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Below is a gallery of  mineral specimens from old mineral collection, each with labels from old collections or dealers, available 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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Hematite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
#50992, Hematite, Wessels Mine, South Africa (t) $38

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

Hematite from Bouse, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona
#51556, Hematite, Bouse, Arizona (t) $55

Barite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
#43453, Barite, Cave-in-Rock District, Illinois (m) $30

Descloizite from Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia
#52956, Descloizite, Berg Aukas Mine, Namibia (m) $85

Hematite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
#50542, Hematite, Wessels Mine, South Africa (t) $65

Erythrite from Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge,  Saxony, Germany
#44726, Erythrite, Schneeberg District, Germany (Type Locality for Erythrite) (m) $45

Analcime from Mont Saint Bruno, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Québec, Canada
#52313, Analcime, Mont Saint Bruno, Canada (m) $24

Epidote from San Quintin, Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico
#51580, Epidote, San Quintin, Mexico (t) $30

Prehnite from Rifflkees (glacier), Stubachtal, east of Totenkopf Mountain, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
#55196, Prehnite, Rifflkees (glacier), Stubachtal, Austria (m) $95

Sphalerite from Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kraj, Russia
#51455, Sphalerite, Dalnegorsk, Russia (c) $325

Uvite Tourmaline from Power's Farm, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, New York
#51504, Uvite Tourmaline, Power's Farm, Pierrepont, New York (c) $350

Cinnabar on Dolomite from Chatian Mine, Fenghuang, Hunan, China
#51598, Cinnabar on Dolomite, Chatian Mine, China (m) $350

Prehnite with Quartz from Krimmler Achental, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
#55158, Prehnite with Quartz, Krimmler Achental, Austria (c) $85

Hematite with Quartz from BCC Claim #3, near Bouse, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona
#45217, Hematite with Quartz, BCC Claim #3, Arizona (t) $25

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

Quartz var. Amethyst from Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia
#51677, Quartz var. Amethyst, Amelia Courthouse, Virginia (t) $35

Sphalerite with Calcite from Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kraj, Russia
#51500, Sphalerite with Calcite, Dalnegorsk, Russia (c) $325

Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned crystals) with Calcite from Naica Mining District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
#51524, Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned crystals) with Calcite, Naica Mining District, Mexico (m) $55

Datolite pseudomorph after Anhydrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
#52268, Datolite pseudomorph after Anhydrite, Upper New Street Quarry, New Jersey (m) $150

Cassiterite on Muscovite from Tenkerchin (Tenkergin) Mine, Chukotka (Tschukotka), Magadan Oblast', Russia
#51501, Cassiterite on Muscovite, Tenkerchin (Tenkergin) Mine, Russia (c) $250

Topaz from Massangana Tin Mine, Rondônia, Brazil
#50827, Topaz, Massangana Tin Mine, Brazil (t) $40

Barite and Calcite over Fluorite from Minerva #1 Mine, Rosiclare Level, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
#51620, Barite and Calcite over Fluorite, Minerva #1 Mine, Illinois (m) $48

Apophyllite-(KOH) on Prehnite from Fairfax Quarry, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia
#55103, Apophyllite-(KOH) on Prehnite, Fairfax Quarry, Centreville, Virginia (c) $125

Sphalerite from Brownley Hill Mine, Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England
#46691, Sphalerite, Brownley Hill Mine, England (m) $65

Topaz with Albite var. Cleavelandite from Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
#51542, Topaz with Albite var. Cleavelandite, Skardu District, Pakistan (t) $225

Calcite and Sphalerite on Quartz from Cumberland, England
#8430, Calcite and Sphalerite on Quartz, England (c) $200

Sphalerite from Dalnegorsk, Primorskij Kraj, Russia
#51520, Sphalerite, Dalnegorsk, Russia (m) $55

Quartz var. Amethyst from Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia
#51676, Quartz var. Amethyst, Amelia Courthouse, Virginia (t) $36

Quartz var. Smoky from Peter's Pocket, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire
#52592, Quartz var. Smoky, Peter's Pocket, Bartlett, New Hampshire (c) $55

Natrolite on Datolite from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
#52267, Natrolite on Datolite, Millington Quarry, New Jersey (c) $150

Calcite from Nasik, Maharashtra, India
#51463, Calcite, Nasik, India (c) $150

Smithsonite with Quartz from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#51502, Smithsonite with Quartz, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (c) $150

Hemimorphite from Naica Mining District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
#52327, Hemimorphite, Naica Mining District, Mexico (m) $22

Quartz var. Smoky from Peter's Pocket, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire
#52317, Quartz var. Smoky, Peter's Pocket, Bartlett, New Hampshire (c) $150

Barite with Calcite from Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
#50097, Barite with Calcite, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa (m) $30

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

Calcite on Calcite from Meshberger Quarry, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
#39280, Calcite on Calcite, Meshberger Quarry, Indiana (m) $45

