our current specimen Localities Include:
- MacDonald Mine, Ontario (Canada) - Originally opened for feldspar in the early 1900s and later prospected for uranium in the 1950s. It became famous among mineralogists for containing rare-earth element pegmatite minerals. The mine is closed with reclamation completed in 2014. Digging and collected are currently prohibited on the property. These specimens are radioactive.
- Lynchburg Reservoir, Amherst County, Virginia (USA) - A noted locality for deeply-weathered pegmatite deposits containing unusually large crystals of the Allanite Group (specifically allanite-Ce) occurring as late replacement or accessory minerals in local pegmatite. These specimens are radioactive.
- Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada - A world-class reservoir for REEs. While most geological formations contain REEs only as microscopic impurities, the extreme, hyper-alkaline chemistry of the Poudrette Quarry East Hill suite concentrated these elements, forcing them to form as essential, structural building blocks of entirely unique minerals.
- Zagi Mountain, Pakistan - Zagi Mountain in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is globally famous for producing world-class, sharp, honey-brown to reddish crystals of rare earth minerals like Bastnasite and Xenotime.
Arriving SOON! allanite-(Ce) | Monroe County, New York | $75
Black Allanite crystals in matrix from Monroe County, New York.
Ex Dr. F. Krantz
Small Cabinet: 7 x 6 x 3.5 cm.
Total With Taxes & Shipping (USA Only): $75
Refer to Specimen No. XEN01 | CONTACT TO RESERVE!
Xenotime-(Y) | Zagi Mountain, Pakistan | $35
An aesthetic doubly terminated rare Xenotime-(Y) cluster from Zagi Mountain, Pakistan. Xenotime-(Y) is an Yttrium phosphate that serves as a major ore source for heavy REEs. Zagi Xenotime forms sharp, well-crystallized specimens highly sought by collectors.
Micromount: 0.8 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm.
Total With Taxes & Shipping (USA Only): $35
Refer to Specimen No. XEN01 | CONTACT TO ORDER!
Uranpyrochlore | Ontario, Canada | $315
This beefy boy weighs 500 g and measures 2.5 x 1.75 x 1.5 inches. Reads 320,000 CPM (Radiacode 110) and 66 uSv/hr (D.B. Kingery Collection).
Total With Taxes & Shipping (USA Only): $315
Refer to Specimen No. UPY05 | CONTACT TO ORDER!
Bastnasite-(Ce) | Zagi Mtn. Pakistan | $45
An aesthetic doubly terminated rare Bastnasite-(Ce) cluster from Zagi Mountain, Pakistan. A Cerium-rich fluorocarbonate mineral serving as a primary ore source for light REEs. Celebrated by mineral collectors worldwide for its rich golden-amber, honey-brown, or reddish hues, waxy-to-vitreous luster, and pristine hexagonal tabular crystal habits.
Micromount: 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.4 cm.
Total With Taxes & Shipping (USA Only): $35
Refer to Specimen No. BAS03 | CONTACT TO ORDER!
bastnasite-(Ce) | Quebec, Canada | $48
Very nice specimen of excellent bastnasite-(Ce) crystals associated with analcime, ankerite and synchysite-(Ce). Collected in 2016 (Collection Arkane).
This specimen is not radioactive.
Small Miniature: 3.1 x 2.4 x 2.1 cm
Total With Taxes & Shipping (USA Only): $48
Refer to Specimen No. REE4 | CONTACT TO ORDER!
allanite-(Ce) | Virginia, USA | $325
Our largest Allanite specimen weighing in at 497 g and measuring 3.0 x 3.5 x 2.25 inches. Reads 14,000 CPM (Radiacode 110) and 3 uSv/hr (D.B. Kingery Collection).
Total With Taxes & Shipping (USA Only): $325
Refer to Specimen No. REE1 | CONTACT TO ORDER!
monteregianite-(Y) | Quebec, Canada | $55
Classic type locality specimen of fluorescent monteregianite-(Y) fibers and steacyite microcrystals, associated with fluorescent sodalite and albite, and with calcite, arfvedsonite and epididymite. Collected by Gilles Haineault in 1993 (Photos under visible, LWUV & SWUV).
This specimen is not radioactive.
Thumbnail: 2.2 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm
Total With Taxes & Shipping (USA Only): $55
Refer to Specimen No. REE5 | CONTACT TO ORDER!
allanite-(Ce) | Virginia, USA | $165
Weighs 112.4 g and measures 2.5 x 1.75 x 1.40 inches. Reads 5,000 CPM (Radiacode 110) and 0.9 uSv/hr (D.B. Kingery Collection).
Total With Taxes & Shipping (USA Only): $165
Refer to Specimen No. REE2 | CONTACT TO ORDER!
allanite-(Ce) | Virginia, USA | $135
Weighs 98.7 g and measures 2.5 x 1.75 x 1.5 inches. Reads 8,000 CPM (Radiacode 110) and 1.5 uSv/hr (D.B. Kingery Collection).
Total With Taxes & Shipping (USA Only): $135
Refer to Specimen No. REE3 | CONTACT TO ORDER!