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Minerals from Classic Localities For Sale

Below is a gallery of high quality classic mineral specimens from closed or lost localities known for great mineral specimens acquired from old collections available 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

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline for sale from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California
#82738, Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline, Himalaya Mine, California (t) $65

Vanadinite on Mottramite for sale from Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco
#81378, Vanadinite on Mottramite, Touissit Mine, Morocco (c) $325

Azurite for sale from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#81953, Azurite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (t) $125

Azurite for sale from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#81947, Azurite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (t) $325

Shigaite on Calcite for sale from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
#81870, Shigaite on Calcite, N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa (t) $175

Vanadinite on Fe-Mn-oxide for sale from Taouz, Er Rachidia, Meknes-Tafilalet, Morocco
#80396, Vanadinite on Fe-Mn-oxide, Taouz, Er Rachidia, Morocco (m) $225

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

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline for sale from Cruzeiro Mine, São Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
#81289, Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline, Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil (t) $165

Topaz for sale from Mimosa do Sul, Espirito Santo, Brazil
#80534, Topaz, Mimosa do Sul, Brazil (m) $325

Colemanite on Calcite for sale from Kramer Deposit, Boron, Kern County, California
#81014, Colemanite on Calcite, Kramer Deposit, Boron, California (c) $150

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

Stilbite for sale from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
#81679, Stilbite, Upper New Street Quarry, New Jersey (m) $38

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

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

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with facet-grade gem nodule for sale from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California
#81659, Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with facet-grade gem nodule, Himalaya Mine, California (t) $150

Wulfenite on Quartz for sale from Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
#80786, Wulfenite on Quartz, Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, Massachusetts (m) $75

Fluorapatite with Cookeite for sale from Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine
#81650, Fluorapatite with Cookeite, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Maine (Type Locality for Cookeite) (t) $75

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

Astrophyllite for sale from Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
#82896, Astrophyllite, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia (t) $75

Pyromorphite for sale from Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze, France
#81997, Pyromorphite, Mine des Farges, France (m) $250

Acanthite for sale from Mina la Sirena (La Sirena Mine), Guanajuato, Mexico
#81559, Acanthite, Mina la Sirena (La Sirena Mine), Mexico (t) $125

Barite with Kaolinite inclusions for sale from Book Cliffs, north of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
#82231, Barite with Kaolinite inclusions, Book Cliffs, north of Grand Junction, Colorado (t) $22

Manganite for sale from Caland Mine, Atikokan, Ontario, Canada
#80562, Manganite, Caland Mine, Atikokan, Canada (c) $195

Rhodochrosite for sale from Foote Mine, King's Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina
#82316, Rhodochrosite, Foote Mine, King's Mountain, North Carolina (t) $30

Calcite for sale from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#80968, Calcite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (c) $75

Elbaite Tourmaline for sale from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine
#81863, Elbaite Tourmaline, Mount Mica Quarry, Maine (t) $65

Staurolite for sale from Cook Road locality, Windham, Cumberland County, Maine
#82805, Staurolite, Cook Road locality, Windham, Maine (t) $30

Quartz on Elbaite Tourmaline for sale from Mount Mica, Pocket #28, Paris, Oxford County, Maine
#82271, Quartz on Elbaite Tourmaline, Mount Mica, Pocket #28, Maine (t) $65

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

Wulfenite for sale from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco
#81803, Wulfenite, Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Morocco (t) $35

Legrandite for sale from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
#81879, Legrandite, Mina Ojuela, Mexico (t) $85

Schorl Tourmaline for sale from ledge above the Harvard Quarry, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
#82812, Schorl Tourmaline, ledge above the Harvard Quarry, Noyes Mountain, Maine (m) $25

   

Wulfenite on Calcite for sale from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#80880, Wulfenite on Calcite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $400

Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite for sale from 1st Oxide Zone, Upper Level, Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#81504, Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite, 1st Oxide Zone, Upper Level, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $425
Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and Tsumeb II, the definitive reference books on the Tsumeb Mine).

Pyromorphite for sale from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
#81990, Pyromorphite, Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (c) $575

Hambergite for sale from Little Three Mine, Ramona District, San Diego County, California
#81668, Hambergite, Little Three Mine, Ramona District, California (m) $295

Cerussite and Quartz in Galena solution cavity for sale from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville District, Chester County, Pennsylvania
#75727, Cerussite and Quartz in Galena solution cavity, Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville District, Pennsylvania (lc) $1250

Gold (native gold) for sale from Bald Mountain, Sonora District, Tuolumne County, California
#81567, Gold (native gold), Bald Mountain, Sonora District, California (m) $5975

Gold (native gold) on Quartz for sale from Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne County, California
#81566, Gold (native gold) on Quartz, Mother Lode Belt, California (m) $1750

Gold (native gold) for sale from Coulterville-Mariposa region, Mother Lode Belt, Mariposa County, California
#81565, Gold (native gold), Coulterville-Mariposa region, Mother Lode Belt, California (m) $2325

Pyrite with minor Calcite for sale from Bull's Ferry Road condominium construction site, North Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey
#81661, Pyrite with minor Calcite, Bull's Ferry Road condominium construction site, New Jersey (lc) $350

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

Mimetite for sale from Mina San Antonio, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
#81291, Mimetite, Mina San Antonio, Santa Eulalia District, Mexico (c) $400

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

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

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz for sale from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico
#81243, Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz, Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Mexico (c) $400

Fluorite for sale from Firestone Level, Skears Mine, Middleton-in-Teesdale,  County Durham, England
#81526, Fluorite, Firestone Level, Skears Mine, England (lc) $750

Gold (crystallized native gold) for sale from Coulterville-Mariposa region, Mother Lode Belt, Mariposa County, California
#78084, Gold (crystallized native gold), Coulterville-Mariposa region, Mother Lode Belt, California (t) $1950

Ferberite, Siderite, Fluorapatite, Pyrite for sale from Panasqueira Mine, Barroca Grande, 21 km. west of Fundao, Castelo Branco, Portugal
#81528, Ferberite, Siderite, Fluorapatite, Pyrite, Panasqueira Mine, Portugal (c) $400

Scholzite for sale from Reaphook Hill, Flinders Range, South Australia, Australia
#81319, Scholzite, Reaphook Hill, Australia (lc) $185

Elbaite Tourmaline (bi-colored) for sale from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California
#82908, Elbaite Tourmaline (bi-colored), Himalaya Mine, California (m) $1250

Elbaite var. Bi-colored Tourmaline for sale from Cruzeiro Mine, São Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
#81212, Elbaite var. Bi-colored Tourmaline, Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil (t) $475

FROM MY PRIVATE COLLECTION

This specimen of Famatinite is one the ten best Famatinite specimens found in a one-time find at the Quiruvilca Mine, Peru.

Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
#82444, Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite, Quiruvilca Mine, Peru (c) $4500

It was in my private collection for the last 10 years and is from the collection of Georg Gebhard, who was the co-author of "Die Weltbesten Kristalle von Famatinit und Luzonit," 1998 in Lapis, vol. 23, No. 9, pp. 35-37.

The title of the article translates as, "The World's Finest Crystals of Famatinite and Luzonite." This article documents the find and describes the exceptional quality of the Famatinite specimens.

Below: Lapis, vol. 23, No. 9, pp. 35-37 (1998)

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Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

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Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

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Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

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Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

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Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

 

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