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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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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...
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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...
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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...
$8.99
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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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11 cabochon slabs mineral specimens agate, petrified wood, more
This is an assortment of small slab pieces from the estate of a lapidarist. There are various agates, a small piece of landscape stone, a piece of...
$13.99
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Green Picture Jasper clouds or hills, cabochon slab, 5 mm
This is a nice piece of picture jasper showing green billowing clouds or hills. Its maximum dimensions are about 7x7.5 cm, and it is 5mm thick. It...
$10.99
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