# EarthWonders

> EarthWonders is the global online marketplace for authentic mineral specimens, crystals, and fossils. Connecting passionate collectors with trusted dealers worldwide. Browse 66,000+ specimens — from rare collectibles to everyday treasures.

## Browse & Search

- [Search specimens](https://earthwonders.com/search): Browse all specimens, for sale and in collectors' galleries, with filters for species, locality, price, color, size, and more
- [For sale](https://earthwonders.com/market): Specimens currently available for purchase
- [Species directory](https://earthwonders.com/species): Browse all mineral and crystal species
- [Market Data](https://earthwonders.com/market-data): Sales activity, prices, and market trends by mineral species

## Mineral species

- [Fluorite](https://earthwonders.com/species/fluorite): Fluorite, a halide mineral offering color zoning and cubic crystals; notable localities include USA, China, UK, Namibia, and Mexico.
- [Quartz](https://earthwonders.com/species/quartz): Quartz: clear to milky crystals with hexagonal prisms, famous from Brazil and USA localities, and striking combinations in geodes and clusters
- [Calcite](https://earthwonders.com/species/calcite): Calcite inland crystals: colorless to white to tinted hues, rhombohedral cleavage, notable localities in the USA, Mexico and China.
- [Malachite](https://earthwonders.com/species/malachite): Malachite: vibrant green bands, botryoidal to tabular habits, notable specimens from Congo, Namibia, and Mexico offer strong collecting appeal.
- [Pyrite](https://earthwonders.com/species/pyrite): Pyrite: metallic gold cubes and pyritohedra, common in oxidized zones, with localities such as USA, Peru, China, Mexico, and Kosovo.
- [Barite](https://earthwonders.com/species/barite): Barite: distinctive tabular crystals and stout fulsome habit; popular from Morocco to the USA with strong specimens from UK and China.
- [Azurite](https://earthwonders.com/species/azurite): Azurite: deep-blue crystals and masses from USA, Namibia, Mexico, Morocco, China offering striking color and copper carbonate habit.
- [Smithsonite](https://earthwonders.com/species/smithsonite): Smithsonite: vibrant color varieties and botryoidal habits from Namibia, USA, Mexico, Australia, Greece offer appealing botryoidal forms and earthy luster
- [Tourmaline](https://earthwonders.com/species/tourmaline): Tourmaline: prismatic crystals, rich color variety, notable Brazilian and Afghan localities, and collector appeal for vibrant hues and gem-quality specimens.
- [Galena](https://earthwonders.com/species/galena): Galena: metallic gray cubic crystals, lead sulfide with a metallic lustre, notable from the USA and Mexico for octahedral habits and large specimen potential
- [Pyromorphite](https://earthwonders.com/species/pyromorphite): Pyromorphite: vibrant green to yellow-green prismatic crystals with resinous lustre from classic Chinese, German and French localities.
- [Sphalerite](https://earthwonders.com/species/sphalerite): Sphalerite, ZnS, with resinous to adamantine luster and variable color, from classic localities like the USA, Bulgaria, Mexico, UK, and Peru.
- [Cerussite](https://earthwonders.com/species/cerussite): Cerussite: pearly white, diamond-cut crystals with superb brilliance, notable from Namibia and Morocco, prized by collectors for tabular and acicular habits
- [Dolomite](https://earthwonders.com/species/dolomite): Dolomite: pink to colorless crystals with rhombohedral habit and glassy lustre from notable localities in USA and Namibia
- [Elbaite](https://earthwonders.com/species/elbaite): Elbaite, tourmaline variety with green to pink hues and transparent to crystals from notable localities like Brazil and the USA.
- [Copper](https://earthwonders.com/species/copper): Copper: a metallic copper mineral with reddish-brown to bronze color, notable for its metallic luster and malleable habit from diverse localities.
- [Baryte](https://earthwonders.com/species/baryte): Baryte: classic tabular crystals, widely found in the USA, UK, and Morocco, notable for white to colorless to pale yellow prisms and chunky aggregates.
- [Hematite](https://earthwonders.com/species/hematite): Hematite: metallic luster, steel-gray to black blades and iridescent speculars from notable locales like the UK, Brazil, USA, China, and South Africa
- [Wulfenite](https://earthwonders.com/species/wulfenite): Wulfenite: vivid orange to yellow enamel-like crystals, tabular prismatic habit, notable Mexican and American localities with fine thumbnail to large crystals.
- [Stilbite](https://earthwonders.com/species/stilbite): Stilbite: orange to colorless crystals, radiating aggregates, notable from India and Afghanistan with fine specimens from USA and UK
- [Albite](https://earthwonders.com/species/albite): Albite - white, platy feldspar with vitreous luster from classic localities in Pakistan, Brazil, USA; ideal for cabinet displays and collecting foliated forms.
- [Siderite](https://earthwonders.com/species/siderite): Siderite: brown to yellow-brown crystals, often rhombohedral, notable from Portugal, the UK, Germany, the USA, and Romania.
- [Rhodochrosite](https://earthwonders.com/species/rhodochrosite): Rhodochrosite: rose-pink to cherry-red crystals with rhombohedral habit from Peru, USA, and South Africa; notable bands and vugs make it collectible.
- [Chalcopyrite](https://earthwonders.com/species/chalcopyrite): Chalcopyrite: metallic brassy-yellow to golden, tetrahedral crystals with a iridescent tarnish, notable from Mexico and China, prized for color and crystal form
- [Mimetite](https://earthwonders.com/species/mimetite): Mimetite: yellow to orange botryoidal crystals, notable Mexican and Namibian localities, collectible small barite-like habit and lustre.

