Dakota Matrix Minerals

Weekly Update

19th November 2009

Hello Everyone!

This weekâ��s update will be on Thursday, November 19th at 12:00 PM - USA Mountain Time with 36 new mineral specimens! This week there will be a mix of rare species and some nice aesthetic pieces. Here are just a few of the highlights:

â�¢Zoned Fluorite from Ross Port, Canada

â�¢Nice Pyromorphite from Iron Crag, UK

â�¢Paraotwayite - Type Locality - from Otway Ni Deposit, Auatralia

â�¢Excellent Almandine Garnets - New Find - Nevada

â�¢Apaunite w/ Versiliaite - Type Locality - Buca Vella Dena Mine, Italy

As always we have been posting five great minerals for low prices everyday this week on the Daily Five Page - thereâ��s some great stuff still available so be sure to check them out! http://www.dakotamatrix.com/dailyFive.asp

Also, on Saturday, Nov. 14th we posted 12 Prehnite specimens from Connecticut - to see them click on the Prehnite photo on our home page or follow this link:
http://dakotamatrix.com/category.asp?ID=6&specimen_code2=11/14/2009&time=12%3A00+PM

This small update featuring Prehnite was the first of our new weekly roaming updates.

These updates will have 12-16 specimens and each will also have a theme such as, crystal habits, a particular locality, color, or whatever we can come up with. The day of the week and time of these updates will vary from week to week so be sure to watch the website for the announcement.

This week on Friday, November 20th the roaming update will feature 12 minerals of interesting crystal habits.

We hope everyone has a good week & coming weekend!

Tom & Miranda