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Card 700 of 10002026-08-26 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-08-26

Rare Facets Keeps a Mineral’s Paper Trail Intact

rarefacets.com Observed source
Editorial interest 82/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A collector community for cataloging, sharing, buying, selling, and trading mineral specimens with persistent provenance.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-26 issue.

Field notes

Specimens receive identifiers such as MIN-000027, photographs, provenance records, and privacy controls for purchase price, value, and insurance information. The proposed transfer model lets a seller make a public or named-buyer offer, negotiate a handoff, and pass the specimen into the buyer’s catalog without changing its number. The homepage also shows a discovery stream, practitioner listing, and recent entries ranging from Imperial Topaz to Libyan Desert Glass.

Observed signals

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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

LoginAccess appeared gated
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
PrettyNotable craft visible
ProPolished or operationally mature
NicheUnusually specific use
HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
ƒJavaScriptBrowser-side code central

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Landing page observed 2026-08-26. The live site may have changed.