Minerals have
been a passion of mine since I first bought a small amethyst cluster
at a local flea market when I was 7 years old - I have been involved in
collecting, trading, and/or dealing minerals
ever since. I started my company Marin Mineral in 1999. I provide fine
mineral specimens to collectors and offer
high quality minerals of a wide variety of species with an emphasis is
on aesthetic and/or unusual specimens and
gem crystals. The minerals presented on this site are accurately
described and photographed to the best of my
ability - my goal is for the customer to receive a specimen that looks
the same in hand as it does on the screen.
Using my many years of experience with minerals, I provide my customers
with the finest and most interesting minerals
at the best possible prices. I purchase collections, from a few pieces
to entire collections. If you are a collector
interested in upgrading or selling your collection, please feel free
contact me with any questions regarding the
sale of your minerals.
I graduated
from UC San Diego with a degree in Biology, including courses in
Geology
and Oceonography at the Scripps Intitute in Oceonography. Besides
minerals, other interests include travel (trips
to Nepal, Thailand, South Africa, Panama, Costa Rica, Indonesia,
Mexico, and Singapore), surfing, fishing, skiing,
wildlife, and freediving. I live in northern California with my wife
Cassie among the redwood forests of Marin
County.
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Here's a picture of me field
collecting in New Mexico back in 1970s. |
