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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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Paleozoic Rugose Rugosa Horn Coral Fossil Estate Specimen
This is a fossil Paleozoic era solitary coral known as a Rugose, or Rugosa coral, sometimes called Horn Coral. This specimen is about 4.5 cm at its...
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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...
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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...
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Quartz Crystal Mineral Specimen, twinned 4 inches long (10 cm)
This is a nice quartz crystal mineral specimen, It is 4 inches (10 cm) long, has a rough base, a couple of bangs, and has a double or twinned crystal...
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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...
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Fossil Mammal Molar, possibly 3 Toed horse, estate specimen
This is a fossil mammal molar. It is about 4 cm at its longest dimensions. It was part of an estate collection with specimens going back to 30 or 40...
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