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January 19, 2012, 8:00 AM
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February 3, 2012, 12:00 PM
Mineral Suites! |
January 19, 2012, 8:00 AM
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Website Features
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Powerful new SEARCH ENGINE capable of searching by elements,
compounds, localities, size and price.
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SHOPPING CART - for easy order placement.
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SECURE SERVER for financial transactions.
- Finally, auto-updated Galleries tracking available, sold items & new
additions. Each gallery draws from a huge database containing
photos, localities, elements, size etc. Create your
own gallery by using our SEARCH
ENGINE.
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Announcements
Acquired the John Whatley Crestmore collection. We will start posting these after a thorough review of all specimens combined with Fred DeVito Crestmore specimens. Do not miss these updates of this important locality. Estimated Shipping & Handling Costs - April 2011
Domestic:
All domestic packages are shipped USPS Flat Rate or Priority Mail and will include delivery confirmation tracking. Below are the approximate prices including handling.
- Sm Flat Rate ~ $7.50
- Priority Box (square box ) ~$7.50-$10.00
- Med Flat Rate ~$14.50 *Micro-Bags
- Lg Flat Rate ~$18.00 *Micro-Bags
- Any additional services - insurance, express mail, signature confirmation etc. will be additional.
International:
All International orders are shipped USPS First Class Air Mail unless Express or Registered shipping is discussed when the order is placed.
- Prices are determined by both destination & weight - standard (not too heavy or large) will cost ~$10.00.
- Heavy or large orders, for example Micro-Bags will be ~$15-$65!
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**We take very good care in wrapping specimens & packing the boxes - our main goal is to get minerals shipped to a customers in perfect condition, wherever the destination. Our handling fees vary & will include materials.
***Shipping costs are constantly changing & we reserve the right to change our shipping/handling costs at any time.
We will do our best to provide all of our worldwide customers with fair prices, but let's be honest folks we're shipping rocks.
Thanks,
Miranda NOTICE for International Orders! Dakota Matrix is not responsible for fees or other customs issues in the receiving country in any way. If your package is stopped in customs please email us (dakotamatrix@gmail.com) and we will look into the order status, but our ability to assist after the package has left the US is limited. ~The management New Guidebook to the Geology of the Black Hills now available!!!
Acquired the Donald R. Cooke collection of Spencerport, New York.
All Mineral Entries now include the chemical formula and a direct link to Webmineral and Mindat for your convenience.
June Culp Zeitner 1916 - 2009: Read about the late First Lady of Gems: Click Here.
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Message
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Postings for the DAILY FIVE are now shown on the DAILY FIVE Page. We pay CASH for collections - if you are contemplating selling yours or know someone who is, please contact us.
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Please see
above for the Date and Time of the NEXT UPDATE!!
Check Time
Zones at: Time
and Date.com or Tripod.com
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FAQ's - all about our
site, ordering, payment etc.
Ordering, Shipping and
Payments
- Notice - New Policy on Ordering.
World
Time Zones
MATRIX Magazine - A
Journal of the History of Minerals.
Read Our Customer Testimonials
About Us
Articles &
Publications by Tom Loomis
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New to this Website?
Here are some tips for you:
- Between the "Daily Five" and our Weekly Updates, we update more than any other website on the Internet. We post at least 36 New Additions at least once per week. Usually it's on Thursdays at 8AM USA Mountain Time. Click here for a time conversion. However sometimes the update is on Tuesday or Wednesday. These are Scheduled updates that are shown as one of the linked mineral photos above and published on the New Addition Galleries. Just look at the dates above and click on the link below the date or the photo above it. New Addition pages provide a means for you to see what has been posted without flipping through all the Galleries. However, see below.....
- We don't always announce the New Addition updates via email. I don't like annoying you all the time with emails. You get enough spam. That's why we schedule our updates.
- Every so often we launch a surprise update and publish these on the New Addition pages. No saying when that is, but you'll know when it happened by looking at the update notices above.
- We also upload about 5 minerals per day to various galleries that ARE NOT on the New Addition Galleries. If you just feel like browsing the Galleries, you will find new minerals posted everyday in the Under/Over$50 and Rare Mineral Galleries. We do this because if you are new to the site, been away on vacation or whatever, we want you too to find good stuff rather than having missed out on the recent updates to the New Addition pages. So if you saw a mineral you missed out on in a recent update, check the galleries. You can also use the search engine if you have a specific mineral in mind.
- We offer bulk mineral deals occasionally via email. Click here to see examples. If you are interested in these, ask to get on our email list.
- We also offer basic, representative minerals on a text listing. Click here to view these text listings. We do not take photos of these. They are good minerals but we like to keep the price down therefore we don't like to put too much time and effort into them.
- We participate on Mineral-Auctions.com.
- To Order please use the shopping cart. It's a three step process, so be sure to check out by clicking on the last link to send order. If you don't like the shopping you can email us your order. But beware, someone may "scoop" that specimen out from under you as I don't always catch the emails in time!!
- You can pay by PAYPAL, credit card (secured), or send a check or money orders. New, established customers, must pay first. For more information on payments or shipping click here.
| Contact Information: |
Tom Loomis
inquiries@dakotamatrix.com
If your email to us gets bounced back try this address:
alternate email: dakotamatrix@gmail.com
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| Phone: |
phone: (605) 718 - 9130 |
| Address: |
Dakota Matrix Minerals
Tom Loomis
PO Box 415
Rapid City, South Dakota 57709
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