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.

Lapidary Beginners Courses

We are now holding regular one-to-one courses (in our newly-refurbished workshop) for people (over 16 years old) wishing to learn the basics of lapidary and gem-cutting. Available dates for the courses will appear on our web-site so keep checking for up-dates. You can also purchase a Tuition Voucher as an unusual and practical gift.
Click here for further detail including a brochure.

Clearance Lines

We have added a new section offering some of our remnant stock, from previous issues of our catalogue, at HALF the listed price.
Click here to go to the SALE section of our on-line store. These discounts only apply to on-line purchases.

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.

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.

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 this beautiful carving, hand-cut from South African Gold Tigereye.
Click here - or on image - to go to our GIFT section.

Necklaces

We have a large selection of natural gemstone necklaces including the Gemstone Chakra-coloured tumbled necklace 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.

Best Selling Items

Beach Mini Tumbler (Special Offer) incl barrel. £57.49find out more	QUARTZ Xtl Double-terminated (Pack of 50gms) £5.82find out more	Mag-closure Card Pendant Box 84x69x30 £0.75find out more

Sterling Silver Sheet 0.55mm find out more	Chakra tumbled 7 inch Bracelet w Clasp £2.39find out more	Sterling Silver Round Wire find out more

STAINLESS-STEEL SHOT (1 Kg) £24.47find out more	Amethyst Cabochon find out more	Turquoise Cabochon (Matrix) find out more

TUMBLING QUARTZ MIX (Pack of 700gms) £4.90find out more

New Products

The Chakra Bible by Patricia Mercier £11.95 Welcomed by newcomers and established metaphysical practitioners alike, this definitive guide-book offers exquisite treatment of an ancient subject. Filled to overflowing with colourfull charts, pictures and vivid explanations of all aspects of the subject from A to Z. 400 pages. (17x14cms) find out more	54mm Wooden Doming Block with 2 punches £4.95 A matt-finished wooden cube of about 2 inches with spherical indentations ranging from 3-4cms in diameter. Two wooden doming punches are included, each 11cms long and with domed heads of 1-2cms. find out more	Triangular White Diamond Crystal (Helam Mine, Sth.Afr.) £59.50 Rarely do we get the opportunity to acquire rough diamonds of this quality, colour and clarity. South African natural white (uncut) Diamond crystals with a triangular cross-section. Each specimen weighs on average just over 10pts (0.1Ct) and has a spread of about 3mm. Equally suitable for a collection or for incorporating into an unusual piece of jewellery. Priced per crystal. find out more

The Crystal Bible Volume 2 by Judy Hall £12.99 First published in 2009 by the renowned author Judy Hall. Over 200 addtional stones are detailed that were not included in her earlier 'bible' (Vol 1 our ref 28-128). Anyone owning Volume 1 is sure to find this latest volume (2) inspiring - even Hematite with Rutile (available through this site) is detailed alongside other newer stones appearing on the therapy scene.High quality photos and comprehensive information regarding healing applications and environmental and karmic effects. find out more	Hand carved 6cms CAT in Labradorite. £18.49 These delightful, styalised sitting cat, carvings have been hand-made by craftsmen using the highest quality grey Madagascan Labradorite. Each cat measures about 6cms (2.5 inch) in height and weighs 80gms. In bright light they exhibit the traditional flashes of colour (often blue but sometimes golden or red) associated with this attractive Feldspar; each one is unique and will vary slightly (but be similar to) our photographs. find out more	Rock Crystal Quartz 60mm carving of an Aliens Head £39.00 find out more

Retail CATALOGUE - Issue 24 - 176 pages £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 small charge is made for our catalogue to minimize waste and assist in maintaining the lowest possible product prices. find out more	ARAGONITE 'Sputnik' Crystal Cluster £3.43 Aragonite ‘Sputnik’ ref 23-703 Fascinating radiating crystals from a classic Spanish location: no collection is complete without one ! Average about 45mm find out more	Step-by-step Jewelry Workshop by Nicola Hurst £19.95 Simple techniques for soldering, wireworking and metal jewellery. Learn how to make beautiful necklaces, brooches, rings and earrings with this practical and easy-to-use book. Large clear photographs guide you through every step explaining the use of tools and materials required. N.B. This book has inspired our own staff to be more creative and adventurous with design: Highly recommended ! find out more

Set of 24 Wooden Dapping Punches £8.95 Diameters from 10mm to 25mm (about 1 inch). An assortment of 24 wooden spherical ended sticks with a length of 9cms. Made in India. White sanded wood - not varnished. find out more