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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.

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Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form) from ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York
#55024, Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form), ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, New York (m) $85

Samarskite-(Y) from Spinelli Quarry, South Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
#53964, Samarskite-(Y), Spinelli Quarry, Connecticut (t) $38

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphine-law twin) from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire
#56106, Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphine-law twin), Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, New Hampshire (m) $65

Heulandite with Celadonite inclusions from Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
#55922, Heulandite with Celadonite inclusions, Aurangabad, India (m) $36

Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form) from ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York
#55023, Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form), ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, New York (t) $150

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Naica Mining District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
#51445, Calcite (twinned crystals), Naica Mining District, Mexico (m) $55

Quartz (Amethyst-Smoky Scepter Formation) from Little Gem Mine, Upper Rader Creek, Jefferson County, Montana
#58320, Quartz (Amethyst-Smoky Scepter Formation), Little Gem Mine, Montana (m) $225

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphine-law twin) from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire
#56107, Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphine-law twin), Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, New Hampshire (m) $95

Chrysoberyl (twinned crystals) from Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil
#39182, Chrysoberyl (twinned crystals), Colatina, Brazil (t) $115

Spinel from Altaiskii Krai, Sibirsky Federalny Okrug, Russia
#48402, Spinel, Altaiskii Krai, Russia (c) $250

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Sokolovskiy-Sarbaiskiy Mine, Rudnyy, Kustanay Oblast, Kazakhstan
#43379, Calcite (twinned crystals), Sokolovskiy-Sarbaiskiy Mine, Kazakhstan (m) $125

Quartz with Brookite and Rutile inclusions from Raskoh Mountain, Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan
#55417, Quartz with Brookite and Rutile inclusions, Raskoh Mountain, Kharan, Pakistan (m) $75

Microcline (Carlsbad-law twinned) from Maroon Bells, Elk Mountains, southwest of Aspen,  Pitkin County and Gunnison County, Colorado
#56450, Microcline (Carlsbad-law twinned), Maroon Bells, Elk Mountains, Colorado (m) $16

Cerussite (V-twinned) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#51531, Cerussite (V-twinned), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (t) $125

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Verkhniy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
#55781, Calcite (twinned crystals), Verkhniy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Russia (m) $275

Cerussite (twinned crystals) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#56857, Cerussite (twinned crystals), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $95

Pyrite (bar-shaped crystals) from Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Iron County, Missouri
#57650, Pyrite (bar-shaped crystals), Buick Mine, Missouri (m) $225

Hematite var. Kidney Ore from Cumbria, England
#57717, Hematite var. Kidney Ore, England (c) $275

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (distorted) from Minas Gerais, Brazil
#56232, Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (distorted), Brazil (m) $28

Quartz var. Smoky with Spessartine Garnet inclusions from Beaver County, Utah
#48484, Quartz var. Smoky with Spessartine Garnet inclusions, Utah (c) $150

Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned crystals) from Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kraj, Russia
#51498, Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned crystals), Dalnegorsk, Russia (m) $150

Quartz (scepter-growth) from Diamond Ledge, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
#49263, Quartz (scepter-growth), Diamond Ledge, Noyes Mountain, Maine (t) $29

Galena from Krushev Dol Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
#43481, Galena, Krushev Dol Mine, Bulgaria (c) $150

Aeschynite-(Y) var. Blomstrandine from Iveland, Setesdal (Saetersdalen), Aust-Agder, Norway
#52505, Aeschynite-(Y) var. Blomstrandine, Iveland, Norway  $25

Azurite in clay matrix from Malbunka Mine, Areyonga, Northern Territory, Australia
#54283, Azurite in clay matrix, Malbunka Mine, Australia (c) $75

Rutile (eightling-twin) from Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas
#56615, Rutile (eightling-twin), Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Arkansas (t) $135

Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned) from Iron Cap Mine, Graham County, Arizona
#40326, Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned), Iron Cap Mine, Arizona (m) $225

Quartz (scepter-growth) from Diamond Ledge, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
#49265, Quartz (scepter-growth), Diamond Ledge, Noyes Mountain, Maine (t) $29

Copper (Spinel-law Twins) from Dzhezkazgan, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan
#36522, Copper (Spinel-law Twins), Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan (m) $225

Cerussite (twinned crystals) from Grand Reef Mine, Aravaipa District, Graham County, Arizona
#52703, Cerussite (twinned crystals), Grand Reef Mine, Arizona (t) $28

Aeschynite-(Y) var. Blomstrandine from Iveland, Setesdal (Saetersdalen), Aust-Agder, Norway
#52503, Aeschynite-(Y) var. Blomstrandine, Iveland, Norway  $25

Galena from Krushev Dol Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
#43481, Galena, Krushev Dol Mine, Bulgaria (c) $175

Epidote (twinned crystals) from Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
#55409, Epidote (twinned crystals), Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Pakistan (m) $150

