BACKGROUND: 

• Martin is proud of the quality of working relationships established with his clients. In addition to sourcing product, he adds value by providing input regarding global trends, availability of product and pricing strategies. Current key clients include 䨥 Australian Museum, the Victorian Museum. In addition GEOdiscoveries have supplied international museums for their scientific displays. These include - the British Museum of Natural History, The Smithsonian Institute, Sorborne in Paris.

CONTACT US:

Visit our website: http://www.geodiscoveries.com.au

Mailing address: GEODISCOVERIES
2/6 Bowen Crescent, West Gosford NSW 2250 Australia

Phone-Inside Australia: 02 4324 1498
Monday to Friday 9.30am-5.00pm 

Phone-Outside Australia: 61 2 4324 1498
Monday to Friday 9.30am-5.00pm 

Fax-Inside Australia: 02 4324 1712
Anytime

Fax-Outside Australia: 61 2 4324 1712
Anytime

General Enquiries Email: webwsaleenquiries@geodiscoveries.com

Or by: Visiting our SHOWROOM and WAREHOUSE (prior to your visit please phone ahead so we can plan to greet you on your arrival) Open normal business hours Monday to Friday 9.30am-5.00pm.

STATE REPRESENTATIVES:
H.I.T. Agencies Phone/Fax: 61 8 9319 9688 Email: enquirieswa@geodiscoveries.com
Victorian Agent Email: enquiriesvic@geodiscoveries.com
Queensland Agent Email: enquiriesqld@geodiscoveries.com

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BK Minerals

• Outer Brisbane, Queensland
   
• Bill and Yvonne Kettley, Proprietors
  Over 10,000 selected specimens for sale. The widest variety in Australia. World-wide and Australian mineral and fossil specimens a specialty.

  OR come visit our web site: http://www.bkminerals.gil.com.au

  PO Box 854 Park Ridge
  Brisbane, Queensland Australia 4125
  Telephone: (07) 3802 1186 EST
  Facsimile: (07) 3297 0619

  or email Bill Kettley in Brisbane, Australia
  (bkmins@bigpond.com)

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• Near Gympie, north of Brisbane, Queensland
   
• John Steenbergen, Proprietor
  Cooloola Rocks & Minerals are situated on Bruce Highway, south of Gympie (2 hrs North of Brisbane).

  Display & Sales of AUSTRALIAN and overseas minerals, crystals, fossils, polished stones, etc. OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK!

  Fri 4th - Sun 6th Aug 2017
  Kybong Rock & Mineral Fest and Campout at Cooloola Rocks and Minerals, Kybong, SE Queensland
  1 Lobwein Rd, KYBONG, Qld 4570

  Phone/Fax (07) 5483 5252
  (Just a few kms south of Gympie on the Bruce Hwy and only about 2 hours drive north of Brisbane)

  1 Lobwein Rd, KYBONG, Qld 4570
  Phone/Fax (07) 5483 5252 EST

  OR come visit our web sites:
  http://www.coolrocks.com.au and
  http://www.coolrocksforart.com.au
  

  or Email John & Cecile Steenbergen: Cooloola Rocks and Minerals
  (admin@coolrocks.com.au)

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Crystal Encounters

• Crystal Encounters
  Sunshine Coast, North of Brisbane, Queensland.
  Frank and Lynda Cheshire, Proprietors
  
  Are you looking for fossils, meteorites, mineral specimens, polished stones, stone carvings, stone beads, jewellery, healing crystals or freshwater pearls?
  
  WE CAN HELP YOU!
  Our range is all hand selected that you will be proud to wear or have in your collection.We sell at many of the Lapidary shows throughout the year in many different locations.
  
  Visit our websites 
  www.crystalencounters.com.au or www.fossils.com.au
  
  and click the 襲e will we be쩮k to see our next show near you, or continue through our easy to navigate websites. There are lots of items with pictures and descriptions for you to buy with confidence. Mail order is available on both websites with Paypal set up for easy payment.
  
  Or give us a call, or perhaps visit us at home (please call first)
  
  We can help you by offering honest expert advice as well as sourcing your needs from Australia and all around the world.

  Lynda and Frank Cheshire
  P.O. Box 6013
  Mooloolah Valley, Qld. 4553 Australia.
  
  Ph 07 5494 7744
  0412 650 527
  
  www.crystalenconters.com.au
  www.fossils.com.au

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Gem Hunters: Fossicking Advice, Gem Cutting and Gemstones in Central Queensland

• Central Queensland
   
• Our Sapphire mine is located in the Central Queensland Gemfields, but we can also supply gemstone rough from our recent trip to Kenya. Aquamarine, zircons, sapphires, beautiful tourmaline and pink umbalite garnets as well as varied colours of garnet, and other gemstone rough. The sapphire and zircon rough from our Qld mine is available to purchase in the rough also.
   
• We now offer the fossicking trip of a lifetime with our Kenya Gemstone Safari, with our Australian gemstone guides, you can fossick in the Umba river and Parks, we have special permission from the friendly Maasai for camping and fossicking. View our website www.gemhunters.com.au for more details.

