Avant Mining

💎 Avant Mining, LLC was founded in 2010 by James Zigras. With 11,400 acres of mineral property Avant is the largest quartz crystal mining company in the world.

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✨💎Jerry cleans an incredible new Unicorn Pocket quartz cluster at our washroom in Jessieville, Arkansas #crystal #quartz #geology #minerals #nature

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✨🌊Jerry cleans a dazzling large needle quartz cluster from the WWII tunnel💎#crystal #quartz #quartzcrystal #crystalmagic #minerals #naturebeauty #geology #exploremore #discover #amazing #gemstone

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Spectacular tree root infested green chlorite phantom quartz cluster from our Pedro Claim in King Co., Washington⛏️💎This specimen was mined by Gary Maykut in the early 1990s #crystals #quartz #crystallove #naturelover #awesomeearth #plants

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We recently had the pleasure to visit our friends Agates From Mexico with our friends Rocks for the Spirit at the world-famous Coyamito and Laguna ranches in Chihuahua, Mexico💎What an unforgettable collecting experience! #crystals #agate #lapidary #nature #minerals #explore

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🤯Insane enhydro🌊two-phase liquid inclusion in a negative quartz crystal from Madagascar #crystal #quartz #crystals #nature_brilliance #water_perfection #minerals #exploreeverything #discover

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Our company museum collection features #quartz specimens and objects of all periods and epochs! Here is a quartz var. amethyst intaglio of a winged goddess from the 2nd to 1st century BC which is featured on the cover of this book on engraved gems. #crystals #unboxing #History

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✨Team member Charlie pulls an exceptional cluster from the Unicorn Pocket at Fisher Mountain in Mt Ida, Arkansas🦄💎#crystal #quartz #minerals #discover #naturelover #beautifulnature

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✨Beautiful Unicorn Pocket cluster cleaned by Jerry in our washroom🦄💎 #crystals #quartz #minerals #crystallove #explore #NatureBeauty

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✨Eureka! A Japan Law Twin from the WWII vein at Fisher Mountain💎Fisher is famous for producing the finest Japan Law quartz specimen known in the early 90s #crystals #quartz #minerals #crystallove #discoverearth #rarebeauty

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💎After a 6 year hiatus, we're doing shows again!🛍️ Everyone asking about buying wholesale from us can see us at Franklin, NC July 25th - 28th (1288 Georgia Rd) and Spruce Pine, NC from July 29th - August 4th (12183 NC-226) #crystals #gemshow #mineralshow #quartz #turquoise

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Spectacular WWII Tunnel Golden Healer needle quartz cluster from Fisher Mountain🔥#crystals #mineral #beautifulnature #quartz

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Sometimes we can't control ourselves when we see an #amazing #gem, like this 1788 carat lutetium aluminum garnet cut by our friends at House of Sylas🔥This type of garnet is lab-grown for use in the laser industry, but occasionally is cut into these insane kryptonite-looking gems

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Our current machine dig at the classic Moses Hill location in Magnet Cove has been producing some beautiful new specimens of smoky quartz and brookite✨Much of the smoky quartz is a heavily included variety - mostly found in Brazil - called lodolite #crystals #minerals #gems

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🤯Recently dug by Bryan Major at our lease on Moses Hill in Magnet Cove, this is the largest mineral specimen we know of to come out of this world-class district🌎with several smokies over 1ft long on a one ton cluster💎#crystals #quartz #smokyquartz #minerals #geology

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✨Our good friend Mark Verespy came to dig the🦄 Unicorn Pocket with his daughter and he hit this major "twin flame" cluster🔥💎and many other exceptional pieces #crystals #quartz #naturelover #gemstones

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👀In our NEXT IG LIVE✨We got a metric ton of #amethyst and natural #smokyquartz clusters from Patrick Gundersen's famous amethyst mine in western Australia!🦘

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Coming Soon: #turquoise digs at the Mona Lisa Mine!

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Foot-long quartz #crystal from the Unicorn Pocket on Fisher Mountain with our good friends @rocksforthe and The Crystal Collector.