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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.
NH6001



15 mineral specimens from estate collection, Grieger's

We are offering for one money these 15 mineral samples from an estate collection. They include a manganophyllite specimen (this mineral is called...

$7.29
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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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NH6019



Lot of 65 Apache Tears Obsidian Mineral Specimens

This is a lot of small apache tears in their rough, unpolished form. Apache tear are the popular name for a naturally rounded obsidian, which is a...

$23.99
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NH6002



11 Mineral specimens from estate collection, Grieger's

We are offering for one money these 11 mineral samples from an estate collection. They include what I believe is a "Fantasy Stone" from Bryce Canyon,...

$9.99
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