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Lapis, the mineral magazine by collectors for collectors, has been published every two months since 2024! With interesting, exciting, and informative articles, Lapis is an indispensable source of information for mineral collectors. It presents the world's most extraordinary finds and provides background information on the most important sites. The content is supplemented by the latest news about minerals, gemstones, and jewelry stones. Numerous classified ads and stock market reports keep readers up to date. Lapis also offers a platform for readers to present their own remarkable finds. Try us out with no obligation—we will be happy to send you a sample copy!
Special topics are covered in a regularly published special edition, extraLapis. The magazine is published once a year and is aimed at collectors as well as beginners and interested laymen who want to acquire more background knowledge and basics on a specific topic.
You will also find our mineral bookstore here, offering a wide range of books on minerals, gemstones, sites where they can be found, geology, and much more. Rare and valuable books are available in our antiquarian bookshop, and special offers can be found in our book flea market. In addition, minerals, collector's tools, and accessories are available in our shop at mineralien.de.
Our publishing office and shipping department can be reached by phone Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The easiest way to reach us is by email at any time.
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Mineral fairs: Please note all changes under Dates! For your safety, we recommend checking directly with the organizer.
Yale Peabody Museum in Lapis 1-2/2026: Erratum and addenda
Several errors crept into the article about the Yale Peabody Museum in Lapis 1-2/2026 during the editorial revision process and were not corrected before going to press.
A corrected version of the article is available here as a free download:
NEWS
On Sunday, March 8, 2026, Arzberg, the Alexander von Humboldt mining town, will once again host its popular mineral fair – in the hall of the Turnerheim. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., numerous exhibitors will present their fascinating treasures from the world of minerals, fossils, and gemstones.
Whether from the region or from all over the world – ...
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The new extraLapis English No. 21 Agate
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Mont Blanc, the roof of Europe. For centuries, crystal hunters have explored the mountains of the Mont Blanc region. The areas where crystals are found can be reached from France, Italy, and Switzerland. The red and pink fluorites are known worldwide, but smoky quartz and gwindel are also specialties of this region.
This issue not only reports on beautiful and rare crystals and minerals from this region,...
As Christophe Gobin (Dubai Gems) informed us, some interesting new finds were made in the Republic of Congo (DRC) from March to September 2020.
The Kakanda Copper Mine in the Kambove district comprises several large open-pit copper mines. The deposit, located approximately 30 kilometers northwest of the town of Kambove, was discovered in 1910 and began producing copper ore using the chamber mining method in 1930.
Beautiful, freely crystallized apatites are known worldwide from extremely diverse occurrences, such as pegmatite geodes, tin veins, and alpine-type fissures (→“Profile” in Lapis 12/2005). Skarns, however, only rarely yield…
The 500th issue
The 500th issue of Lapis
It has been almost half a century since Lapis was founded by a handful of idealistic enthusiasts: Maximilian Glas, the first editor-in-chief; Dr. Werner Lieber, who exemplified the art of collecting for an entire generation; Dr. Karl Ludwig Weiner, a crystallographer who made crystal forms understandable; Prof. Dr. Max Weibel, who introduced us to the crystal treasures of Switzerland; Dr. Heinz Weninger from the University of Mining and Metallurgy Leoben,.......
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