Risky Venture Minerals

Risky Venture Minerals Small scale miner, all minerals posted here are self collected unless otherwise stated. Some minerals are available for sale, even if not labeled as such.

Small time prospectors with a hunger for more. We love to spend our time adventuring in the wilderness hunting for treasures!

Killer slab of self collected Chrysoprase Amador County, California
04/13/2026

Killer slab of self collected Chrysoprase
Amador County, California

04/13/2026

Smoky Quartz, BBC Mine, El Dorado Co., CA

04/13/2026

Mica phantom within the crystal core. Strange termination but no less exceptional. Eclipse Mine, El Dorado Co., CA

04/13/2026

Crazy parallel points with secondary micro-crystals on the sides. Flawless terminations!
Eclipse Mine, El Dorado Co., CA

Great big chalcedony vug in jasper. Cosumnes River, El Dorado County, CA
02/19/2025

Great big chalcedony vug in jasper. Cosumnes River, El Dorado County, CA

02/19/2025

Pinite after Cordierite, BBC Mine, El Dorado County, Ca

Here’s a piece of Chrysoprase that I dug with matrix attached, then after trimming, then after cutting some edges off, a...
02/22/2024

Here’s a piece of Chrysoprase that I dug with matrix attached, then after trimming, then after cutting some edges off, and finally some cabs made from the cut ends.

Check out this beautiful Moss Opal from Amador County, CA
02/22/2024

Check out this beautiful Moss Opal from Amador County, CA

Moss opal with dendrites and blue opal from Amador County, California.

This stuff just blows my mind! The aqua color is due to the presence of Nickel AND Chromite.
02/22/2024

This stuff just blows my mind! The aqua color is due to the presence of Nickel AND Chromite.

Love me some feldspar!
04/08/2023

Love me some feldspar!

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