specimens having good crystals are rare and highly collectible. Dolomite is also a common mineral but fine crystals from Eugui in Spain are wonderful and fetch high prices.There are so many more one could go on listing them all day
2006-11-17 20:17:14 · answer #2 · answered by U.K.Export 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like Amethyst and Black Onyx and just love turquoise and Red Coral, actually I love them all. We travel alot and have bought from all over, I have like 8 jewelery boxes and need some more. I'm a tad bit spoiled I suppose.
2016-05-22 00:05:31 · answer #3 · answered by Vernieke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looking for a gemstone I would have to say my favorite which is the Alexandrite. It took us three months to have one located so I could have it set into a ring for my engagement ring.
Best of luck to ya.
2006-11-17 14:41:05 · answer #4 · answered by sparkle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ikaite is psudomorphic calcite. Ca(CO3)6H2O
This crystal is formed in very cold water. The crystal looks like a brown flower.
2006-11-17 14:53:03 · answer #5 · answered by Kevin H 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
hiddenite. it is only found in one place in the world. in hiddenite north carolina. be aware though it can be very expensive. another option is tourmaline. it is a bit easier to find, but is still very nice. a very cool piece would be watermelon tourmaline because it has red and dark green coloring.
2006-11-18 09:01:17 · answer #6 · answered by geohauss 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any of the beryls or sunstone
Ebay have a lot of sellers of raw gem minerals.
http://collectibles.search.ebay.com/gem-specimens_Rocks-Fossils-Minerals_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfromZR40QQsacatZ3213
2006-11-17 14:29:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Astriffico! very rare rock. To be honest: how sad do you have to be to collect bloody rocks? Tell the person they are sad. maybe you could buy them a new exciting hobbie like maybe stamp collecting or go wild and buy them a button.
2006-11-17 14:23:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