Come see us at the Denver Spring Show at the Holiday Inn North on April 25-27, room 143. We'll have a large selection of Colorado minerals, and also books on Colorado geology and mining, both new and out of print. For those of you who have visited our store in Ouray, The Sandman, the news is that the retail store closed December 2006. I still have Buckskin Booksellers at the Beaumont Hotel here in Ouray, and also the Coloradominerals.com showroom by appointment.
The latest additions to our inventory include quite a few Sunnyside mine specimens, especially rhodochrosites, but also fluorite and other minerals, collected by the mine electrician, Allan Norris, from the 1940s to 1960s. Also, we have a few very good specimens from Bryan Lees's personal collection.
Another new addition is the new find of light purple creedite from the Henderson mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado. These were collected by miners from the P81 drift, 7210 level in March of 2007. The specimens include both hemispheres of creedite to 7mm on light tan to almost black matrix, and also dense druses of light purple creedite on matrix. Sizes range from thumbnail to large cabinet size. We'll list some of these on the web site and also have a selection of them at the Denver fall show in Room J-44 at the Merchandise Mart.
Minerals listed on the web site will include those from old classic localities in the state, and also rarer locality pieces. We will attempt to have a broad range of specimens for almost every budget.
Ordering
When you are ordering a specimen or specimens from the web site, please contact us for shipping charges to your location, before you send payment for the specimen. In most cases, we will incude insurance in shipping charges, to make sure that neither party is damaged by loss of a specimen in shipment. When ordering through the shopping cart, please let us know which specimens you are ordering and we'll package them and get back to you quickly with a shipping charge. If you are a Colorado resident, and do not have a resale number, you will need to include 2.9% sales tax.
Showroom
If you would like to see these minerals in person, you can visit our showroom in beautiful Ouray, Colorado, by appointment. Please give us as much lead time as possible to schedule your visit, and we will help arrange reservations for lodging, meals, and whatever other activities you would like to participate in while you are here. Use the link to the right for Ouray, Colorado, to see what the area looks like, and the activities available.
Contact
Please feel free to contact us by phone (970-325-4071) or email. We accept all major credit cards through Paypal, which you access through the shopping cart on the site. We also accept checks and money orders sent to: coloradominerals.com, P.O. Box 1884, Ouray, CO 81427.
Collections
We are always looking for collections of Colorado minerals to buy, and we will also list Colorado minerals on consignment on the web site for individuals or dealers. Please contact Robert Stoufer for more information. If you have a specific want, please let us know, as we have contacts with other dealers and collectors and may be able to find what you're looking for.