The home of mineral collecting.
There's nothing like holding a crystal the earth spent millions of years growing. That sense of wonder has drawn collectors for centuries, and we built EarthWonders to carry it forward — bringing the whole community together in one place made for the love of the hobby.
Everything you can do on EarthWonders.
EarthWonders brings the whole hobby together — the tools, the knowledge, the data, and the community — so collecting is easier, smarter, and more rewarding.
Collection management
Catalog every specimen with photos and video, species, locality, dimensions, provenance, and value. See your collection's composition at a glance and track what it's worth against real sold prices — free.
- Photos & video
- Provenance & value
- Composition at a glance
Browse thousands of specimens
Thousands of specimens for sale from trusted dealers and collectors worldwide, each with full details, locality, and provenance. Buy instantly or make an offer — checkout and payments are handled for you.
- Buy now or make an offer
- Secure checkout
- Dealers worldwide
Know the market
Live pricing built from real sales across species, localities, and price ranges. Check median prices, volume, and trends, so you know what a piece is really worth before you buy or sell.
- Median prices
- Volume & trends
- By species & locality
Learn from hundreds of guides
Hundreds of deep, practical guides on species, localities, buying, care, and photography — written by collectors who know the hobby. Go from curious to confident.
- Species & localities
- Buying & care
- Photography
Follow & discover
Follow the collectors you admire, watch their collections grow, and share your own finds with people who get it. New discoveries land in your feed every day.
- Follow collectors
- Daily discoveries
- Share your finds
In-app messaging
Message collectors and dealers directly to ask questions, make offers, and connect.
Specimen alerts
Save a want list and get notified the moment a matching specimen is listed.
The largest gallery of the world's finest collections.
Tens of thousands of specimens from world-class private collections, photographed in extraordinary detail — and free to explore. There is nowhere else like this anywhere online.
Free to collect. Just 5% to sell.
We don't charge collectors a cent — and when you sell, you keep 95%. No subscriptions, no listing fees, no limits. Just the lowest commission in the hobby.
Collection management
The collection software others charge for — yours, free.
- Unlimited specimens
- Unlimited photos & video
- No credit card required
Only when a piece sells
List for free and keep 95% of every sale. We only earn when you do — one of the lowest commissions anywhere, with no listing or subscription fees.
- Free to list
- Charged only when it sells
- No subscriptions or hidden fees
Sell to the world's most engaged collectors.
List in minutes and reach collectors who are actively searching. We handle the storefront, checkout, and payments — you just focus on great specimens.
List your specimen
Add photos, details, and provenance, then set your price and shipping. Your listing goes live instantly.
Reach serious buyers
Your piece appears in search, on species pages, and in the want-list alerts of collectors looking for exactly that.
Ship and get paid
Confirm the order, ship with tracking, and receive monthly payouts. We take care of checkout and processing.
Mineral collecting, for everyone.
Collecting has long been an insider's world — opaque pricing, scattered dealers, and a steep learning curve that turns newcomers away. We're building the opposite: an open, welcoming home where anyone can discover the hobby, learn with confidence, and build a collection they're proud of.
Read the full storyBuyer Safety
We offer a money back guarantee and ensure each dealer is reputable, providing secure transactions and buyer protection.
Trust & Transparency
Clear policies, honest descriptions, and secure transactions build the foundation of our marketplace.
Quality Curation
We maintain high standards for specimen quality and dealer verification, ensuring every piece meets our authenticity and documentation requirements.
Community Support
We foster a welcoming community where collectors of all levels can learn, share, and grow together.
The people behind EarthWonders.
A small team of collectors, engineers, and mineral obsessives building the marketplace we always wanted as collectors ourselves.
Will Jessup
Founder
Vadim
Engineering
Eugene
Engineering
Bartosz
Engineering
Emily O'Brien
CommunityHelp us build the mineral world's home.
We're recruiting moderators, writers, database builders, and API integrators. Whatever you love about minerals, there's a way to contribute.
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