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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, Gwindels, Enhydros, Scepters, radioactive, meteorites, epitaxial, doubly-terminated) for sale from John Betts - Fine Minerals in New York City, NY.

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Rutile (twinned crystals) from Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania
#41017, Rutile (twinned crystals), Parkesburg, Pennsylvania (m) $295

Chrysoberyl (twinned crystals) from Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil
#39171, Chrysoberyl (twinned crystals), Colatina, Brazil (t) $75

Chrysoberyl (twinned crystals) from Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil
#39178, Chrysoberyl (twinned crystals), Colatina, Brazil (t) $155

Chrysoberyl (twinned crystals) from Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil
#39181, Chrysoberyl (twinned crystals), Colatina, Brazil (t) $125

Rutile and Hematite from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
#34901, Rutile and Hematite, Novo Horizonte, Brazil (m) $125

Sphalerite var. Spinel-law Twins from Chihuahua, Mexico
#39679, Sphalerite var. Spinel-law Twins, Mexico (m) $32

Titanite (twinned crystals) with Apatite-(CaF) from Smart Mine Property, Lake Clear, Ontario, Canada
#40852, Titanite (twinned crystals) with Apatite-(CaF), Smart Mine Property, Canada (m) $30

Rutile (twinned crystals) from Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia
#39162, Rutile (twinned crystals), Graves Mountain, Georgia (m) $350

Cerussite (twinned crystals) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#41080, Cerussite (twinned crystals), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $225

Fluorite with internal phantoms from San Martin Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico
#35437, Fluorite with internal phantoms, San Martin Mine, Mexico (m) $375

Cerussite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
#39829, Cerussite, Broken Hill, Australia (m) $125

Albite var. Adularia-Twins from Morro Redondo Mine, Colonel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
#40465, Albite var. Adularia-Twins, Morro Redondo Mine, Brazil (c) $125

Chrysoberyl (twinned crystals) from Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil
#39177, Chrysoberyl (twinned crystals), Colatina, Brazil (t) $135

Rutile (twinned crystals) from Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania
#41020, Rutile (twinned crystals), Parkesburg, Pennsylvania (t) $165

Chrysoberyl (twinned crystals) from Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil
#39182, Chrysoberyl (twinned crystals), Colatina, Brazil (t) $110

Calcite on Calcite from De'an Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi, China
#40291, Calcite on Calcite, De'an Mine, China (m) $175

Uraninite from Swamp No. 1 Quarry (Trebilcock locality), Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine
#40870, Uraninite, Swamp No. 1 Quarry (Trebilcock locality), Maine (t) $125

Quartz (Japan-law Twin) from Narushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
#40440, Quartz (Japan-law Twin), Narushima, Japan (t) $95

Uraninite from Swamp No. 1 Quarry (Trebilcock locality), Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine
#40869, Uraninite, Swamp No. 1 Quarry (Trebilcock locality), Maine (t) $125

Quartz (Japan-law twinned) from Mundo Nuevo Mine, Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Peru
#40611, Quartz (Japan-law twinned), Mundo Nuevo Mine, Peru (m) $135

Calcite (twinned crystals on Quartz) from Nasik, Maharashtra, India
#40165, Calcite (twinned crystals on Quartz), Nasik, India (c) $125

Calcite on Calcite from De'an Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi, China
#40209, Calcite on Calcite, De'an Mine, China (m) $195

Uraninite from Swamp No. 1 Quarry (Trebilcock locality), Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine
#40868, Uraninite, Swamp No. 1 Quarry (Trebilcock locality), Maine (t) $115

Galena (Spinel-law twinned crystals) from Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri
#40675, Galena (Spinel-law twinned crystals), Sweetwater Mine, Missouri (m) $36

Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst Scepter from Crystal Park, Beaverhead County, Montana
#36789, Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst Scepter, Crystal Park, Montana (c) $150

Diamond (5.92 carat spherical Ballas crystal) from Paraguassu River District, Bahia, Brazil
#39019, Diamond (5.92 carat spherical Ballas crystal), Paraguassu River District, Brazil (t) $1225

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