Pricing Worksheet

Name of Species:
Enter the name of the primary mineral species:


Locality of Species:
Enter the locality of the primary mineral species:






Estimated Average Price for a Miniature sample of the Species:
Enter an assumption for a very average piece of this material:


Species Quality / Rarity:
Rate the overall rarity of your specimen, with 1 being the most common and 10 being an extremely rare and duiifficul to obtain version of this mineral:

10 - Exceptional / Gem Grade

9 - Scarce / Investment Grade

8 - Rare / Collector Grade

7 - Peculiar / Hobbyist Grade

6 - Uncommon / High Grade

5 - Average / Mid Grade

4 - Attainable / Low Grade

3 - Common / Lapidary Grade

2 - Prevalent / Industrial Grade

1 - Abundant / Junk Grade

Locality:
Rate the locality, with 1 being easy to access and still producing abundent samples, and 5 being a closed mine or location that is impossible to access:

5 - Highly Desirable (Historic/Sought After Locality)

4 - Difficult to Obtain (Closed Mine, etc.)

3 - Typical

2 - Prolific

1 - Abundent

Appearrance/Clarity:
Rate the appearance or clarity of this specimen, with 1 being very plain, dull and unremarkable and 5 being the best possible representation of this species:

5 - Magnificent

4 - Stunning

3 - Attractive

2 - Mediocre

1 - Plain

Size:
Estimate the size of your specimen, with 1 being very small, and 5 being an exceptionally large specimen:

5 - Huge

4 - Large

3 - Average

2 - Below Average

1 - Very Small

Damage:
Rate the damage of your specimen, with 1 being highly damaged and 5 being in perfect condition:

5 - No Damage - Visually perfect

4 - Very Minor - Some Damage to non-essential parts of specimen

3 - Visible Defects - Chatter on Edges, or slightly chipped faces

2 - Critical Damage - Main crystal tip is broken or chippen

1 - Broken - Cracked crytals or major visible fractures

Association:
Rate the size of your specimen, with 1 being an undesirable associated mineral and 5 being a highly desirable association:

5 -Sought After Association

4 -Desirable Association

3 - Has a Decent Association

2 - No Association

1 - Undesirable Association

Twinning:
Rate the twinning of your specimen, with 0 being no twinning and 2 being perfect twin growth:

2 - Perfect Twinning

1 - Imperfect Twinning

0 - No Twinning

Provenance:
Rate the provenance of your specimen, with 0 indicating you have no idea where the mineral comes from, and 2 meaning that is has desirable provenance:

3 - Very Desirable Provevance (From a Famous Museum, Named Piece, Featured in a Magazine, etc)

2 - Desirable Provevance (Old Card, Famous COllector, etc)

1 - Includes a Standard Collector Card w/ Location

0 - No Provenance

Unique Attribute:
Does you specimen have another identifiable unique attribute - like a cool pseudomorph, a desirable shape, unusual color, other interesting attribute that makes it unique and special.

2 - Very Unique

1 - Unusual

0 - Ordinary

Detractors:
Enter any alterations that have occurred on this specimen that might detract from its value:

Cut

Polished

Heat Treated

Irradiated

Glued/Amateur Repair

Oxidized

Color Faded

Coated / Color Treated / Enhanced

Improvements:
Enter any alterations that have occurred on this specimen that might increase from its value:

Cut/Trimmed

Polished/Tumbled

Cleaned

Mounted

Professional Repair