Below is a gallery of minerals for sale from
the type locality where they were first discovered or described,
available for sale from John Betts - Fine Minerals in New York City, NY.
The type locality is where samples were acquired for a new mineral find,
that provided the crystallographic analysis of the new mineral and becomes
the baseline reference for that mineral species. Some old minerals do not
have a type locality, because there existence predates early analysis techniques.
These are "grandfathered" minerals. But most minerals do have a type locality
and some collectors choose to collect only specimens of minerals from the
type locality because that is the "purest" reference. The best reference
for the type localities of mineral species is Fleischer's Glossary of Mineral
Species 2008 which lists mineral formula, crystal system, and type locality
for each mineral
species.Online order form
Sizes: (t) = Thumbnail, (m) = Miniature, (c) = Cabinet, (lc) = Large
Cabinet
#82572, Tanzanite (blue-violet color change gem
variety of Zoisite), Merelani Hills, Tanzania (Type Locality for
Tanzanite) (t) $90 |
#81650, Fluorapatite with Cookeite, Mount
Rubellite, Hebron, Maine (Type Locality for Cookeite) (t) $75 |
#81756, Olmiite on Calcite, N'Chwaning
II Mine, South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite) (t) $225 |
#81854, Weloganite, Francon Quarry,
Montréal, Canada (Type Locality for Weloganite) (t) $28 |
#82193, Olmiite, N'Chwaning II Mine,
South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite) (t) $125 |
#82012, Ajoite, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo,
Arizona (Type Locality for Ajoite) (t) $30 |
#82305, Vauxite, Llallagua Mine, Bolivia
(Type Locality for Vauxite) (t) $35 |
#82960, Whiteite-(CaFeMg) with Siderite,
Rapid Creek, 70 km northwest of Aklavik, Canada (Type Locality for
Whiteite-(CaFeMg)) (t) $38 |
#82734, Yuksporite, Mount Yukspor, Khibiny
Massif, Russia (Type Locality for Yuksporite) (t) $48 |
#82006, Neptunite, Joaquinite-(Ce), Crossite
on Natrolite, Benitoite Gem Mine, California (Type Locality for
Joaquinite-(Ce)) (t) $28 |
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JERSEY
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#82638, Zincite with Calcite, Willemite,
Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey (Type Locality for Zincite) (t) $20 |
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#82578, Zincite, Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg,
New Jersey (Type Locality for Zincite) (t) $22 |
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