Aeschynite-(Y) var. Blomstrandine from Iveland, Setesdal (Saetersdalen), Aust-Agder, Norway
#52506, Aeschynite-(Y) var. Blomstrandine, Iveland, Norway  $25

Galena (Spinel-law twinned) with Quartz and Calcite from Krushev Dol Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
#42776, Galena (Spinel-law twinned) with Quartz and Calcite, Krushev Dol Mine, Bulgaria (c) $125

Quartz var. Amethyst Scepter from Washington Camp-Duquesne District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
#43260, Quartz var. Amethyst Scepter, Washington Camp-Duquesne District, Arizona (t) $32

Quartz var. Faden-habit from Mathon, Piz Beverin, Graubünden, Switzerland
#54068, Quartz var. Faden-habit, Mathon, Piz Beverin, Switzerland (m) $22

Microcline (Baveno-law twinned) from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire
#56683, Microcline (Baveno-law twinned), Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, New Hampshire (c) $65

Quartz (scepter-growth) from Diamond Ledge, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
#49262, Quartz (scepter-growth), Diamond Ledge, Noyes Mountain, Maine (t) $28

Rutile (twinned crystals) from Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia
#32711, Rutile (twinned crystals), Graves Mountain, Georgia (m) $165

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphine-law twin) from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire
#56108, Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphine-law twin), Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, New Hampshire (m) $55

Bournonite (twinned crystals) from La Oroya, Yauli Province, Peru
#56766, Bournonite (twinned crystals), La Oroya, Peru (t) $55

Cerussite (V-twinned crystals) from Touissit Mine, south of Oujda, Morocco
#57742, Cerussite (V-twinned crystals), Touissit Mine, Morocco (m) $225

Aeschynite-(Y) var. Blomstrandine from Iveland, Setesdal (Saetersdalen), Aust-Agder, Norway
#52511, Aeschynite-(Y) var. Blomstrandine, Iveland, Norway  $25

Betafite from Silver Crater Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada
#57376, Betafite, Silver Crater Mine, Canada (t) $25

Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#55210, Cerussite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $325

Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form) from ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York
#55022, Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form), ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, New York (m) $125

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Sokolovskiy-Sarbaiskiy Mine, Rudnyy, Kustanay Oblast, Kazakhstan
#45666, Calcite (twinned crystals), Sokolovskiy-Sarbaiskiy Mine, Kazakhstan (c) $275

Calcite with Pyrite inclusions from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
#55727, Calcite with Pyrite inclusions, Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, Missouri (m) $65

Cerussite (reticulated) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#57671, Cerussite (reticulated), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $250

Quartz (scepter-growth) from Diamond Ledge, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
#49264, Quartz (scepter-growth), Diamond Ledge, Noyes Mountain, Maine (t) $30

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
#20395, Calcite (twinned crystals), Prospect Park Quarry, New Jersey (m) $38

Samarskite-(Y) from Divino de Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil
#49939, Samarskite-(Y), Divino de Ubá, Brazil (t) $22

Topaz (flawless gem-grade crystal) from Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
#57220, Topaz (flawless gem-grade crystal), Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Pakistan (t) $55

Calcite with Pyrite inclusions from Faraday Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada
#57962, Calcite with Pyrite inclusions, Faraday Mine, Canada (m) $38

Quartz (Amethyst-Smoky Scepter Formation) from Little Gem Mine, Upper Rader Creek, Jefferson County, Montana
#58319, Quartz (Amethyst-Smoky Scepter Formation), Little Gem Mine, Montana (m) $375

Rutile (eightling-twin) from Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas
#57804, Rutile (eightling-twin), Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Arkansas (t) $125

Cerussite (twinned crystals) on Galena from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#58152, Cerussite (twinned crystals) on Galena, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $125

Quartz (Amethyst-Smoky Scepter Formation) from Little Gem Mine, Upper Rader Creek, Jefferson County, Montana
#58318, Quartz (Amethyst-Smoky Scepter Formation), Little Gem Mine, Montana (m) $375

Diamond (4.50 carat intersecting yellow macles, twinned crystals including Star-of-David Twin) from Northern Cape Province, South Africa
#57267, Diamond (4.50 carat intersecting yellow macles, twinned crystals including Star-of-David Twin), South Africa (t) $7310

Fluorite (Spinel-law twinned) from Erongo Mountain, 20 km north of Usakos, Namibia
#57335, Fluorite (Spinel-law twinned), Erongo Mountain, Namibia (m) $750

Copper in Calcite from Quincy Mine, Hancock, Keweenaw Peninsula Copper District, Houghton County, Michigan
#12199, Copper in Calcite, Quincy Mine, Hancock, Michigan (m) $1250

Fluorite (Spinel-law twinned) from Erongo Mountain, 20 km north of Usakos, Namibia
#57333, Fluorite (Spinel-law twinned), Erongo Mountain, Namibia (m) $725

