Dragon Minerals: Affordable Minerals, Common and Rare

December 9: Another batch of new specimens has been posted. Check it out here.
Next update: Around December 16

Azurite with Gypsum
Ray Mine
Mineral Creek District
Arizona

Gypsum 'octopus', 12 cm
Guangdong Province, China
Jeff Scovil photo

Dragon Minerals

Affordable minerals, common and rare.

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Kunzite 'sail', 8.5 cm
Pala Chief Mine, California
Jeff Scovil photo

Pyros the Dragon
Naturally etched Pyrite thumbnail
Purple Hope Claim, Washington

"Dreaming of tourmaline is supposed to insure success through superior knowledge but there seems to be no evidence that the residents of tourmaline mining areas in Maine or California, where such dreams are particularly common, are any better off as a result." -- John Sinkankas (1971)

"A mine is a hole in the ground, owned by a liar." -- Mark Twain (?)

Have a specimen that you cannot identify? Need x-ray diffraction (XRD)? Contact Attard's Minerals.

We have thousands of specimens in stock, so please do not hesitate to send an email to steve@dragon-minerals.com if you are looking for something that is not posted on the web site.

Updates and News | Ordering Information | Specimen Sizes | Show Schedule | Mineral Talks Available | Contact Us

Updates

12/09/18
12/04/18
11/30/18

11/24/18
11/23/18
11/18/18

11/16/18
11/15/18
11/14/18

11/13/18
11/01/18

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Updates and News

	December 9: Another batch of new specimens posted. The updates can be viewed here.

	December 4: Another batch of new specimens posted. The updates can be viewed here.

	November 30: Another batch of new specimens posted. The updates can be viewed here.

	November 24: Another batch of new specimens posted. The updates can be viewed here.

	November 23: Another batch of new specimens posted. The updates can be viewed here.

	November 1 - 18: Website reorganized. See minerals for sale here.

Ordering Information

To order specimens, to request email notification of updates, or to just ask a question, send email to steve@dragon-minerals.com.

Shipping costs: About $8 for the first specimen sent by priority mail in the United States, and about $1.00 more for each additional specimen, in most cases. (Heavy and/or large specimens cost more to ship.) Actual shipping costs will be calculated when you place your order. International shipping costs are generally higher. Please request insurance and/or signature confirmation if desired (these services are not automatically included.) We cannot accept any claims for breakage, damage, or loss on uninsured orders.

Orders shipped to California addresses are subject to 7.75% California (Beaumont, Riverside County) sales tax, unless you provide a valid resale permit number.

Payment by Paypal (our preferred method; direct your Paypal to steve@dragon-minerals.com), most standard credit cards, personal check (drawn on a US bank), or money order (drawn on a US bank). Trade offers may also be considered.

We buy collections, large lots, small lots, and even single specimens, even personally-collected material. Please send an email to steve@dragon-minerals.com if you have material for sale.

In specimen descriptions "no damage" does not include the usual breaks, cleaves, and contact points that occur along the edge or bottom of a specimen where removed from matrix.

Stands and other items used to position specimens for photography are not included, unless otherwise specified. If you want a stand shown in the picture, please feel free to ask. Most stands used for photography can be purchased for a few dollars each.

Return Policy: Specimens may be returned up to ten days after their arrival, no questions asked, for a full refund, minus shipping and insurance costs. It is expected that specimens will be returned in the same condition in which they were received. Please ask for instructions before returning any specimens.

We proudly use recycled packing materials whenever possible.

Specimen Sizes

One inch = 2.54 cm = 25.4 mm
Thumbnail = up to 2.5 cm (1.0 inches) along the largest dimension
Miniature = 2.6 to 5.9 cm (1.0 to 2.3 inches) along the largest dimension
Small cabinet = 6.0 to 9.4 cm (3.8 to 5.9 inches) along the largest dimension
Cabinet = 9.5 to 14.9 cm (3.8 to 5.9 inches) along the largest dimension
Large cabinet = 15 cm (5.9 inches) or more along the largest dimension

Show Schedule -- Come see Dragon Minerals at these shows

2018	Thanks for a great year. See you at a show in 2019!

2019	March 2 and 3: Ventura Gem & Mineral Society Annual Show - Ventura, California March 8 - 10: California Federation of Mineralogical Societies Annual Show - Pomona, California May 4 and 5: Searchers Gem and Mineral Society Annual Show - Anaheim, California May 10 - 12: West Coast Gem & Mineral Show (Spring) - Costa Mesa, California June: Fiesta of Gems - Culver City, California October: Fall Festival of Gems - Fallbrook, California November: Gem Diego - San Diego, California November 22 - 24: West Coast Gem & Mineral Show (Fall) - Costa Mesa, California

	If you would like to have Dragon Minerals at your show please send an email to steve@dragon-minerals.com.

Contact Us

Email: steve@dragon-minerals.com

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Dragon Minerals features affordable mineral specimens, common and rare, such as gypsum, fluorite, gold, tourmaline, calcite, quartz, rhodochrosite, pyrite, beryl, copper, aquamarine, morganite, silver, galena, barite, amethyst, citrine, vanadinite, apatite, dioptase, benitoite, brazilianite, emerald, ruby, sapphire, corundum, celestine (celestite), anatase, rutile, brookite, chrysoberyl, acanthite, pyrargyrite, argentite, proustite, phenakite (phenacite), millerite, cassiterite, annabergite, garnet, spessartine, grossular, almandine, and many others.