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Blog for minerals & fossils

First-hand knowledge: In our blog for minerals and fossils, we share what we have learned over decades among mines, workshops and collections – honestly, understandably and without sales pitches.

Anouar Rudolf Wald & Eomanis waldi: The story of the man whose name is immortalized in paleontology – and of the oldest known pangolin on Earth. Read the story → Fossils in Morocco: Why Morocco is a treasure trove of Earth's history: discovery regions, geological eras, and the country's most beautiful fossils. Read the Morocco guide → Valuable Mineral Collections: What truly makes a collection valuable: quality, provenance, documentation – and the most common mistakes in its development. Read the collection guide →

◆ Anouar Rudolf Wald – discoverer of Eomanis waldi ◆ Fossils of Morocco – the rich fossil history ◆ Valuable mineral collections ◆ Ordovician crinoids ◆ Minerals for Beginners ◆ The best places to collect minerals ◆ Collecting minerals ◆ Build your own mineral collection ◆ Organize your mineral collection ◆ Rare minerals ◆ The rarest minerals in the world ◆ Buy rare minerals ◆ How to identify counterfeit minerals ◆ The most common minerals ◆ Types of minerals ◆ Minerals in jewelry making ◆ Minerals as an investment – an honest assessment ◆ Future prospects for mineral collectors ◆ Buy Azurite ◆ Buy gold crystal

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