## Buy & Sell

- [How to buy](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/buying/how-to-buy): Guide to purchasing specimens on EarthWonders
- [Making and answering offers](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/buying/offers): Offer a price, counter, accept, and check out at the agreed price
- [Alerts, bookmarks & following](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/buying/alerts-and-following): Get notified about new specimens that match a search, follow collectors and sellers, bookmark, like, and comment
- [Authenticity](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/buying/authenticity): How specimen authenticity is verified
- [Getting started selling](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/selling/getting-started): Guide for new sellers
- [Buying & selling safely in chat](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/selling/deals-in-chat): Send seller offers, understand who can receive them, and keep payments protected on EarthWonders
- [Create an order from multiple listings](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/selling/create-multi-listing-order): Bundle several listings into one order with one shipping charge and one payment link
- [Seller payouts](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/selling/payouts): How and when sellers are paid
- [Photography tips](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/selling/photography): How to photograph specimens for listings
- [Pricing guide](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/selling/pricing): Specimen pricing guidance
- [Shipping guide](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/selling/shipping): Shipping and handling

## Collectors & Sellers

- [Discover collectors](https://earthwonders.com/collectors): Browse mineral collectors from around the world
- [Popular collectors](https://earthwonders.com/collectors/popular): Most followed collectors
- [Discover sellers](https://earthwonders.com/sellers): Browse trusted mineral dealers

## Knowledge & Community

- [Guides index](https://earthwonders.com/guides): Hundreds of community-edited guides on mineral species and localities
- [Blog](https://earthwonders.com/blog): Articles about minerals, collecting, and the community
- [Events](https://earthwonders.com/events): Upcoming mineral shows, exhibitions, and community gatherings
- [Community guidelines](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/community/guidelines): Community standards and expectations
- [Blocking a member](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/community/blocking): How to block or unblock another member, and what blocking changes
- [Contributing edits & wiki guides](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/community/contributing): Improve unclaimed specimen records, review duplicate merges, and edit species and locality guides
- [Exploring EarthWonders](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/community/exploring): Species pages, market data, the collectors map, events, services, sharing, and the newsletter
- [Your account & notifications](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/account/account-and-notifications): Sign in, complete your profile, choose notifications and emails, manage your password and linked accounts, or delete your account
- [Collection insights, points & images](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/account/insights-and-points): Audience and collection insights, how points are earned, and your images library
- [Adding specimens](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/creating/specimens): How to add a specimen to your collection, for sale, or for the community
- [Posts & blog articles](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/creating/posts-and-blog): When to write a post vs a blog article, and how each works
- [Submitting events & services](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/creating/events-and-services): How to submit a mineral show or list a professional service, and how review works

