Crystal Mine

Crystal Mine
P.O. Box 18941
Reno, NV 89511
775-852-6046
Jack Crowley
jcrowley@crystal-mine.com

NEWS:

9-22-15 In order to make payment try: jcrowley@crystal-mine.com when you go to Paypal. Also, the search function is not working and so far I haven't figured out how to make it work. pages are alphabetical...see below.

July 21, 2024. New Arrivals Page 4 has been updated with a suite of mixed fluorescent minerals from the Franklin area, New Jersey. These are from the collection I acquired a couple of years ago, and none of them had proper labels other than "Franklin". Did my best guess on these, as not being a seasoned fluorescent collector, I did my best. Hope I got it right. In addition are several pieces from my personal collection, highlighted by a chalcocite from St. Ives, England, with a British Museum label. A couple of low end neptunite etc. from San Benito, California, finishes up the update.

July 10, 2024 New Arrivals Page 3 is a group of highly fluorescent willemite, calcite, hydrozincite, a few with some powellite, specimens. Some are rather large, exceeding 3 Lbs, and could be trimmed down. They are all quite colorful under short wave UV light. These are from the Nelly James mine, Miller canyon, Huachuca mountains, Cochise county, Arizona.

July 6, 2024. New Arrivals Page 2 Has been updated with a suite of mixed world wide minerals. A few older pieces from my collection are present. As being an addicted field collector, I run across interesting occurrences now and then. In this update are some epidotes collected a few years ago from Nye Canyon area, Lyon county, Nevada, mostly of interest as locality specimens, also included are some quartz pieces from the Sixteen to One mine in Esmeralda county, of interest mainly as locality pieces, and some cute quartz pieces from the Comstock Lode, Virginia city, Nevada.

June 28, 2024. New Arrivals Page 1, has been updated with an assortment of highly fluorescent Eucryptite from the Midnight Owl mine, Yavapai county, Arizona, it fluoresces under short wave UV a bright magenta to bright red color. The collection I acquired a couple of years ago was rich in fluorescent minerals from several localities. This update features eucryptite, future updates will be fluorescent minerals from other localities.

We have adjusted the site to contain more pages under General Stock. There are now 25 General Stock Pages. There are New Arrivals Pages 1, 2, 3, & 4, which are the same. In General Stock there is General Stock page 1, "A thru Ay", General Stock page 2 is "Azurite", General Stock page 3 is "B", General Stock page 4 is "C", General Stock page 5 is "D", General Stock page 6 is "E", General Stock page 7 is "F and G", General Stock Page 8 is "H, I, J, K", General Stock page 9 is "L and M", General Stock page 10 is "N and O", General Stock page 11 is "P through Py", General Stock page 12 is "Pyromorphite", General Stock page 13 is "Q", General Stock page 14 is "R", General Stock page 15 is "S", General Stock page 16 is "T", General Stock page 17 is "U and V", General Stock page 18 is "W", General Stock page 19 is "X, Y, and Z", General Stock page 20 is the "Nevada" page, General Stock page 21 is "Thumbnail" size specimens at 40% off original price, General Stock Page 22 is the first "Sale Page", General Stock page 23 is the 2nd "Sale Page". General Stock page 24 is the 3rd "Sale Page". General Stock Page 25 is now dedicated to specimens over $300. General Stock Page 26 is a bit of a misnomer. I'm reserving it for photos from my collection, photos of interesting field trips and finds, and the like. More of an information/fun page.

December 2000
We are a mineral dealership located in Reno, Nevada. We are ardent field collectors and have been dealing in and collecting minerals for many years.

I have been a mineral collector since I was taken underground at the Clayton Silver mine in Idaho at the ripe old age of 9, by my grandfather, who worked there as a foreman. My first look at the mine's working face of solid sparkling galena had me hooked on minerals from that moment on. Since then I went on to get my Masters' degree in Geology with a focus on economics and mineralogy. My favorite mineral is pyromorphite. I'm always on the lookout for pyromorphite specimens. I am particularly interested in Canadian specimens.