About Us

CK Minerals is the result of the shared passion of father - daughter team Cyril and Katherine Kovacic.

Cyril was first attracted to gold specimens some 40 years ago, and he also recognised the untapped beauty of Australian mineral specimens. By the time he co-founded the Mineralogical Society of Victoria in 1976, Cyril’s knowledge had expanded to include minerals from all parts of the world.

While Katherine and her brother were growing up, the family often went fossicking (the kids even had their own child-sized picks!) and regularly attended gem and mineral shows.

“Some of my earliest and happiest childhood memories are of family fossicking and fossil-hunting expeditions. I think minerals must be in my blood!”

Katherine

Over the years, we have published a number of books on Australian minerals, gemstones and gold, as well as producing the journals Australian Mineralogist, Australian Gems and Crafts Magazine, and Australian Gem and Treasure Hunter.

With CK Minerals, we have refocussed on sharing our love of minerals with others.

We are constantly searching for collections, new finds, and special pieces to buy, and that means there will always be something new to discover in the pages of our website.

Cyril and Katherine looking for Zeolites in the old Collingwood basalt quarries during the Eastern freeway construction (Melbourne, 1970s).