Shannon & Sons Minerals - Shop for Michael Shannon Minerals & Supply for Minerals

Definitions

For several years we are working with institutions around the globe in analytical matters. In general we describe material accurately and your satisfaction is guaranteed. For that reason Shannon & Son' s has also invested quite some money into analytical technologies. Nevertheless, errors may happen, but in that case you will get complete refund right away.

Abbreviations

“xx” & xl means clearly visible crystals possibly requiring magnification, where practical crystal size (range) will be given “(xx)” stands for damaged, intergrown or somehow not freestanding crystals. “X” means one crystal, not necessarily off matrix. If it says “derb” or there is nothing mentioned behind the mineral name, it is massive or amorphous. “TYP” indicates typ(e) locality. These minerals are from the locality, where their first description came from. “(KW) FL-UV” says the mineral shows activity under short wave ultraviolet light. “UV” indicates both: long and short wave. “MM” is a micromount, tn= larger than a mm, but able to fit in a 1 inch cube; if you have strict size requirements for your pieces (like they must fit within a “perky box” please let me know and I will choose specimens appropriately; min =miniature; able fit in a 2 inch cube; but larger than a tn.; sc= about 3 x 3 inches; cab: cabinet specimen larger than a small cab but generally less than 5 x5 inches; mus=museum piece; generally larger than 5 inches, but without upper limits.

Order process

When we receive your order we will send you an invoice via mail. We ship after payment against invoice: invoice has to be paid net within 14 days from the date of the invoice.
Please note that we will charge shipping costs when invoicing because the shop systems does not allows to mention shipping costs in details. Postage and careful packing are charged by weight. If you would like to be informed before about the postage price, please let us know this! For more information: link 'delivery & shipping costs

How to pay

Personal check or money order works fine and neither one of us is stuck with PayPal or credit card fees .. the downside of this is this I do have to wait until your payment arrives and clears. For those of you wanting quicker transaction times that PayPal allows, send via PayPal: @ xlhunter@msn.com It seems the site has trouble with postage calculations due to the combining of varied weight of items; after you place the order I will confirm availability and shipping costs via e-mail; otherwise I will refund any extra shipping paid by you.

Transaction time:

I try to ship within 5 business days, but travel and collecting trips can delay this. Please advise me if orders are of critical nature (like you are preparing for a big show). I do not add a ‘handling charge’ and all orders are packaged with the utmost care that 30 years shipping experience can give….however please realize that once a parcel leaves my hands, its handling leaves my control. I advise insuring your parcel for its full value, but those costs are up to you.

**** Please note: overseas mineral specimen parcels that are sent with the title ‘geological specimens for study purposes only, zero commercial value’ cannot be insured and you as the customer must bear the full risk of possible damage and destruction of your minerals. Small parcels of less than 4 pounds weight can be sent via global priority mail very economically and in my experience the less time a parcel is in transit ,the less time they have to drop a refrigerator on it, and the more reliably it arrives intact.

RETURNING ITEMS FOR REFUND

EVERYTHING WE SELL IS SENT SATISFACTION GAURANTEED

You can send back your order within 14 days to us. Please announce the return to us and take care that the postage of your parcel is totally paid by you. The return has to take place in the original packing and in a safe way.

Prices
Prices listed in US-Dollars. ORDERS SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE STATE OF ARIZONA ARE NOT SUBJECT TO SALES TAX. If you are in AZ and are purchasing for resale please contact me with your AZ resale number to avoid paying the tax. Other sales within the state are subject to 7.8% tax.

Concerning the countries, we use the international abbreviations as you can find on cars or postal codes.The ones used in Europe are certainly known to Europeans. In order to avoid misunderstanding some explanations for customers from other countries: E = Spain, D = Germany, S = Sweden, A = Austria, CH = Suisse, I = Italy, F = France, GR = Greece. Additionally, we use the state abbreviations of the United States, for example: AZ = Arizona, CA = California, NH = New Hampshire, NW = New Mexico and so on. In Australia NSW = New South Wales and so on. SC means self collected, “U” only one specimen available, “REM” the sample has been analysed and usually comes with pictures and/or analytic results.

FAQs

Explanations on mineral descriptions