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Cheryl & Richard Sittinger
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Minearl seeking expedition
Cheryl & Richard Sittinger chat with mine geologist Dean Misantori during our tour of the Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado, September '97, when we featured Sweet Home rhodochrosite in our Mineral of the Month Club

Hello, and thanks for visiting our Web site! Our names are Richard & Cheryl Sittinger, and for the last thirteen years, we've been sending excellent quality mineral specimens and fascinating, in-depth write-ups to our Mineral of the Month Club members. Now we'd like to invite you to join our Club!

With many of us needing to spend less on our mineral collection, you'll find our Club is a great way to obtain an excellent specimen at a low price. We purchase more than 600 specimens of each mineral we feature, and as a result get some wonderful bargains on outstanding minerals. Club members have commented time and time again about how much more minerals we feature typically sell for at shows! Plus, shipping is included in the United States, saving you more money! And you'll be amazed by the depth of the mineral write-ups and by how much you'll learn from reading them! Click here to view a sample write-up

We have three levels of membership available-- with the only difference being the size and price of the specimens. Click here to see how our Club works

Click here to see a brief video of all twelve minerals we featured this year: 2009 Featured Minerals

Click here to see a brief video of this amazing new find from Russia:  Seraphinite Stalactite Slices

Gift certificates are available for the first time this year! Click here for more info on Gift Certificates

JOIN NOW!

Note to Club members wanting to renew: Click here for our new renewal page: Club Member Renewal

Email us with any questions or call us toll free at 1-800-941-5594! 

Remember, you'll receive only the minerals you wish-- you can pass on any mineral at any time. Our goal is to provide you with wonderful specimens and highly informative, detailed write-ups that will increase your love and appreciation for our natural world!

NEW FOR CLUB MEMBERS: RECEIVE YOUR MONTHLY MINERAL WRITE-UP, NEWSLETTER, AND OFFER SHEET AS PDF FILES VIA E-MAIL BY CLICKING HERE: Please send my write-ups, etc, as pdf files via E-mail

OUR NEW PLATINUM MEMBERSHIP!

We've been thinking for several years about offering a membership with access to even bigger, better specimens than we normally send, and are finally ready to introduce our Platinum Level! Since we purchase over 600 of each monthly featured mineral for our Club members, we are often able to obtain high quality specimens at bargain prices, and then pass the savings along to our members. For more details about this new membership, click this link:  Platinum Membership     

E-mails from new members:

"I received my [Platinum-level] piece yesterday. An outstanding sample, I am very pleased. Thanks."


"I absolutely love being a member. My husband got me the membership as an anniversary gift. The minerals are stunning and I am learning a lot."

"I got my July mineral and found it very interesting. You send a really comprehensive report on the minerals; it's fantastic. Thanks."

"I am so excited. So far I am very impressed with your club. I have not done anything yet, but it seems like we have such a personal relationship, not at all what I expected. Thank you!"


"As I have said before, the relationship we have made with your organization has been such a positive experience for our grandson. Andrew has been with your group, as a Silver member, since he was four and a half years old; he is still thrilled with his collection and with his monthly additions. Just last week Andrew made a presentation to his second grade class about his knowledge of rocks and minerals. Thank you again for this opportunity to continue with you on e-mail. We look forward to the consistent excellent connection."

Free Pocketsize DK Rocks & Minerals Book for each new member! ($7 value)

Our privacy policy: We will never under any circumstances give or sell Club member's addresses and other personal information to anyone! We loathe this practice and will never engage in it!

STILL AVAILABLE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS:

 We still have some wonderful specimens available if you'd like to include one with your membership-Just mention it in the "Special Instructions" when you order online!

Still Available! Our October 2005 Featured Mineral:Gypsum, variety Selenite
 Las Salinas de Paracas, Paracas
Pisco, Ica Dept., Peru

October 2005
We've been working for a couple of years now to obtain a large lot of pretty golden gypsum, variety selenite [CaSO4•2H2O]from Peru, and are happy to announce we finally have it! This year is shaping up as the most colorful year of minerals we've ever featured! (The photo doesn't capture the true golden color of the crystals.)

Still Available! Our September 2005 Featured Mineral: Prehnite
Bendoukou, Sandaré District
Kayes Region, Mali

September 2005 We have a good supply of these wonderful prehnite specimens from this new find in Mali left over if you'd care to include one in your membership. Just mention it in the "Special Instructions" when you order online, or call us at 1-800-941-5594. Because these are from an exciting new find, specimens are smaller than what we typically send.

Would you like to order all 24 minerals we've featured in 2006 and 2007? Click here to see photos of all 12 minerals from 2006: 2006 Minerals or Order here:

All 24 minerals from 2006 and 2007 in Silver-size for $160--24 minerals for the price of 20! Price includes US shipping.

All 24 featured minerals from 2006 and 2007 in Gold-Level size for $530--24  minerals for the price of 20! Price includes US shipping.

All 24 featured minerals from 2006 and 2007 in Platinum size--Larger, better specimens--24 for the price of 20--Email us for price: All 24 Platinum-Size Minerals from 2006 & 2007  Price includes US shipping.