OR please email us at sapphirehunter@hotmail.com

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Mineral Store - Australia In Brisbane, Queensland  by the Bay

• Mineral Store - Australia
  At Wynnum, Bayside Brisbane, Queensland. We don't have a shopfront as such, so visits are by appointment only please.
  Tony and Judy Forsyth, Proprietors (I have also built and maintained this Australian Mineral Collector website for the past 20 years!)
  
  Tony and wife Jude Forsyth have lived in bayside Brisbane, Australia for over 30 years. Tony has been an avid mineral collector for close to 50 years. Their venture - the "Mineral Store" business will allow them to bring a large selection of minerals and finely crystallised specimens collected over many years to the market. Tony has been a past president of the Mineralogical Society of Queensland and is also the current Honorary Curator of the Minerals Heritage Museum in Brisbane. Tony's passion for minerals and collecting means that you will always get sound advice and quality specimens at fair prices. Please feel free to contact us if you have a special mineral requirement, collection appraisal or even a specimen for sale.
  

  email:		mineral@gil.com.au
  		Bayside Wynnum Qld 4178
  phone:		MB 0419 661 962 HM 07 3396 9769 HM 61 7 3396 9769 (International callers)
  web:		www.mineralstore.com.au
  facebook:		www.facebook.com/MineralStoreAustralia

  We will be attending many Gem and Mineral shows in 2017. Please visit our website for latest show dates to find out where you can purchase from us, or email us so as to be placed on our mailing list to receive select specimen offers to our loyal customers in the future.
  
  Our first half of 2017 Shows:
  

  • Sat 4th - Sun 5th March 2017
    North Brisbane Lapidary Club Show, Brisbane, SE Qld
  • Fri 10th - Sat 11th - Sun 12th March 2017
    Minerama, Glen Innes, NSW
  • Sat 18th - Sun 19th March 2017Ⲿ Canberra Rock Swap - ACT
  • Sat 1st April 2017
    Mineral Store Australia - New minerals - Back from Tucson show!
    Wynnum, Bayside Brisbane, SE Qld
  • Fri 14th April - Mon 17th April 2017 (Easter)
    53rd GEMBOREE - Lithgow, NSW
  • Sat 6th May - Sun 7th May 2017
    Redcliffe Gem Show, Redcliffe, SE Qld
  • Sat 20th - Sun 21st May 2017
    Lismore Gemfest, Lismore, NSW
  • Sat 27th May 2017
    Mt Gravatt Gem Show, Mt Gravatt, Brisbane, SE Qld
  • Sat 3rd - Sun 4th June 2017
    Yagoona Gem and Mineral Fair, Bankstown, Sydney, NSW

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The Rock Shop

• Brisbane CBD, Queensland
  
• Gemmologists, Jewellery and Opals

  If you are from interstate or overseas visiting Brisbane, then The Rock Shop is a great place to shop. Situated at 193 Adelaide Street, right in the heart of Brisbane, Ian Griffiths and Jane Bieger can assist you to select that great Aussie souvenir.

  They have a great range of opal and Australian gems as well as a small selection of mineral specimens for sale. Also on display are some nice examples of crystallised specimens from around the world.

  Telephone: 07 3221 0981

  Mobile: 0449 133 358

  Email: the rockshop@live.com.au

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Dehne and Maureen McLaughlin

• Hobart, Tasmania

  We are field collecting from our own tenements in Australia for minerals, including the azurite suns from Central Australia.  We carry a wide range of quality Australian and overseas minerals.

   VISITORS BY APPOINTMENT

   Please ring Mobile 0402450905 or email dehne.mclaughlin@bigpond.com

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Crystal Wave

• South Australia
  
  We are a family owned business established in 1988 & are passionate about what the earth has created.
   
  • We stock rare crystals & minerals, specializing in high vibration pieces
  • From micro size to large specimens from Madagascar, Brazil & Australia
  • Sterling Silver & Symbolic Jewellery, Crystal & Mineral Jewellery
  • A large range of CD's & DVD's
  • Huge range of incense including Japanese & Tibetan
     
• Crystal Wave is a destination shop & well worth a visit
• Or visit our website: www.crystalwave.com.au
• email: info@crystalwave.com.au

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Mineralia tasmanica

• Hobart, Tasmania

Carl Bjorklund is a regular trader at the Salamanca Markets that operate every Saturday morning at Salamanca Place just a short walk from the Hobart CBD. Carl's stall is invariably situated on the very end of the markets. Carl has a range of quality Tasmania, Australian and world-wide minerals to suit a wide price range. When visiting Tasmania finding a nice crocoite for sale is a must and Carl usually has a number to choose from.