Wulfenite, Descloizite, Quartz from Finch Mine (Barking Spider Mine), north of Hayden, Gila County, Arizona
#44967, Wulfenite, Descloizite, Quartz, Finch Mine (Barking Spider Mine), Arizona (t) $15

Chrysocolla on Calcite with Chalcocite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey
#52641, Chrysocolla on Calcite with Chalcocite, Chimney Rock Quarry, New Jersey (c) $175

Pyromorphite from Mine La Farges, Ussels, Corrèze, France
#56286, Pyromorphite, Mine La Farges, France (m) $225

Prehnite from Crestmore Quarry, Riverside County, California
#51698, Prehnite, Crestmore Quarry, California (t) $25

Pyrargyrite var. Ruby Silver from Uchucchaqua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
#50226, Pyrargyrite var. Ruby Silver, Uchucchaqua Mine, Peru (t) $150

Corundum with Ilmenite from Shimersville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
#50255, Corundum with Ilmenite, Shimersville, Pennsylvania (m) $150

Hematite with Calcite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
#50397, Hematite with Calcite, Wessels Mine, South Africa (t) $95

Hematite, Calcite, Gaudefroyite, Xonotlite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
#50545, Hematite, Calcite, Gaudefroyite, Xonotlite, Wessels Mine, South Africa (t) $55

Quartz var. Amethyst from Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia
#51680, Quartz var. Amethyst, Amelia Courthouse, Virginia (t) $42

Hematite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
#50547, Hematite, Wessels Mine, South Africa (t) $95

Apophyllite-(KF) on Pectolite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
#52320, Apophyllite-(KF) on Pectolite, Prospect Park Quarry, New Jersey (c) $125

Cassiterite and Quartz from Huanuni District, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
#42155, Cassiterite and Quartz, Huanuni District, Bolivia (m) $125

Serandite and Analcime from DeMix Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
#52242, Serandite and Analcime, DeMix Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada (c) $225

Beryl from Case Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut
#51308, Beryl, Case Quarry, Connecticut (c) $40

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

Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst from Eastman Quarry, Intergalactic Pit, Millennium Pocket, Deer Hill, Stow, Oxford County, Maine
#41248, Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst, Eastman Quarry, Intergalactic Pit, Maine (c) $45

Quartz var. Smoky from Oliver Diggings, Middle Moat Mountain, Hales Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire
#52319, Quartz var. Smoky, Oliver Diggings, Middle Moat Mountain, New Hampshire (c) $95

Hematite from Pedra Preta Mine, Brumado, Serra das Éguas, Bahia, Brazil
#51555, Hematite, Pedra Preta Mine, Brazil (t) $75

Ilvaite from Isola d'Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
#56304, Ilvaite, Isola d'Elba, Italy (Type Locality for Ilvaite) (m) $125

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

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

Proustite on Quartz with Calcite from St. Andreasberg District, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
#56162, Pyrargyrite on Quartz with Calcite, St. Andreasberg District, Germany (m) $325

Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Magnetite from French Creek Iron Mines, St. Peters, Chester County, Pennsylvania
#51046, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Magnetite, French Creek Iron Mines, Pennsylvania (c) $85

Quartz var. Amethyst from Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia
#51679, Quartz var. Amethyst, Amelia Courthouse, Virginia (t) $38

Epidote (Cerium-rich) on Calcite from Coal Hill Vein, Rossie, St. Lawrence County, New York
#35983, Epidote (Cerium-rich) on Calcite, Coal Hill Vein, Rossie, New York (t) $35

Barite from Lamb Mine, near Gravois Mills, Morgan County, Missouri
#45282, Barite, Lamb Mine, Missouri (m) $40

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

Gypsum from Yorketown, South Australia, Australia
#58220, Gypsum, Yorketown, Australia (m) $32

Beryl var. Aquamarine from Songo Pond Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine
#52155, Beryl var. Aquamarine, Songo Pond Quarry, Albany, Maine (c) $400

Quartz var. Amethyst from Deer Hill, Stow, Oxford County, Maine
#52085, Quartz var. Amethyst, Deer Hill, Maine (lc) $400

Quartz var. Amethyst from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
#49088, Quartz var. Amethyst, Millington Quarry, New Jersey (lc) $225

Chalcocite in Calcite on Basalt from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey
#52626, Chalcocite in Calcite on Basalt, Chimney Rock Quarry, New Jersey (lc) $3000

Liddicoatite Tourmaline from Alakamisy Itenina, south of Antsirabé, Fianarantsoa, Haute Matsiatra, Madagascar
#51715, Liddicoatite Tourmaline, Alakamisy Itenina, south of Antsirabé, Madagascar (Type Locality for Liddicoatite) (lc) $2750

Titanite var. Sphene, Quartz, Orthoclase var. Adularia from Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Grischun (Graubünden), Switzerland
#12301, Titanite var. Sphene, Quartz, Orthoclase var. Adularia, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Switzerland. Ex. Clarence Bement collection,ex.AmericanMuseum of Natural History (lc) $950

