Mounts / Stands / Risers

Note: This is new and development.

Stands and Mounts allow you to orient specimens and elevate them, providing a more pleasing aesthetic view. Some mounts also allow you to apply labels containing information about the specimen. Risers allow you to provide different viewing profiles.....Kids in the back stand on boxes for the photo. Below are several types of stands and mounts that I have personally found useful. For each item, I have included suggested search phrases that may help locate them online. While general internet searches are effective, many users report good results when searching on platforms such as Alibaba, AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and Temu. The platforms are listed in alphabetical order.

Transparency note: Some links provided are Amazon Associate links. Purchases made through these links earn me a small commission (approximately 4%), which helps support my rock habit. Everything shown here was purchased by me personally.

P.S.—Yes, I know Amazon is evil, but they have cool stuff and deliver to my door in rural Kentucky. 🙂

Search for the following:

"Adjustable Metal Arm Display Stand with Acrylic Base Display"
"Acrylic Base Easel Rock Mineral Stand"

Note you can add "Round", "Square", and size to the search.

I have seen them following sizes:

40 x 40 mm (1.57 x 1.57 in) 70 x 70 mm (2.75 x 7.75 in)

50 x 50 mm (2 x 2 in) 80 x 80 mm (3.15 x 3.15 in)

60 x 60 mm (2.36 x 2.36 in) 101 x 101 mm (4 x 4 in)

Search for:

"Acrylic Jewelry Display Stand Set"
"Acrylic display tiles"
"Stackable Jewelry Display Cubes"

Another method is to mill out part of the stand/mount so the specimen sets into the mount. Everett Harrinton offers this service. I believe his business page is Minerals Plus. Note he also does text engraving onto the mounts.

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