## Featured guides

- [Tsumeb, Namibia Locality Guide](https://earthwonders.com/guides/tsumeb_namibia_261664): Tsumeb, Namibia — world-renowned locality famed for a rich copper–lead–zinc ore pipe, with dioptase on calcite, azurite blades, and smithsonite prized by colle…
- [Minas Gerais, Brazil Locality Guide](https://earthwonders.com/guides/minas-gerais_brazil_165247): Minas Gerais, Brazil — premier mineral locality producing imperial topaz, aquamarine, tourmaline, and historic diamonds; highly prized by collectors.
- [Broken Hill, Australia Locality Guide](https://earthwonders.com/guides/broken-hill_australia_34725): A collector's guide to Broken Hill, Australia: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 727 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.
- [Afghanistan Locality Guide](https://earthwonders.com/guides/afghanistan_1): A collector's guide to Afghanistan: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 752 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.
- [Pakistan Locality Guide](https://earthwonders.com/guides/pakistan_131): Pakistan - alpine pegmatites yield icy aquamarine on muscovite, Stak Nala tourmaline, and emeralds from Swat, offering dramatic, collectible mineral specimens.
- [Mogok Valley, Myanmar Locality Guide](https://earthwonders.com/guides/mogok-valley_myanmar_571970): Mogok Valley, Myanmar — locality famed for ruby, sapphire, spinel and topaz; metamorphic rocks and strong collector appeal through varied minerals.
- [California, USA Locality Guide](https://earthwonders.com/guides/california_usa_39858): A collector's guide to California, USA: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 266 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.
- [Ojuela Mine, Mexico Locality Guide](https://earthwonders.com/guides/ojuela-mine_mexico_186119): Ojuela Mine, Mexico — renowned locality for vivid adamite, legrandite, mimetite, and wulfenite; prized for color, crystal habit, and mining heritage.
- [Paprok, Afghanistan Locality Guide](https://earthwonders.com/guides/paprok_afghanistan_192559): Paprok, Afghanistan - a premier gem pegmatite locality known for color-zoned elbaite tourmalines and a wealth of rare minerals, prized by collectors worldwide.
- [Skardu District, Pakistan Locality Guide](https://earthwonders.com/guides/skardu-district_pakistan_238458): A collector's guide to Skardu District, Pakistan: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 593 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.
- [Panasqueira Mines, Portugal Locality Guide](https://earthwonders.com/guides/panasqueira-mines_portugal_192203): Panasqueira Mines, Portugal — premier locality yielding tungsten, ferberite, arsenopyrite, fluorapatite, and colorful quartz associations prized by collectors.
- [Fluorite](https://earthwonders.com/guides/fluorite): Fluorite - calcium fluoride with a dazzling color range, cubic and octahedral crystals, and UV fluorescence; prized by collectors for Blue John banding.

## Professional Services

- [Services directory](https://earthwonders.com/services): Professional mineral photography, authentication, and sourcing services

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- [About EarthWonders](https://earthwonders.com/about-earthwonders): Our mission and story
- [Our story](https://earthwonders.com/blog/why-i-started-earthwonders): How EarthWonders started, from the founder

## Optional

- [Full index](https://earthwonders.com/llms-full.txt): This file plus a complete index of every published guide and mineral species
- [Care & storage](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/buying/care-storage): How to care for and store mineral specimens
- [Ownership & provenance](https://earthwonders.com/help-center/buying/ownership-provenance): Understanding specimen provenance
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- [Return policy](https://earthwonders.com/return-policy): Return policy details