 

JULY 2010 MINERAL OF THE MONTH: QUARTZ PSEUDOMORPH AFTER ARAGONITE

 

Quartz variety Jasper Pseudomorph after Aragonite
Valle de las Plumas
Paso de Indio
Chubut Province
Argentina

July 2010. Pseudomorphs of quartz after aragonite from Argentina, another unusual find! The outside crystal form is that of aragonite, but the original mineral has been completely replaced by the Jasper variety of chalcedonic quartz! The corresponding write-up explains exactly how and why this type of replacement occurs in nature in a special section entitled "The Phenomenon of Mineral Pseudomorphism." You'll find both the mineral and the write-up quite fascinating! And Platinum-level member have the opportunity to obtain a piece that has been cut in half and polished to show off the inner beauty of the jasper and the drusy quartz lined pockets! Follow this link for details: Click here for details on Platinum Membership

STILL AVAILABLE: MAY 2010 MINERAL OF THE MONTH: PYRITE CONCRETIONS

Pyrite Concretion
Hengyang Baifang Coal Mines
Hengyang County
Hengyang Prefecture
Hunan Province, China

Pyrite is one of those amazing minerals that continues to come out of the ground in unusual forms and shapes! Our specimens are from a new find in China, where the pyrite crystallized in unusual spherical and ovoidal concretions, some of which look like acorns, muffin tops, turtle shells, brains, and snowmen! The accompanying write-up explains in depth how pyrite crystallizes in such odd shapes in the section on "About Our Specimens" and in the special section on "The Many Forms of Pyrite." You'll find the concretion and the write-up quite fascinating!

Gold-level specimens are complete concretions about 2.5" by 2"

Silver-level specimens consists of half a concretion, allowing you to really see the radiating crystal structure

Platinum-level specimens are bigger and heavier--click here to see what they look like: Click here to see Platinum-level specimens

STILL AVAILABLE: APRIL 2010 MINERAL OF THE MONTH: TOPAZ

April 2010 Topaz, Maynard's Claim, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah. This was another outstanding month! “I pulled out a section of brush and there, stuck to the roots, were two rather large, perfectly flawless topaz crystals. Thus began the most exciting mineral collecting adventure of my life.” Our 10-page Topaz write-up explains why a graduate student made this statement in 1973! In a special section, it also explains why commercial mineral collecting is such a risky business. And as always, the write-up discusses in detail topaz' chemical make-up, crystal form, important collecting sites, gem use. history, and lore, and much more.

And remember, store your topaz crystal away from sunlight to preserve its color!

Gold-level specimens are about 1" to 1.5" long
Silver-level specimens are about ¼" long Platinum-level specimens are available as single crystals or crystals on matrix

Click here to see photos of Platinum-level specimens

STILL AVAILABLE FROM 2009:

Chrysoprase
Yerilla Chrysoprase Mine
Western Australia
Australia

This is an exceptional month! We're sending to Platinum- and Gold-Level members a beautiful polished slab of translucent Chrysoprase in Matrix! Silver-Level members will receive a tumble-polished piece. The write-up details the history and value of the rare green variety of chalcedony, and explains the mechanism that creates its lovely color. A special section highlights the history of the gold fields of Western Australia, and how the search for gold lead to the discovery of the great chrysoprase deposits.   

Gold-Level Chrysoprase specimens are slabs that have been polished on one side to bring out the beauty and translucence of the chrysoprase. They range in size from about 2.5" by 2" wide to 3" by 2", as seen in the above photo.

Silver-Level specimen consists of a tumble-polished Chrysoprase piece.

Click here to see photos of Platinum-level specimens

 

Okenite
Khandivali Quarry
Mumbai District
Maharashtra, India

Uralite
Calumet Mine
Chaffee County
Colorado

Andradite
Garnet Hill
Calaveras County
California

Heulandite
Wani
Aurangabad District
Maharashtra, India

February 2009 The Deccan Traps of India are an incredibly prolific source of beautiful minerals of the zeolite group, good quality crystals with excellent color and crystal form on matrix! We're sending very nice specimens of the mineral Heulandite to Club members in February. The write-up has a special section on the geologic processes that led to the formation of the Deccan Traps and how these are related to the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Gold-level specimens are on matrix about 3" by 2", as pictured above. 

Silver-level specimens are about 1.5" by 1.5", also on matrix, similar to the photo above, just smaller..

Platinum-level specimens are even bigger and better-- Click here to see  photos of Platinum-level specimens: Platinum Membership

WHY NOT JOIN NOW!

Quartz-lined Geode Pair
Bou Craa
Laâyoune Province
Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia
El Hamra Region, Morocco

January 2009  Club members really appreciated their January specimens--impressed not just by the overall size of their specimen, but also by the clarity and  forms of the drusy quartz crystals, and their amazing growth patterns--and they were fluorescent, too! The write-up has two special sections: the first explains how crystal-lined geodes form, and the second, entitled "Minerals Names and Games," describes the all-too-common practice of dealers and collectors providing incorrect or misleading locality information for their finds.

Would you like to start your membership with January's mineral and include all the minerals we've featured so far this year? Then choose one of these memberships:

1 Year Gold-Level membership starting with January 2009 for $291.50 (12 months for the price of 11)

1 Year Silver-Level membership starting with January 2009 for $88 (12 months for the price of 11)

Gold-level Quartz Geode specimens are larger and heavier than what we typically send--about 5" to 6" across and 2.5" to 3" high when displayed side by side, as pictured above. 

Silver-level specimens are about 2" by 2". Silver-level members will receive just one half of a geode pair, but have the option of ordering both halves of a complete geode for $7 more by clicking here:

Platinum-level specimens-- Click here to see  photos of Platinum-level specimens: Platinum Membership

Click here to join now or to give a gift membership, including a complimentary gift card with your special message:

WHY NOT JOIN NOW!

Would you like to start your membership with January's mineral and include all the minerals we've featured so far this year? Then choose one of these memberships:

1 Year Gold-Level membership starting with January 2009 for $291.50 (12 months for the price of 11)

1 Year Silver-Level membership starting with January 2009 for $88 (12 months for the price of 11)

Click here if for a price for all the featured minerals from 2009 in Platinum-level size

 Richard Sittinger, Cheryl Sittinger, Mineral of the Month Club, collecting minerals


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