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For Sale Mineral Oddities and Unusual Minerals
Phantoms, Faden, Twins, Gwindels, Enhydros, Scepters , Radioactive Minerals

Below is a gallery of mineral oddities and unusual minerals: Bent Crystals, Phantoms, Faden, Twins, Gwindel, Enhydro, Scepter, radioactive, meteorites, epitaxial, twinned, doubly-terminated) for sale from John Betts - Fine Minerals in New York City, NY. To purchase mineral specimens, go to the Online order form.

 Sizes: (t) = Thumbnail, (m) = Miniature, (c) = Cabinet, (lc) = Large Cabinet

Titanite (twinned crystals) for sale from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
#82357, Titanite (twinned crystals), Capelinha, Brazil (t) $25

Apophyllite (with green zones) for sale from Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
#80696, Apophyllite (with green zones), Jalgaon, India (m) $24

Spodumene (etched gem-grade crystal) for sale from Mawi Pegmatite, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
#82733, Spodumene (etched gem-grade crystal), Mawi Pegmatite, Afghanistan (t) $35

Scheelite on doubly-terminated Quartz for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#80378, Scheelite on doubly-terminated Quartz, Yaogangxian Mine, China (c) $295

Andradite Garnet for sale from Antetezambato, Ambanja, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar
#82387, Andradite Garnet, Antetezambato, Madagascar (t) $55

Beryl var. Heliodor with pseudomorphic cavity after Quartz for sale from Volodarsk-Volynskii, west of Kyiv, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukraine
#82544, Beryl var. Heliodor with pseudomorphic cavity after Quartz, Volodarsk-Volynskii, Ukraine (t) $150

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) for sale from Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China
#80631, Cassiterite (twinned crystals), Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, China (m) $325

Chalcocite with Chalcopyrite-Bornite coating for sale from Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin
#81588, Chalcocite with Chalcopyrite-Bornite coating, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Wisconsin (t) $55

Sphalerite (contact twinned crystals) for sale from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
#81342, Sphalerite (contact twinned crystals), Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, Missouri (m) $45

Apophyllite for sale from Pashan Hill Quarry, Pune District, Maharashtra, India
#82405, Apophyllite, Pashan Hill Quarry, Pune District, India (t) $22

Datolite pseudomorphs after Glauberite (epimorphs) for sale from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
#81334, Datolite pseudomorphs after Glauberite (epimorphs), Prospect Park Quarry, New Jersey (c) $85

Pyrite with Chalcocite coating for sale from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
#80852, Pyrite with Chalcocite coating, Milpillas Mine, Mexico (m) $125

Stilbite on Quartz epimorphs after Laumontite over Calcite for sale from Pune District, Maharashtra, India
#80454, Stilbite on Quartz epimorphs after Laumontite over Calcite, Pune District, India (c) $35

Beryl var Goshenite (with unusual dissolved termination) for sale from Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
#82706, Beryl var Goshenite (with unusual dissolved termination), Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Pakistan (t) $28

Quartz with uncommon S-face for sale from Coleman's Mine, Miller's Mountain, Jessieville, Garland County, Arkansas
#82753, Quartz with uncommon S-face, Coleman's Mine, Miller's Mountain, Arkansas (t) $22

Chalcocite with Chalcopyrite-Bornite coating for sale from Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin
#81584, Chalcocite with Chalcopyrite-Bornite coating, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Wisconsin (t) $65

Sphalerite (lamellar twinned) with minor Calcite for sale from Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Cherokee County, Kansas
#81202, Sphalerite (lamellar twinned) with minor Calcite, Mid-Continent Mine, Kansas (m) $65

Pyrite with Chalcocite coating plus Quartz for sale from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
#81556, Pyrite with Chalcocite coating plus Quartz, Milpillas Mine, Mexico (m) $55

Chalcocite with Chalcopyrite-Bornite coating for sale from Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin
#81595, Chalcocite with Chalcopyrite-Bornite coating, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Wisconsin (t) $48

Calcite with Quartz overgrowth for sale from Droujba Mine, Laki (Luki), Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
#80175, Calcite with Quartz overgrowth, Droujba Mine, Bulgaria (c) $55

