What's New at Earth's Treasures

1/12/10 Worldwide Minerals Update

I just updated the Worldwide Minerals page with a number of specimens including a number of new Karpatite specimens.

1/11/10 Tsumeb Mineral Update

I just added a number of minerals to the Tsumeb page Among them are a number of very nice thumbnails from the Tom Wolfe Collection

12/12/09 Benitoite Gemstone Update and Mini Show Report

The mini show was both fun and a success thanks to all who attended!

I just added three new stones to the Benitoite Gemstones page.

Mini Show December 5th in Emeryville

I will be doing a mini show on December 5th from 11:00 - 5:00 with Mike Keim from Marin Minerals, Scott Werschky from Miner's Lunchbox and Dan Kennedy (no relation but still a great guy!) in the Sierra Room at the Woodfin Suites Hotel, 5800 Shellmound Street, Emeryville, CA 94608. I will have a full spread of the new Benitoite specimens, recently acquired thumbnails from Tom Wolfe's personal collection and a bunch of other pretty stuff!

11/22/09 Benitoite and Neptunite Specimens

I just uploaded new specimens from the Benitoite Gem Mine . This is all new material that is actually old material as well since it came from one of the former owners of the Benitoite Gem Mine, Buzz Gray who I had the pleasure of visiting last month. Don't miss this stuff, specimens like this are very hard to come by these days!

11/21/09 Benitoite Gemstone Update

I just added a couple of new stones to the Benitoite Gemstones page.

11/4/09 Field Work and News

Well, it was a very busy summer and fall, filled with much digging. I will be adding a number of new specimens and stones to the site in the coming weeks and should have a major announcement right after the Costa Mesa Show!.

6/5/09 California Blue Mine

I have posted a page of Aquamarine, Topaz and Smoky Quartz specimens from the new pegmatite in San Bernardino, the California Blue Mine. Be sure to check back often, the owner is making new finds on a weekly basis! Click here to see the specimens.

5/17/09 California Blue Mine

I am now selling select specimens from a new pegmatite mine in San Bernardino County that is producing Smoky Quartz, Topaz and some of the best Aquamarine that California has ever seen! Within the next couple of weeks I will have a new page with specimens, cut stones will be following in the future.

3/30/09 Gemstone Update

I just added new stones to both the Fine Gemstones and Rare Gemstones pages. Lots of new things back from the cutting house and some new acquisitions from the Tucson Show as well.

3/29/09 Benitoite Gemstone Update

I just added new stones to the Benitoite Gemstones page. Also I recently was accepted as a dealer for the Santa Cruz Gem and Mineral Show on April 25-26.

3/25/09 Benitoite and Neptunite Specimens

I just uploaded new specimens from the Benitoite Gem Mine . Some great miniatures and thumbnails! Also, I will be photographing and updated other parts of the site over the next week or so, so look out for a bunch of new stuff!

2/6/09 Karpatite!

I have just added a few specimens of Karpatite from the claim I share with my friend Dan from Calminco. Thanks go to John Veeveart for a very nice review of my Karpatite display in one of his show reports from Tucson. I figured I should have some specimens from our most recent find posted, so I have just finished doing so. Karpatite is a rare organic mineral that is found in association with Cinnabar in the Calc-Silicate deposits in San Benito County, California. Its formula is C24H12 and it is brightly fluorescent in all wavelengths of ultraviolet light

2/3/09 Tucson is in Full Swing!

I am at the InnSuites Hotel, room 244. Though it is obvious that the economy has made for more cautious buying, I am still having a very successful show. I'll be here until the 15th, if you are in town, please come and visit. In the meantime, I will do my best to mark "Sold" anything from the website that sells here.

1/12/09 Benitoite and Neptunite Specimens

I just uploaded new specimens from the Benitoite Gem Mine . Including a large cabinet specimen with full coverage! Take a good look now, by Tucson time, these are going to start disappearing off the page!

1/09/09 Benitoite and Neptunite Specimens

I just uploaded new specimens from the Benitoite Gem Mine. More to come soon!

1/09/09 Benitoite Gemstone Update

I just added new stones to the Benitoite Gemstones page.

12/07/08 Mineral Pages Update

I just added new specimens to both the Tsumeb and Worldwide mineral pages

12/02/08 Gemstone Update

I just added new stones to both the Fine Gemstones and Rare Gemstones pages

12/01/08 Benitoite Gemstone Update

I just added 7 new stones to the Benitoite Gemstones page.

11/30/08 Benitoite and Neptunite Specimens

I just uploaded a dozen or so new specimens from the Benitoite Gem Mine. More to come in the next week or two!

11/30/08 Massive Updates on the Way!

I am back from three months of nearly continuous travel and am ready to post a bunch of new specimens! Check out the site over the next couple of weeks for new Benitoite, Rare Gems and many extremely nice worldwide specimens.!

The Travel Channel at The Benitoite Gem Mine

On December first and second, the Travel Channel's "Cash and Treasures" crew came out to the Benitoite Gem Mine to shoot an episode that will air next spring. We had a great, albeit very cold time and collected some very nice pieces. I'll post some pictures as I finish etching the specimens. My thanks to Stacy, Kirsten, Luke, Brian and Mario for an awesome weekend!

The show premiers April 9th!!

I am now a dealer on Mineral-Auctions.com!

I have recently been added as a dealer on Trinity Minerals mineral-auctions.com site. Check out the site and look for quality minerals at reasonable prices.

Collecting at the Benitoite Gem Mine

May 1, 2009 - The Clear Creek Management Area has been closed by the BLM. All collecting in that area is on hold until the area is open. Please check in here and at calstategemmine.com to see updates as they happen

The new owner of the Benitoite Gem Mine, Dave Schreiner has opened the mine to the public on a fee basis. I have led several trips up to the mine and have seen several people find both good specimens and valuable facet rough. Here are some pictures from the mine and some pictures of specimens I have etched from recent trips. Dave's website is calstategemmine.com

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