Minerals

Blue Cavansite on Stilbite, Poona, India

Gypsum, Pernatty Lagoon, South. Australia

Native Copper coated with Malachite, Mt. Isa, Qld.

Gypsum, Lincoln Park, South. Australia

Gold Crystals, Mt. Kane, P.N.G.

Gypsum, Pernatty Lagoon, South. Australia

Cerussite, Dundas, Tasmania

Wulfenite, Arizona, U.S.A

As we have been collecting for 70 years we have an extraordinary range of specimens, both from Australia and many other countries.

This covers in excess of 750 different mineral species, including a number from type localities. Click here to download a PDF list of our available minerals.

Other collectors are looking for attractive cabinet specimens, and we have many of these, from classic Australian and overseas localities.

Rather than listing all specimens, which would not be possible, we encourage collectors to enquire about items in which they may be interested.

A selection of recent acquisitions:

Scholzite

Pyromorphite Broken Hill

Atacamite

Crocoite

Plumbogumite

Crystal Gold

Opal Specimens

Books

Fossils

While the fossil collection in not large there are interesting and varied specimens from many countries. We have some of the worlds oldest fossils, as well as Archaeocyathina, Ammonites, Trilobites, Crinoids, Fish, Insects, Plants, Echinoids, Shells, Stromatolites, Starfish and many more.

Our special interest is opalised fossils found on several of the Australian Opal fields. While various species of shells are the most common, there are opalised belemnites, some bones and wood, all preserved in either precious opal,  potch or common opal.

If you would like a list of the fossils we have available, please email us and we can provide you with one.

Opalised shells

Small opalised shells

Trilobite

Ammonites halved

Dunnedoo leaves

Thalesina anomala

Fish

Selection of shark teeth

Oreadan Skull

Selenite casts

Fossil Locations

Fossils are sourced from various locations. These are sourced from many areas around Australia and the world. Including:

In Australia

• Burke

• Broken Hill

Overseas

• Morocco

Shells

With many years of collecting in Papua New Guinea and by purchase of collections, we have now a very broad selection particularly of Indo-pacific and Australian species. Of interest is our good selection of Papua New Guinea Land snails, many of them endemic to very localised regions. For the collector we do have lists of shells available from several of the different families. Eg cowries, cones, volutes landsnails.

If you would like a list of our available shells, please email us and we will provide it for you.

Landsnails

Decorator shells

Australian shells

Overseas shells

Insects

Most of our loose insects and butterflies are from the jungles of Papua New Guinea.

Predominantly of the orders:

Lepidoptera

Coleoptera

Hemipterea

Phasmatodea

Lepidoptera

All the butterflies, big and small, with many brightly coloured or iridescent. The Ornithoptera (birdwing) butterflies are well represented  in our collections.

Coleoptera

Many of the beetles can be beautifully coloured, of all shapes and sizes; some up to 10cms body size with antennae a further 20cms. The range includes longicorns, stag  beetles, jewel beetles, dung and Christmas beetles, and large iridescent weevils.

Hemiptera

Another interesting group which includes cicadas,stink and assassin bugs, various leaf hoppers and plant bugs.

Phasmatodea

Some bugs, stick and leaf insects are endemic  to Papua New Guinea. These may be up to 30cms long.

Birdwing

Longicorns

Stag Beetles

Rhino Beetles

Ulyses

Stick Insects

Also available on a semi-regular basis are boxed sets of butterflies and insects from South America.