Aquamarine and Black Tourmaline, Erongo, Namibia

Upon auction close, you will be sent an invoice indicating final value of the specimen, applicable taxes (Arizona) and shipping options. Payments must be made within 10 days of auction close unless other arrangements have been made with Open Adit West. If payment is going to be delayed for any reason including bidding on additional specimens, please e-mail and let us know. Communication is paramount! Payment can be made through Paypal. 

Open Adit West
P.O. Box 77486
Tucson, AZ 85703

All items purchased from Open Adit West Rocks & Minerals are made pursuant to a shipment contract. This means that the risk of loss and title for such items pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier. By using the shipping calculator below, you will be able to accurately figure your shipping costs. Any additional packing weight necessary for shipping has already been added to the weight of the specimen so there are no "hidden" shipping charges after the auction has ended. Please take a moment to review the information below to understand our Domestic and International shipping policies.

Your order will be processed and shipped as soon as payment arrives. Our regular shipping days are Tuesday and Friday. Orders received after 12pm Friday will ship on the following Tuesday. In the event our normal shipping day falls on a U.S. National holiday, your order will sent out the next business day.

Upon auction close you will be sent an invoice with several options for shipping. Please contact us by e-mail within three days of auction closing. By using the shipping calculator below, you can calculate the shipping costs for destinations located within the continental United States. We will ship USPS Parcel Post or USPS Priority Mail .  Open Adit West utilizes USPS Delivery Confirmation to ensure your specimens are delivered to the address you provide.

Upon auction close you will be sent an invoice with the shipping charge. Please contact us by e-mail within three days of auction closing. Please use the shipping calculator below to figure International shipping costs.   We will ship by USPS Priority Mail International for which normal delivery time is between 6 to 10 days. In the event that multiple specimens are won, we can sometimes combine item shipping costs depending on the size of the specimens to ensure you receive the lowest rate possible. 

We make every attempt to describe the items listed as completely & accurately as possible. This includes locality information. We do not believe in adding paragraphs of irrelevant information to the description, guessing or making up what localities we think the specimen may have originated to try and sell it. Our specimens sell themselves! If you have any questions, please e-mail us before you bid.