Quartz var. Black Herkimer Diamond with black hydrocarbon inclusions for sale from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York
#82681, Quartz var. Black Herkimer Diamond with black hydrocarbon inclusions, Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, New York (t) $38

Pyrite with Chalcocite coating for sale from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
#75761, Pyrite with Chalcocite coating, Milpillas Mine, Mexico (m) $55

Tanzanite (blue-violet color change gem variety of Zoisite) for sale from Merelani Hills, western slope of Lelatama Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania
#82572, Tanzanite (blue-violet color change gem variety of Zoisite), Merelani Hills, Tanzania (Type Locality for Tanzanite) (t) $90

Pyrite with Chalcocite coating for sale from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
#75663, Pyrite with Chalcocite coating, Milpillas Mine, Mexico (m) $30

Fluorite (internally color zoned) for sale from Xia Yang, Yongchun, Quanzhou, Fujian, China
#80288, Fluorite (internally color zoned), Xia Yang, Yongchun, China (c) $225

Titanite (twinned crystals) with Chlorite for sale from Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
#81954, Titanite (twinned crystals) with Chlorite, Hunza Valley, Pakistan (t) $25

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) for sale from Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Bohemia, Czech Republic
#82170, Cassiterite (twinned crystals), Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Czech Republic (t) $115

Spinel (unusual blue color) for sale from Mahenge, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
#81220, Spinel (unusual blue color), Mahenge, Tanzania (t) $48

Aragonite (pseudo-hexagonal twinned crystal) for sale from Barrel Spring Creek, Albany County, Wyoming
#82376, Aragonite (pseudo-hexagonal twinned crystal), Barrel Spring Creek, Wyoming (t) $18

Quartz var. Black Herkimer Diamonds with black hydrocarbon inclusions for sale from Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York
#82511, Quartz var. Black Herkimer Diamonds with black hydrocarbon inclusions, Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, New York (t) $26

Titanite (twinned crystals) for sale from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
#82718, Titanite (twinned crystals), Capelinha, Brazil (t) $24

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) for sale from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
#82056, Cassiterite (twinned crystals), Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Maine (t) $38

Rutile (twinned crystals) for sale from Graves Mountain (Kyanite Mine), 19.5 km east of Washington, Lincoln County, Georgia
#82402, Rutile (twinned crystals), Graves Mountain (Kyanite Mine), Georgia (t) $125

Tyuyamunite for sale from Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada
#82424, Tyuyamunite, Carlin Trend, Nevada (t) $15

Quartz var. Smoky Scepter Formation for sale from Intergalactic Pit, Deer Hill, Stow, Oxford County, Maine
#81945, Quartz var. Smoky Scepter Formation, Intergalactic Pit, Deer Hill, Maine (t) $24

Psilomelane (Pyrolusite, Romanèchite, Cryptomelane) for sale from Lake Valley District, Sierra County, New Mexico
#82111, Psilomelane (Pyrolusite, Romanèchite, Cryptomelane), Lake Valley District, New Mexico (t) $25

Bismuth (Synthetic) for sale from Man-made
#82599, Bismuth (Synthetic), Man-made (t) $30

Hematite var. Turgite for sale from Pahang, Malaysia
#82075, Hematite var. Turgite, Malaysia (m) $150

Calcite with Brucite(?) inclusions for sale from Khwaye Mine, Loralai, northwestern Baluchistan, Pakistan
#82136, Calcite with Brucite(?) inclusions, Khwaye Mine, Loralai, Pakistan (t) $28

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné twin) for sale from Minas Gerais, Brazil
#82763, Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné twin), Brazil (t) $16

Vanadinite (parallel hoppered growth) for sale from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco
#82968, Vanadinite (parallel hoppered growth), Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Morocco (t) $28

Titanite (twinned crystals) for sale from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
#82719, Titanite (twinned crystals), Capelinha, Brazil (t) $18

Fluorite (with phantom growth zoning) for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#82962, Fluorite (with phantom growth zoning), Yaogangxian Mine, China (t) $16