Contact Carl:

PO Box 3192
West Hobart Tasmania
7000 

or on Mobile phone: 0423 383 215

email Carl: carl.bjorklund@optusnet.com.au

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The Rare and Beautiful

• Hobart, Tasmania

The Rare and Beautiful is an ever-changing collection of beautiful and desirable objects. 
The collection is hand-picked by Christo and Melissa Lees as they travel the globe. They are both trained gemmologists, jewellers and gem cutters who live in Tasmania, Australia. 
Their business The Rare and Beautiful has evolved from a passion for collecting, that they have shared for the past 30 years. The collection is concentrated around antique Asian art, gems, minerals and rocks, ancient beads, ikat, artifacts and eccentric objects.

"We collect objects of desire: rare and beautiful things. These objects are a memory of our adventures the places we travel to and the people we meet. Our hope is to share these beautiful things we have treasured with others so they can enjoy them as we have." Christo Lees, 2013.

All the items in the collection are one-off pieces or from a limited range. 

Website:  www.therareandbeautiful.com

Contact:
Email The Rare and Beautiful at: 

therareandbeautiful@gmail.com

Write: or you can write to us at:

The Rare and Beautiful
PO Box 176
Kingston Tasmania 7050
Australia

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CK Minerals

• Melbourne, Victoria
  
  Australian Purveyors of Fine Minerals and Gold
  Mobiles: Peter 0419 269 302, Katherine 0413 458 885
  PO Box 6026, Vermont South, Melbourne, Victoria, 3133, Australia
  Website: www.ckminerals.com.au
  Email: ckminerals.australia@gmail.com 

• Peter Hall and Katherine Kovacic
  
  Specialising in good quality Australian and world-wide mineral and gold specimens, meteorites and tektites. We pay top prices for your collections, new finds, and duplicate material
  
  Visit our website: www.ckminerals.com.au or come and visit us, by appointment only.

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Crystal World and Prehistoric Journeys

• Melbourne, Victoria

• Tom Kapitany, Proprietor
  Crystal World & Prehistoric Journey's carries the largest range of Mineral, Meteorite and Fossil specimens in Australia both for wholesale and retail. Through our huge warehouse, our large specialised retail facilities and our various stands at trade shows throughout the world, we bring you an incredible range of specialty products to suit the simplest of collectors to the most disconcerting collector. Museums around the world regularly deal with Crystal World.

  Crystal World is also a wholesale supplier to Gift and Jewellery retailers around the world. The products listed in this site can be purchased from us direct or through our retailers Australia wide. Contact your local supplier and ask them to order our products for your convenience.
  Valuations
  As an extra service we are able to supply valuations on minerals, gems and fossil collections, please do not hesitate to contact one of our staff and enquire about this service.

  OR come visit my web site: http://www.crystal-world.com

  We are also associated with the National Dinosaur Museum in Canberra ACT
  where you can purchase a range range of fossils, crystals , meteorites ,minerals and scientific toys.

Tom Kapitany B.Sc. Geology/Botany Managing Director Crystal World & Prehistoric Journeys Australian Mineral Mines Pty. Ltd. NOTE: Crystal World is open for retail Open 12pm to 5pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday's Visits outside these times by appointment only 13 Olive Rd Devon Meadows 3977 Victoria Australia . Phone: (61-3) 59982493 Fax:      (61-3) 59982685 Email: tomk@crystal-world.com Web addresses for our group of businesses: www.crystal-world.com www.collectorscorner.com.au www.nationaldinosaurmuseum.com.au

NOTE: Collectors Corner is open 9 am to 5pm 7 days per week

Retail customers can also purchase from our website or from our other retail facility at Collectors Corner, Garden World.

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Rock and Mineral Supermarket Australia A new on-line rock and gem source

• Melbourne, Victoria

• Yvonne Jiew, Managing Director
   Rock and Mineral Supermarket deal mainly mine direct. We have interesting and rare roughs which include BC and Siberian Jadeite, Marlborough Chrysoprase, Burmese Jadeite Roughs, Burmese Nephrite Roughs, AAA Grade Lapis Lazuli, Yowah Opals just to name a few. Our aim is to bring to the public hard to get good material at a great price. We also provide a gem cutting service, custom design, jadeite carving and advice where relevant. Our site is made to be as interactive as possible. Free memberships and free links exchange can be found. Check out our new videos and blogs on how to......(e.g. cut an opal cabochon), make friends, post questions on the forum, submit editorials and help us collate a new gemstone wiki. We are always looking for site submissions and ideas.  Check out our competitions and support our site. Look out for new things on the go 祠will be adding new material every month. 

Check out our website:
http://www.rockandmineralsupermarketaustralia.com.au

Our Ebay store:
http://stores.shop.ebay.com.au/Rock-and-Mineral-Supermarket-Aust

Email address:
Yvonne: yvonne@rockandmineralsupermarketaustralia.com

Our postal address:
PO Box 4215, 
BRIAR HILL Victoria, Australia
3088

Phone:
+61 (03) 9434 6926  
Mobile: 
+61402559937

Our office is open for calls between 9pm to 5pm Monday to Friday excluding public holidays. Why not visit our website and check our prices out!

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