Mineral specimens
A commodity
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Commercially exploitable deposits of mineral specimens sold for collectors.
This category of commodity should only be used for commercial exploitation of deposits by the deposit owners.
This category of commodity should only be used for commercial exploitation of deposits by the deposit owners.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
52661
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:52661:0
Uses of Mineral specimens
Primarily for collectors or for those who believe in esoteric/spiritual/healing properties of crystals/minerals.
Other Commodities associated with Mineral specimens *
| Commodity | Associated Localities | Total Localities | % Association (commodity) | % Association (Mineral specimens) |
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| Gemstones | 202 | 1,610 | 12.55% of all Gemstones deposits have Mineral specimens. | 23.19% of all Mineral specimens deposits have Gemstones. |
| Copper | 53 | 18,179 | 0.29% of all Copper deposits have Mineral specimens. | 6.08% of all Mineral specimens deposits have Copper. |
| Uranium | 51 | 9,273 | 0.55% of all Uranium deposits have Mineral specimens. | 5.86% of all Mineral specimens deposits have Uranium. |
| Feldspar | 37 | 1,678 | 2.21% of all Feldspar deposits have Mineral specimens. | 4.25% of all Mineral specimens deposits have Feldspar. |
| Aggregates | 36 | 7,084 | 0.51% of all Aggregates deposits have Mineral specimens. | 4.13% of all Mineral specimens deposits have Aggregates. |
| Silver | 36 | 19,196 | 0.19% of all Silver deposits have Mineral specimens. | 4.13% of all Mineral specimens deposits have Silver. |
| Lead | 36 | 14,158 | 0.25% of all Lead deposits have Mineral specimens. | 4.13% of all Mineral specimens deposits have Lead. |
| Beryllium | 33 | 803 | 4.11% of all Beryllium deposits have Mineral specimens. | 3.79% of all Mineral specimens deposits have Beryllium. |
Processing Mineral specimens
Most mineral specimens are prepared by trimming and cleaning which may be done by hand with water and detergent, with ultrasonic devices, physical abrasive cleaning devices and/or a wide range of chemical cleaning products ranging from organic acids such as acetic acid through to hydrofluoric acid.
Broken specimens are sometimes repaired (where a simple clean break is repaired) or, in certain cases, restored (where missing material on the specimen is replaced with similar natural and/or resin to repair more significant damage.) All such repairs should be disclosed.
Some specimens are treated with heat and/or irradiated to change either the color or the intensity of the color to increase marketability. This, again, should be disclosed but rarely is.
Broken specimens are sometimes repaired (where a simple clean break is repaired) or, in certain cases, restored (where missing material on the specimen is replaced with similar natural and/or resin to repair more significant damage.) All such repairs should be disclosed.
Some specimens are treated with heat and/or irradiated to change either the color or the intensity of the color to increase marketability. This, again, should be disclosed but rarely is.
Companies producing Mineral specimens
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Internet Links for Mineral specimens
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-52661.html
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References for Mineral specimens
Reference List:
Deposits of Mineral specimens
Showing 871 deposits.
Locality List
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