Vanadinite (parallel hoppered growth) for sale from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco
#82973, Vanadinite (parallel hoppered growth), Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Morocco (t) $18

 

Bournonite (twinned crystals) for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#81551, Bournonite (twinned crystals), Yaogangxian Mine, China (t) $195

Fluorite (zoned crystals) with Quartz for sale from Boltsburn West Level, south side of Rookhopeburn, 100 meters NW of Boltsburn mine shaft, County Durham, England
#81555, Fluorite (zoned crystals) with Quartz, Boltsburn West Level, south side of Rookhopeburn, England (c) $875

Wulfenite with Mimetite overgrowth for sale from Mina La Morita, Ascensión, Chihuahua, Mexico
#81554, Wulfenite with Mimetite overgrowth, Mina La Morita, Mexico (c) $795

Bournonite (doubly terminated cyclic twinned crystals) for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#81547, Bournonite (doubly terminated cyclic twinned crystals), Yaogangxian Mine, China (t) $325

Calcite (internally zoned) for sale from Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
#81570, Calcite (internally zoned), Dalnegorsk, Russia (m) $550

Azurite partially altered to Malachite for sale from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
#80343, Azurite partially altered to Malachite, Milpillas Mine, Mexico (m) $425

Bournonite (twinned crystals) with Boulangerite micros for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#81538, Bournonite (twinned crystals) with Boulangerite micros, Yaogangxian Mine, China (m) $400

Bournonite (doubly terminated twinned crystals) for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#81546, Bournonite (doubly terminated twinned crystals), Yaogangxian Mine, China (t) $225

Bournonite (cog-wheel twinned crystals) with Boulangerite micros for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#81539, Bournonite (cog-wheel twinned crystals) with Boulangerite micros, Yaogangxian Mine, China (m) $450

Bournonite (twinned crystals) for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#81550, Bournonite (twinned crystals), Yaogangxian Mine, China (t) $150

Pyrite with Chalcocite coating for sale from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
#75670, Pyrite with Chalcocite coating, Milpillas Mine, Mexico (m) $75

Bournonite (complexly twinned crystals) with Boulangerite micros for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#81536, Bournonite (complexly twinned crystals) with Boulangerite micros, Yaogangxian Mine, China (m) $350

Bournonite (cyclic twinned crystals) for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#81543, Bournonite (cyclic twinned crystals), Yaogangxian Mine, China (t) $225

Fluorite (Spinel Law twinned) for sale from Erongo Mountains, 20 km north of Usakos, Damaraland, Namibia
#82176, Fluorite (Spinel Law twinned), Erongo Mountains, Namibia (t) $500

Pyrite with Chalcocite coating for sale from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
#75675, Pyrite with Chalcocite coating, Milpillas Mine, Mexico (c) $65

Bournonite (cyclic twinned crystals) with Boulangerite micros for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#81541, Bournonite (cyclic twinned crystals) with Boulangerite micros, Yaogangxian Mine, China (m) $375

Bournonite (twinned crystals) for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#81542, Bournonite (twinned crystals), Yaogangxian Mine, China (m) $375

Bournonite (cyclic twinned crystals) for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#81540, Bournonite (cyclic twinned crystals), Yaogangxian Mine, China (t) $375

Bournonite (doubly terminated complexly twinned crystals) for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#81545, Bournonite (doubly terminated complexly twinned crystals), Yaogangxian Mine, China (t) $350

Calcite (twinned crystals) for sale from Empire State Zinc Mine #4 (formerly ZCA No. 4 Mine), 3900' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York
#82905, Calcite (twinned crystals), Empire State Zinc Mine #4 (formerly ZCA No. 4 Mine), 3900' Level, New York (m) $450

Bournonite (doubly terminated complexly twinned crystals) for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#81544, Bournonite (doubly terminated complexly twinned crystals), Yaogangxian Mine, China (m) $225

Calcite (twinned crystals) for sale from Empire State Zinc Mine #4 (formerly ZCA No. 4 Mine), 3900' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York
#82906, Calcite (twinned crystals), Empire State Zinc Mine #4 (formerly ZCA No. 4 Mine), 3900' Level, New York (m) $400

 

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