online mineral auction
A note from Bruce Carter, Board Member and Auction Committee Chair:
As good friends of the Museum, we encourage you to participate in our online mineral auction closing Sunday, September 28th at 6:30pm (CDT).
Mineralauctions.com, the nation’s premier mineral and gem auction site, is presenting our beauties. We’ve provided direct links throughout this announcement to our specific auction. If you find yourself on the homepage of the auction site, click on Auctions, Benefit Auctions, Rice Museum Benefit Auction.
We offer a wide selection of beautiful rocks, colorful books, mineral-related objet d’art, and geology experiences, all curated by our Board and others. Your chances of winning a wonderful prize are far better than playing the lottery, and a lot more fun!
There are so many good things happening at the Rice, and this is a great way you can be part of our success, and win a great item or experience at the same time.
In 2025 so far, these good things include:
- 100+ School Experiences
- 3 Summer Camps
- 20 Museum Events & Lectures
- 30+ Outreach Events
- 3 Summer Interns
- 62 Free Tours & Unguided Experiences
- 12 New Exhibits & Displays
Bid high, bid often. It goes to a great cause with a sterling reputation; the Rice NW Museum of Rocks & Minerals.
We would like to thank the following donors for their generosity in providing items to the auction:
- Conan Barker
- Bruce Carter
- Collector’s Edge
- The Dorris Family, Pinnacle 5 Minerals
- Patrick Dreher, Dreher Carvings
- Fine Art Minerals
- The Gem Tours
- Kyle Kevorkian
- Rob Lavinsky, The Arkenstone
- Gene Meieran
- Marc Miterman and Evan Jones, Unique Minerals
- Jeff & Jan Morrison
- Rudolph’s Lapidary
- Jim & Gail Spann
- Dylan Stolowitz
- Treasures in Darkness
- Steven Tyler the Designer
- Mary Van Der Aa
- Viridis Gems
- Stuart Wilensky, Wilensky Exquisite Minerals