Smithsonite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#41899, Smithsonite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (c) $3000

Quartz from Ellenville Zinc Co. Mine, Ellenville, Ulster County, New York
#54982, Quartz, Ellenville Zinc Co. Mine, New York (lc) $650

Beryl var. Aquamarine from Shigar Valley, northeast of Skardu, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
#52655, Beryl var. Aquamarine, Shigar Valley, Pakistan (m) $750

Fluorite with Quartz from Cäcilia Mine (Cecelia Mine), Wölsendorf-Schmidgaden District, Schwandorf, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
#55771, Fluorite with Quartz, Cäcilia Mine (Cecelia Mine), Wölsendorf-Schmidgaden District, Germany (lc) $75

Copper (crystallized native copper) from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey
#52615, Copper (crystallized native copper), Chimney Rock Quarry, New Jersey (lc) $750

Stilbite-Ca from Moore's Station, Mercer County, New Jersey
#38279, Stilbite-Ca, Moore's Station, New Jersey (lc) $950

Apophyllite-(KF), Calcite, Datolite, Analcime, Quartz from Bergen Hill, Hudson County, New Jersey
#38399, Apophyllite-(KF), Calcite, Datolite, Analcime, Quartz, Bergen Hill, New Jersey (lc) $450

Stilbite-Ca and Calcite from Moore's Station, Mercer County, New Jersey
#38269, Stilbite-Ca and Calcite, Moore's Station, New Jersey (lc) $400

Apophyllite-(KF), Calcite, Datolite, Analcime, Quartz from Bergen Hill, Hudson County, New Jersey
#38397, Apophyllite-(KF), Calcite, Datolite, Analcime, Quartz, Bergen Hill, New Jersey (lc) $600

Adamite var. Cuproadamite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#44011, Adamite var. Cuproadamite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $400

Sphalerite and Siderite from Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England
#25053, Sphalerite and Siderite, Smallcleugh Mine, England (c) $2250

Vanadinite from Acif Mine, Mibladen, Khénifra Province, Morocco
#38840, Vanadinite, Acif Mine, Morocco (m) $400

Dioptase on Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#41796, Dioptase on Calcite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $1750

Andradite Garnet from Cornwall Iron Mines, Cornwall, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
#46619, Andradite Garnet, Cornwall Iron Mines, Pennsylvania (lc) $400

Silver in Native Arsenic from Pöhla Mine, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
#50891, Silver in Native Arsenic, Pöhla Mine, Schwarzenberg District, Germany (c) $3000

Chrysocolla on Calcite with Chalcocite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey
#52632, Chrysocolla on Calcite with Chalcocite, Chimney Rock Quarry, New Jersey (lc) $325

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

Calcite from Dalnegorsk, Primorskij Kraj, Russia
#46386, Calcite, Dalnegorsk, Russia (c) $425

Beryl from (Bumpus Quarry?), Oxford County, Maine
#53048, Beryl, (Bumpus Quarry?), Maine (lc) $125

Wulfenite and Mimetite from Mammoth Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona
#54892, Wulfenite and Mimetite, Mammoth Mine, Tiger, Arizona (c) $2500

Fluorapatite with Diopside from Ontario, Canada
#52588, Fluorapatite with Diopside, Canada (lc) $150

Fluorite (interpenetrant-twinned crystals) and Calcite from Weardale, County Durham, England
#52323, Fluorite (interpenetrant-twinned crystals) and Calcite, Weardale, England (c) $750

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

Fluorite with Calcite and Pyrite from (Wheal Mary Ann, Liskeard District), Cornwall, England
#52784, Fluorite with Calcite and Pyrite, (Wheal Mary Ann, Liskeard District), England ex. Clarence S. Bement (1843-1923) (c) $4500

Hematite pseudomorphs after Magnetite (var. Martite) from Durango, Mexico
#51454, Hematite pseudomorphs after Magnetite (var. Martite), Mexico (lc) $85

Elbaite Tourmaline in Lepidolite from Urupuca (Uru Pua) Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
#52959, Elbaite Tourmaline in Lepidolite, Urupuca (Uru Pua) Mine, Brazil (c) $4500

Topaz (flawless) on Smoky Quartz from Mursinsk, Ekaterinburgskaya Oblast', Middle Ural Mountains, Russia
#52325, Topaz (flawless) on Smoky Quartz, Mursinsk, Ekaterinburgskaya Oblast', Russia (c) $3500

Tetrahedrite, Sphalerite, Quartz, Galena from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru
#50460, Tetrahedrite, Sphalerite, Quartz, Galena, Casapalca District, Peru (lc) $225

Chrysocolla on Calcite with Chalcocite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey
#52631, Chrysocolla on Calcite with Chalcocite, Chimney Rock Quarry, New Jersey (lc) $400

Beryl var. Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, 20 km north of Usakos, Namibia
#43254, Beryl var. Aquamarine, Erongo Mountains, Namibia (m) $425

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