Colorado Gem & Mineral Co. - Rocks for the Rest of Us

Welcome to Colorado Gem & Mineral Company

~Financing available on items over $100, payment will be split into 3 equal parts.~

New Rubies and Emeralds from Pakistan and Afghanistan!

We offer crystalized minerals, gems and collectibles in all price ranges, at affordable prices and we've been in  business for 40+ years. We keep costs down by not having a retail store or many employees. We buy only what will be a good deal to our customers, and have developed a network of some of the best worldwide sources.

Free Faden Quartz or Uruguay Amethyst specimen (specify in order form via comment) with each order. 

To keep our website safe and simple, we do not take credit cards. All items are shipped on approval and payment is made on receipt. We use Zelle, Paypal, personal checks or MO's. Shipping costs vary by order, if a small flat rate cant be used.

NEW : Colorado Amazonites with Smoky Quartz. Quartz groups from Santander, Colombia. Demantoid and Zunyite from Iran.  Amethyst from Veracruz, Mexico. Chrysanthemum Stones of all sizes from Hubei Province, China.  Polished Malachite from the Congo (Collectibles) Vivid Rainbow Quartz (India), with bright neon colors.   Great selection of shells, fossils, antlers, etc.

Finished jewelry available under Helicon Designs.

We can also set your loose gem purchase in silver/gold Stuller mountings, or do a custom cadcam design, inquire for details.

ALL GEMS now searchable by shape! 

Amethyst (February birthstone) is our specialty. We have over one thousand cut Amethyst in most shapes and sizes, so let us know what you're looking for if you don't see it.

Mineral and Gift Shops, inquire for our selection of available wholesale lots.

 

Thumbnail collectors! Please inquire for more info, we have thousands of thumbnails.

 

 Amethyst - drop            

We specialize in Gem Minerals, Quartz, and especially Amethyst.  Other gems we carry include Aquamarine, Opal and Tourmaline.  New finds include Amethyst from Guerrero and Vera Cruz Mexico, and Tata, Morocco.  Faden Quartz from South Waziristan, a Tribal Area in Pakistan. We consider Faden Quartz to be an amazing demonstration of piezo-electric properties utilized during the growth of these complicated yet aesthetic formations almost unrecognizable from normal habits of Quartz.

We have acquired select Quartz specimens from the Dave Daniel collection, many of which we sold to him in years past, and they are worthy of being in any top collection. If you're looking for Chrysanthemum Stones, we have a huge selection in sizes from 1 inch to 2 feet.

Our prices are based on the idea that a collection of minerals in good quality and variety should be affordable to the average person.  A good idea for any collection is to stick to a certain size, "thumbnails" fit inside of a 1" cube, miniatures fit in a 2" cube, and anything larger is small cabinet size, up to a 4" cube, or cabinet size 6"?,  or large cabinet size over 6". 

 

From the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan we have a large shipment of high-end Faden Quartz, with  many rare specimens including groups with scattered Brookite crystals.  New crystal habit of Epidote from Baluchistan, Pakistan, hundreds of crystals in stock-wholesale inquiries for quantity invited.

See our Vanadinites from Morocco and Arizona (Minerals H to Z), and NEW! Very good pseudomorphs of Dolomite after Aragonite from New Mexico. (Minerals A-G)

Lots of Aquamarines from $25 on up (Namibia Minerals, Afghan-Pakistan Pegmatite section and in Minerals A-G, under Beryl, var. Aquamarine)

Check our Four Peaks Amethyst inventory for new posts, and please inquire for sizes and shapes available. We have a deep inventory so feel free to send us your special wants if you see something like it here.  We will soon be offering wholesale gemstone parcels of Tata, Morocco Amethyst

Special Offer- Buy a Four Peaks or Morocco cut amethyst and receive a free amethyst crystal from that location with your new gem! All items are sent on 10 day approval if returned in original condition.