About
The CRYSTALL-POCKET
Collecting fine
mineral specimen and rocks is an enjoyable hobby for us.
The manifold of shapes and colors that many minerals exhibit have
always provide
a rich source of inspiration for us. On this web site we would like to
share a bit of our enthusiasm and knowledge with others interested in
rocks and minerals and gems. We show pictures of very interesting or
beautiful
pictures of specimen, in particular of our favorite minerals
tourmaline and garnet. Both have in common that a variety of subgroups
(Toumaline: Elbait (Verdelith, Inidgolith, Rubelit), Liddicoatit,
Uvite, Schorl, etc; Garnet: Almandine, Spessartine (Spessartite),
Pyrope, Rhodolit, Uvarovite, Andadite (Demantoide, Topazolit),
Grossular (Tsavorite, Hessonite) Melanite etc.)
exits and that they occur in a wide variety of colors.As our site
improves we would like to
introduce the reader into the chemistry and physics of these minerals,
their properties, and what causes their wonderful colors. At this point
in time we focus only on describing a limited number of minerals,
because this is a hobby and writing takes a lot of time, as we try to
be as accurate as possible. However, we can not rule out mistakes. We
are always interested in your feedback and suggestions.
In our Gallery we show
you some photographs of minerals from
our collection as well as from the collections of our friends (with
permission, of course). One (good) reason for that is to make pictures
of mineral and gem specimen from a variety of locations
available on the net and to preserve them is this way for the public.
Many minerals are used for cutting or industrial purposes and this way
many wonderful specimen are lost. When visiting our gallery please keep
in mind that size - of course - matters when it comes to mineral
specimen, but it is not everything: You will also see a number of small
minerals, which compensate their size by either color, aestetic
appearance, or both. We hope you will enjoy looking at our mineral and
gem specimens. The pictures, by the way, are of high resolution and can
be freely used for printing and viewing for private or educational
purposes.
After many years of collecting we are facing a situation probably known
to other collectors as well, namely a growing collection that takes up
a lot of space and time. Therefore, we are offering part of our
collection, of the collection of some friends and family on this page
for sale or exchange. Please note that -
despite we use a professional camera system to take pictures of
specimens - deviations in color may occur, since this always also
depends on the color settings of a particular screen or printer used.
Informations on ordering specimen can be found in the "For Sale"
section.
the
CRYSTALL-POCKET
Sigrid
& Stephan
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You can reach us by mail
contact|at|crystall-pocket.com
fax +49 (0)921 16822001
or
write to:
P.O.
BOX 95 01 30
95450 Bayreuth
Germany
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