Iran

Discover an exceptional collection of mineral specimens from Iran, a country celebrated worldwide for producing one of the most prized and historically significant gemstones in mineral history: turquoise. Iran is globally recognized as the origin of the finest and most iconic turquoise ever found, prized for millennia by royalty, artisans and collectors alike.

The legendary mines of Neyshabur (also known as Nishapur), located in the Khorasan region, have been producing top-quality turquoise for over a thousand years and remain the benchmark for "Persian Turquoise" worldwide, famous for its intense, uniform robin's-egg blue color and fine matrix patterns.

Beyond turquoise, Iran offers a fascinating variety of collector minerals from other important districts such as Anarak, Kerman, Semnan and Isfahan, including specimens of pyrite, wulfenite, epidote, hematite, sulfur, quartz, calcite, barite and malachite or rare minerals like zunyite. The Anarak mining district in particular is well known among collectors for producing fine pyrite crystals with excellent metallic luster and sharp crystal faces.

Persian turquoise remains the true star of Iranian mineralogy, distinguished by its rich sky-blue to greenish-blue tones, often free of matrix veining in the highest grades, making it one of the most sought-after and valuable turquoise varieties in the world.

From ancient royal treasures to modern mineral collections, Iran's mineral heritage combines historical importance with extraordinary aesthetic beauty, offering collectors a rare opportunity to own a piece of one of the oldest and most celebrated gemstone traditions on Earth.