Manchester Minerals

Welcome To Crystals and Gemcraft.

Established 1972. Supplier of Lapidary and Jewellery-making Tools and Equipment, STONE POLISHER ( STONE TUMBLER or PEBBLE POLISHER ), Natural Crystals & Gemstones, Sterling Silver sheet and wire. Retail and Wholesale.
Click here to enter our (RETAIL) on-line store.

Gift idea ... Tumble-polisher Special Offer
We are offering this tumble polishing machine - complete with grit and polish, instructions and a comprehensive booklet - at a DISCOUNTED bundle price.
***** STONE TUMBLER OFFER APPLIES ONLY TO ORDERS PLACED ON-LINE *****
Click here, or on the image, for more information of available stone polishers.

Tumble polisher ( stone polisher or pebble polisher ) and most items, from our retail range of over 10,000 products, may be ordered on-line through this site.
##### ON-LINE ORDERS DESPATCHED WITHIN 24 Hrs OF RECEIPT) ######

The stone polisher shown above is one of the most popular items from our range and is compact and easy to use. We are also offering a free instruction booklet (Ref 16-025) with most pebble polishers ordered on line.
Tumble polishing machines are ideal for children or adults embarking on the Lapidary (art of stone polishing) hobby.

This site is Retail only: If you are in business and are seeking wholesale prices we are now operating a new (restricted access) site allowing on-line ordering by registered customers.
Click here - or on the image - to go to our trade site.

Catalogue

Check out our current full-colour 176-page catalogue (Issue 24) detailing all of the products available through this site plus many more - too numerous to list. You can obtain an Adobe pdf copy of our complete catalogue (updated) on CD (includes other documents such as tumbling instruction booklet and 'Special Stone List') if you prefer.
Some sections of the catalogue can be downloaded in Adobe PDF format from the relative part of our on-line catalogue.
A charge of £2.50 is made for our catalogue to minimize waste and maintain the lowest possible product prices.
Click here for details of how to obtain our Catalogue

Gift Ideas
We've selected our most popular items and grouped them in a GIFT IDEA section: including these Magnetic Hematite Bracelets
Click here - or on image - to go to our GIFT section.

Necklaces

We have a large selection of natural gemstone necklaces including the Rock Crystal Quartz Double-Heart beads shown here. Click here for more information

Brazilian shipment
Arrival of a recent full container of Brazilian gemstone products.

Cut Gemstones

In addition to our regular stock of gemstones we are now offering our full range of 'Special Gemstones' for on-line sales such as this MOLDAVITE. It is not practical - nor does it make economic sense - for us to photograph every stone but we have started to add in some images of the better stones and we will add to these images over the coming months.
Click here to see some of our (illustrated) gemstones.

On-line QUANTITY DISCOUNTS

As an incentive to encourage our retail customers to order on-line, we have introduced a special web-based quantity discounting scheme on many items within our on-line store, however customers requiring wholesale prices must still contact us by post or fax (0161 480 5095) and provide 'proof-of-trading' - or better still click on the TRADE SALES Hilton Bros link in the left-hand frame and then complete the on-line registration form.

Best Selling Items

CATALOGUE - Issue 24 £2.50find out more	Beach Mini Tumbler (Special Offer) incl barrel. £58.74find out more	PENDANT Labradorite Blue Moonstone St.Sil £17.95find out more

RAINBOW Hematite Necklace £4.50find out more	GRIT/POLISH PACK (Beginners) £12.89find out more	PENDANT Chakra graduated 7-stone drop St. Silver £19.95find out more

Sterling Silver Round Wire find out more	TUMBLING AGATE MIX (Pack of 700gms) £4.50find out more	Card boxes £0.25find out more

New Products

CATALOGUE - Issue 24 £2.50 Our latest catalogue (Ref 16-100, Issue 24) is still in the popular A5 landscape format for ease of handling and it has 176 pages in colour. We list over 10,000 items for sale in addition to charts and information such as Birthstone Lists, Anniversaries and Instructions not shown on this web-site. The catalogue is now the European market leader in our specialist field of Crystals and Gemstones and is used as a reference throughout the trade. The spiral-wire binding enables the catalogue to lie flat when opened and also to be folded back on itself. To complement the binding we have incorporated a fold-out extension to the rear cover which can be used as a page-marker and contains useful information which is visible whilst any page is being viewed. Digital photography enables us to maintain a low catalogue production cost despite including over 1000 images. A charge of £2.50 is made for our catalogue to minimize waste and maintain the lowest possible product prices. find out more	Sardonyx Cameo of a Mother and Child 30mm x 23mm £18.00 A couple of designs to choose from but all with similar highly detailed relief carving enhanced by the contrasting shades of the banded hard Sardonyx gemstone. find out more	PMC3 Precious-Metal Clay 16gms £18.45 find out more

17 inch Black Neckcord with white lobster catch £0.65 This attractive, ready made, black 17 inch cord has a fitted white plated lobster claw fastener and is suitable for use with pendants or bails with at least a 3.5mm hole. find out more	Ameritool 6 inch Universal Grinder/Polisher 220v £450.00 A complete Heavy Duty Grinding and Polishing Lapidary Machine. The 5 step accessory kit (included) makes it possible to grind, shape and polish gem material immediately. Because the Universal is a horizontal lap machine you can grind flats, make free form cabochons, rework quartz crystals, do intarsia and detailed inlay work. Excellent for glass work: Often no fire polish is required. The clean, quiet unit can be used in the house or in an RV - Clean up is easy! Each Universal Machine includes complete instructions and: Variable Speed Ballbearing DC Motor with 115 VAC converter (incl. 220v plug-in auto transformer) and coolant reservoir with splash guard 180 Mesh Metal Bond Diamond Disc 325, 600 and 1200 Mesh Diamond Sanding Discs White Polish pad with 14,000 mesh diamond compound and 4 disc backing plates Machine specification: Motor: 6" - 1/4 HP equivalent Ball Bearing DC Drive: Direct Drive on 2" Flange Dimensions: 6" Universal - 12" x 12" x 7" Wt: 27lbs find out more	Fossil Deep Bowl 10cms £9.95 Turned and polished Grey/brown fossil-bearing limestone from Morocco. A useful trinket bowl with average diameter of 10cms and 4.5cms deep. find out more

Columbian Copal (Carded about 4gms) £7.94 ‘Young’ Amber - around 2 million years old! In time this ancient hardened tree resin would eventually become Amber. Interesting & exceptional value ! find out more	Diamond File economy (Japan) 14cms (Set of 5) £14.10 Grit size 120-150 (medium). File overall length 14cms including a 6cms plastic coated handle and approx 5cms of electro-bonded diamond. find out more	PMC3 Precious Metal Clay 9gms Syringe £12.26 find out more