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The 10 pages that link to Mineral collecting, each with the reason it gives.

• SmithsoniteRelated: Smithsonite’s varied colors and forms make it a sought-after collector mineral.

• BorniteRelated: Its iridescent tarnish makes bornite a popular specimen, although market material may be treated.

• LepidoliteRelated: Lepidolite is collected for its distinctive color, mica texture, and pegmatite associations.

• UlexiteRelated: Ulexite’s silky fibers and image-transmitting specimens make it a distinctive collecting mineral.

• CupriteRelated: Cuprite’s color and crystal habits make it a sought-after specimen.

• StauroliteRelated: Cross-shaped staurolite crystals are distinctive specimens sought by collectors.

• CrocoiteRelated: Crocoite’s vivid color and delicate crystals make it a sought-after specimen.

• ErythriteRelated: Its saturated color and delicate crystals make erythrite a prized specimen mineral.

• HemimorphiteRelated: Its unusual crystal ends and blue crusts make it a sought-after specimen.

• AntozoniteRelated: Antozonite's dark appearance and odor make it a distinctive fluorite specimen.