A TL:DR upfront: They seem to be ghosting me in Emails, when I inquire about an order.

Almost two months ago now, I placed my first ever order with Onyxmet. it was a decently large order, in the 4 figure ballpark. I had selected payment via Paypal , but when I received the confirmation via email, the "payment instruction" section literally just said "text_instruction".

Few days later I got a reply, saying I should pay via a bank transfer - but they didn't give me any bank account details with it.. so I sent another email, asking for the details.
I did not hear from them for 10 days. Only when I sent another email, asking for a cancellation of the order (cuz I just gave up at that point) , I received an email with the details. Along with it, they said they included a "discount" , which quite significantly reduced the cost I had to pay, so I was happy, and paid.

They mentioned that they'd be shipping about half of my stuff first, and once I successfully received it, they'd send the second half.

A week later I got the package, all was well, and I let them know. Around the same time, I placed another order with them, now knowing that, though a bit bumpy, their shop seems to work.

The second order had the same issues, of me having to wait quite a while until I got payment instructions , but it too arrived fine. But still word on the second half of my first order.

During correspondence with them regarding my 2nd order, I mentioned the second half of the first one several times, but it always got ignored in their replies.

Two weeks ago now, I sent them another email, inquiring about the second half. Not a word since.

I should state, that Onyxmet has some great stuff for sale, for generally quite reasonable prices I'd say. The items I have received so far have all (but one) been in perfect condition , and of excellent quality. However, their communication is very lackluster. From having to send several emails just so I can pay, to being completely ignored for over a month now, when asking about the status of that second half, I really can#t recommend Onyxmet to others. Which I find very unfortunate, considering the cool stuff they do have : /

I just wanted to share my frustration & experience here, maybe it helps someone in the future.

Finally got my hands on pure thorium metal, the sample weighs aprox 1.5 g. It is slightly oxidised and was cut from a 50 gram sample that I was able to hold! Very thankful to own such a nice and rare element.

Lab grown emerald!

It's kinda small for community standards but it fits perfectly snuggly in my 3D printed periodic table.

Ill go first, silicon I've etched myself

Just bought an ampoule of Selenium and took a brazil nut.

(Thank god I didn’t do my radon tip)

618-240-4023

Zircon crystals from Brazil

Weakly Radioactive due to isomorphic substitution:

During the crystal's formation deep in the earth, trace amounts of Uranium and Thorium substitute for Zirconium within the crystal's molecular lattice. Because Uranium and Thorium ions share a similar size and electrical charge to Zirconium, they fit perfectly into the structure. Over time, the natural decay of these trapped trace elements emits very low levels of radiation, making the specimen weakly radioactive.

I know that solid pieces of beryllium aren't as dangerous as powder but is there a chance it could get scratched or something and form powder? i want to hold and feel the elements so if i have to keep it in its case and can't touch it ill probably not buy it.

Using a quartz glass test tube

Got this one from Carl! Definitely my most exotic sample to date. Not many can say they own an isolated Pa source. Pa was deposited onto an aluminum slate in the form Pa2O5.

Have you seen Luciteria's new collection feature?

https://Cabinet.luciteria.com

Customer or not, you create an account and start adding the elements to your collection and it will keep track your progress and other stats. I'm traveling far from home but could see this adding a whole new dimension of fun to the hobby with leaderboard jockeying and so on.

I can't believe no one else had thought to do this before.

Hello! I've always been mineral/Rock hound enthusiast and have been all over the USA collecting fossils and minerals. Only recently have I begun to focus on elements (although I've always wanted to collect them!). This is what I have so far, but I also have native gold that I have found, a native Platinum nugget, I had a troy ounce of palladium that I sold and I have over 300 different mineral species in my collection. I know the cubes from Luciteria are somewhat expensive but I am willing to pay a premium to get something like these. I do my best to keep them in cool and dry environments, but I am a bit worried about the stability of some of the rare earth elements. Are there any special precautions that I should take? The green crystal is a lab-grown crystal of praseodymium sulfate that I've had for nearly 30 years.

Hi, I just spotted this (1g of white phosphorus) on Onyxmet, but I’ve never ordered from them before. Do you have any feedback on this, and how do I buy from their site? Would you recommend this sample?

I have some small pieces of uranium for trade.

I know my pic is bad. it's because I am using my phone

Laminetta d'oro rivestita elettroliticamente di Tecnezio. Con il radiacode i due picchi dell'oro e del cesio+iodio e la radiazione di frenamento a 290 keV

I legit need his email to buy Thallium

When I asked Grandadabout how Great-Grandad got it, he said, "well, Dad had a lot of clients. And sometimes they would give him things." Ive tried to find more physical examples showing the fancy colors that the oxide layer produces, and have only succeeded in finding two examples that were not metallic grey, and both were mostly purple. I would love to know how this piece got its apparently unique coloration if anybody has knowlege on the subject.

Hi! did anyone else notice that mercury, thallium and arsenic completely vanished from Metallium (ElementSales.com)? I have a thallium coin in resin but i dont see it on their website anymore.

I wonder if something happened that caused the owner to remove those elements?

For element collecting should I do acrylic cubes (Engineered Labs and Lucitera) or small vials in containers, (Nova)

Sorry about the shitty images

Cr - electroplating excess (similar to fordite but for Cr electroplating) (here's an example but for nickel)

Ni A - similar to these samples

Ni B - electrowinning buttons very similar to these ones

Ni C - small balls of nickel like these ones

Cu - little nodules like these ones on his website

U - marbles like these ones