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The first amateur geologists were prospectors looking for valuable minerals and gemstones for commercial purposes. Eventually, however, more and more people have been drawn to amateur geology for recreational purposes, mainly for the beauty that rocks and minerals provide. Fossil collecting, or fossil hunting, is the collection of fossils for scientific study, hobby, or profit. Fossil collecting, as practiced by amateurs, is the predecessor of modern paleontology and many still collect fossils and study fossils as amateurs. Professionals and amateurs alike collect fossils for their scientific value. A commercial trade in fossils has also long existed. Rocks, minerals, fossils, arrowheads, and other natural history items are included in this category. These are items that we have found at estate sales or at auction that may have been part of a collection.
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2.5 lb chunk Tigers Eye 2 1/4" thick gold blue lapidary

This is an unusually thick chunk of tigers eye. It was part of an estate collection of a lapidarist. It is somewhat triangular in form and nearly 6.5...

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NH6010



Large Tumbled Rutilated Quartz Specimen, Good Paperweight

This is a large tumbled chunk of rutilated quartz. It was included in an estate rock collection. It is tinted gray or smoky (the golden tint in the...

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NH6011



2.5 lbs - 14 Different Lapidary Stone Mineral Specimens Slabs

This lot of 14 different lapidary stone mineral specimens cabochon slabs sold for making jewelry cabochons. The slabs include a piece that is either...

$14.99
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NH6012



Two blister pearls on oyster shells, Akoya?

For one money is this pair of oyster shells, each with a blister pearl. They are both in good condition, with nice regular form. They can be cut down...

$19.99
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NH6013



Lot of 10 Apache Tears Obsidian Mineral Specimens

This is a lot of Apache Tears in their rough, unpolished form. Apache tear is the popular name for natural rounded obsidian, which is a black or...

$3.79
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NH6014



Obsidian Apache Tears in matrix Perlite Mineral Specimens Lot A

Here are two Apache Tears in their rough, unpolished form, with one still in its stone matrix (probably the mineral Perlite). Apache tears are the...

$10.99
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