Voelter Minerals will be heading to the Texas Gulf Coast for this weekend's Houston Fine Mineral Show!
The show will take place at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Sage Road in the Galleria area. The show officially kicks off at 10AM on Friday and runs until 6PM the first day. Saturday's hours are the same and Sunday's hours are from 10AM until 5PM.
We will have selections from our inventory on hand so stop by and see us if you are in the area.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Quartz from Graham County, Arizona
Hi all,
We've posted a new update this week. There are a total of 14 new specimens in this group and one of the highlights is this beautiful Quartz specimen from the Santa Teresa Mountains in Graham County, Arizona.
According to Jon, this is an unusual piece due to the fact that the crystals "have an undetermined inclusion which gives them a pale pink color." It's believed that only one pocket was found and this is the only specimen that did not require any repairs.
We've posted a new update this week. There are a total of 14 new specimens in this group and one of the highlights is this beautiful Quartz specimen from the Santa Teresa Mountains in Graham County, Arizona.
According to Jon, this is an unusual piece due to the fact that the crystals "have an undetermined inclusion which gives them a pale pink color." It's believed that only one pocket was found and this is the only specimen that did not require any repairs.
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| Quartz Santa Teresa Mountains Graham County, AZ |
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| Quartz Angle |
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| Quartz Angle 3 |
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Vanadinite from Mibladen, Morocco
This is one of several new specimens we have from African locations. Specifically, this is a specimen of Vanadinite from Mibladen, Morocco.
From the description:
"This small cabinet specimen with a central core of lustrous, red crystals surrounded by a fine-grained matrix. The crystal cores are bright red while the color transitions to a reddish brown on the edges."
The dimensions of this piece are 6.7 x 6.0 cm. There is some minor damage.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Fluorite Specimen from County Durham, England
We're doing a couple of "mini" updates to our site this week. The first group includes some specimens from England, China, Nevada and Quebec. Later in the week we'll be displaying several specimens from various African locations.
Included in that first batch is this beautiful fluorite specimen from the Greenlaws Mine in County Durham, England. Capturing the actual color of this piece proved tricky for our photographer. The pink color seen in the photographs only appears under certain lighting. It's actual color is very pale yellow with purple bands near the crystal edges.
Included in that first batch is this beautiful fluorite specimen from the Greenlaws Mine in County Durham, England. Capturing the actual color of this piece proved tricky for our photographer. The pink color seen in the photographs only appears under certain lighting. It's actual color is very pale yellow with purple bands near the crystal edges.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Worldwide Update - March 20, 2013
These specimens come from various locations around the world and include the following highlights:
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| Native Silver Houghton Mine, Michigan, USA |
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| Azurite, Malachite, Chrysocolla Robinson Mine, White Pine County, Nevada |
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| Calcite Meikle Mine Elko County, Nevada |
Additional pieces come from Australia, China, Peru, Russia, Tsumeb, the United Kingdom and other localities in the United States. In total there are 18 specimens and all of them can be seen on our "New Minerals" page.
We will be posting more in the near future. In the meantime, enjoy!
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
Video - Introduction to Mineral Cleaning and Preparation
We've just launched a channel on YouTube to showcase minerals and more. The "more" includes our first video offering, which is Jon Voelter's presentation at the 2012 Dallas Mineral Collecting Symposium.
Over the course of his speech Jon touches on numerous topics including trimming, air abrasion, chemical techniques, stabilization, repair, reconstruction, restoration and dealing with fakes.
Thanks to Rob Lavinsky at the Arkenstone for permission in using this video.
Friday, January 25, 2013
What is the Ore Bucket?
We here at Voelter Minerals used to have a section on our main web site called "what's happening" that was intended to be a "blog" of sorts but never really took off. It was mostly just static pages of pictures of prior events we were a part of, such as the 2012 mineral and fossil show in Tucson, Arizona.
Now, with the 2013 version of that same show fast approaching, we've decided to launch a real blog that will contain stories and pictures from shows like Tucson, Denver, Houston, Munich or wherever else our travels take us.
And minerals, of course! We specialize in fine minerals so there will be plenty of information regarding minerals, mineral collecting and more as we go along. Lots of pictures and maybe even some video as well.
So that is the primary purpose of this blog. We want this to be a fun and interactive place for all involved and we invite you to share your thoughts along the way.
Now, with the 2013 version of that same show fast approaching, we've decided to launch a real blog that will contain stories and pictures from shows like Tucson, Denver, Houston, Munich or wherever else our travels take us.
And minerals, of course! We specialize in fine minerals so there will be plenty of information regarding minerals, mineral collecting and more as we go along. Lots of pictures and maybe even some video as well.
So that is the primary purpose of this blog. We want this to be a fun and interactive place for all involved and we invite you to share your thoughts along the way.
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