Cerussite (reticulated) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#41804, Cerussite (reticulated), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (c) $1750

Quartz var. Scepter Smoky Quartz with Hyalite Opal from Black Cap Mountain, east of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire
#57698, Quartz var. Scepter Smoky Quartz with Hyalite Opal, Black Cap Mountain, east of North Conway, New Hampshire (lc) $250

Calcite (twinned crystals) with Pyrite inclusions from Xianghualing, Hunan, China
#54544, Calcite (twinned crystals) with Pyrite inclusions, Xianghualing, China (c) $275

Quartz var. Smoky Dauphine-law Twin from Rocket Claim, Crystal Peak area, Teller County, Colorado
#52088, Quartz var. Smoky Dauphine-law Twin, Rocket Claim, Colorado (lc) $400

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Roosevelt Avenue Quarry (York Stone Quarry), York, York County, Pennsylvania
#46640, Calcite (twinned crystals), Roosevelt Avenue Quarry (York Stone Quarry), Pennsylvania (lc) $400

Beryl var. Aquamarine (complexly etched crystal) from Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
#55726, Beryl var. Aquamarine (complexly etched crystal), Divino das Laranjeiras, Brazil (c) $450

Elbaite Tourmaline (unusual curved crystal) from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
#44158, Elbaite Tourmaline (unusual curved crystal), Paprok, Afghanistan (lc) $6500

Calcite over Stibnite from Xikuangshan antimony mine, near Lengshujiang, Shaoyang, Hunan, China
#54515, Calcite over Stibnite, Xikuangshan antimony mine, China (c) $450

Cerussite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
#56277, Cerussite, Broken Hill, Australia (c) $450

Cerussite (V-twinned) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#51533, Cerussite (V-twinned), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $400

Quartz (Japan-law twinned) from Llallagua Mine, Potosí Department+, Bolivia
#54889, Quartz (Japan-law twinned), Llallagua Mine, Bolivia (c) $400

Quartz var. Gwindel-habit from Graubünden (Grissons), Switzerland
#41807, Quartz var. Gwindel-habit, Switzerland (c) $1250

Quartz (Amethyst-Smoky Parallel Formation) from Little Gem Mine, Upper Rader Creek, Jefferson County, Montana
#58322, Quartz (Amethyst-Smoky Parallel Formation), Little Gem Mine, Montana (lc) $325

Quartz (Japan-law twinned) from Castrovirreyna District, Huancavelica Department, Peru
#54891, Quartz (Japan-law twinned), Castrovirreyna District, Peru (lc) $150

Quartz (Amethyst-Smoky Parallel Formation) from Little Gem Mine, Upper Rader Creek, Jefferson County, Montana
#58321, Quartz (Amethyst-Smoky Parallel Formation), Little Gem Mine, Montana (c) $525

Quartz (Amethyst-Smoky Scepter Formation) from Little Gem Mine, Upper Rader Creek, Jefferson County, Montana
#58324, Quartz (Amethyst-Smoky Scepter Formation), Little Gem Mine, Montana (lc) $400

Quartz (Amethyst-Smoky Scepter Formation) from Little Gem Mine, Upper Rader Creek, Jefferson County, Montana
#58323, Quartz (Amethyst-Smoky Scepter Formation), Little Gem Mine, Montana (c) $475

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Diamond (0.17 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions) from Zimbabwe
#57113, Diamond (0.17 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions), Zimbabwe (t) $50

Diamond (0.19 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions) from Zimbabwe
#57120, Diamond (0.19 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions), Zimbabwe (t) $50

Diamond (0.17 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions) from Zimbabwe
#56984, Diamond (0.17 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions), Zimbabwe (t) $55

Diamond (0.19 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions) from Zimbabwe
#57114, Diamond (0.19 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions), Zimbabwe (t) $65

Diamond (0.23 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions) from Zimbabwe
#57111, Diamond (0.23 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions), Zimbabwe (t) $85

Diamond (0.23 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions) from Zimbabwe
#56978, Diamond (0.23 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions), Zimbabwe (t) $95

Diamond (0.32 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions) from Zimbabwe
#57109, Diamond (0.32 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions), Zimbabwe (t) $95

Diamond (0.20 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions) from Zimbabwe
#57115, Diamond (0.20 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions), Zimbabwe (t) $65

Diamond (0.33 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions) from Zimbabwe
#57112, Diamond (0.33 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions), Zimbabwe (t) $95

Diamond (0.21 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions) from Zimbabwe
#56980, Diamond (0.21 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions), Zimbabwe (t) $95

Diamond (0.25 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions) from Zimbabwe
#56974, Diamond (0.25 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions), Zimbabwe (t) $125

Diamond (0.16 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions) from Zimbabwe
#57103, Diamond (0.16 carat polished slice with sector-zoned inclusions), Zimbabwe (t) $175

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