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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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Pyrite with Talc from ZCA Pierrepont Mine, Grange Ore Body, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, New York
#53565, Pyrite with Talc, ZCA Pierrepont Mine, Grange Ore Body, New York (m) $30

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

Orthoclase var. Adularia Twins with Chlorite from St. Gotthard, Kanton Uri, Switzerland
#51225, Orthoclase var. Adularia Twins with Chlorite, St. Gotthard, Switzerland (t) $75

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Sokolovskiy-Sarbaiskiy Mine, Rudnyy, Kustanay Oblast, Kazakhstan
#45667, Calcite (twinned crystals), Sokolovskiy-Sarbaiskiy Mine, Kazakhstan (m) $250

Haynesite from Repete Mine, San Juan County, Utah
#52245, Haynesite, Repete Mine, Utah (Type Locality for Haynesite) (m) $45

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

Quartz var. Amethyst (Scepter Formation) from Ras Koh Range, Baluchistan, Pakistan
#52217, Quartz var. Amethyst (Scepter Formation), Ras Koh Range, Pakistan (m) $65

Malachite from Mashamba Mine, Shaba Copper Belt, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
#36632, Malachite, Mashamba Mine, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) (c) $250

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

Muscovite with Magnetite inclusions (Graphic Mica) from Swayne's Farm, Fairville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
#52431, Muscovite with Magnetite inclusions (Graphic Mica), Swayne's Farm, Fairville, Pennsylvania (c) $24

Quartz var. Amethyst-Smoky (scepter-shaped formation) from Ossipee Gulch (Raccoon Gulch), Center Ossipee, Carroll County, New Hampshire
#53022, Quartz var. Amethyst-Smoky (scepter-shaped formation), Ossipee Gulch (Raccoon Gulch), New Hampshire (t) $35

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Sokolovskiy-Sarbaiskiy Mine, Rudnyy, Kustanay Oblast, Kazakhstan
#45666, Calcite (twinned crystals), Sokolovskiy-Sarbaiskiy Mine, Kazakhstan (c) $300

Quartz var. Amethyst scepter-shaped Japan-law twins from Andilamena District, Toamasina Province, Madagascar
#12119, Quartz var. Amethyst scepter-shaped Japan-law twins, Andilamena District, Madagascar (t) $350

Aeschynite-(Y) var. Blomstrandine from Iveland, Setesdal (Saetersdalen), Aust-Agder, Norway
#52504, Aeschynite-(Y) var. Blomstrandine, Iveland, Norway  $25

Malachite from Mashamba Mine, Shaba Copper Belt, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
#33103, Malachite, Mashamba Mine, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) (c) $150

Quartz (scepter-growth) from Diamond Ledge, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
#49260, Quartz (scepter-growth), Diamond Ledge, Noyes Mountain, Maine (t) $20

Muscovite with Magnetite inclusions (Graphic Mica) from Swayne's Farm, Fairville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
#52424, Muscovite with Magnetite inclusions (Graphic Mica), Swayne's Farm, Fairville, Pennsylvania (c) $25

Pyrite with Talc and Magnetite from ZCA Pierrepont Mine, Grange Ore Body, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, New York
#53566, Pyrite with Talc and Magnetite, ZCA Pierrepont Mine, Grange Ore Body, New York (t) $26

Quartz var. Smoky with Pyrite inclusions from Crystal Park, Beaverhead County, Montana
#52900, Quartz var. Smoky with Pyrite inclusions, Crystal Park, Montana (m) $15

Zoisite var. Tanzanite from Karo Mine, Merelani Hills, western slope of Lelatama Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania
#51839, Zoisite var. Tanzanite, Karo Mine, Merelani Hills, Tanzania (Type Locality for Tanzanite) (t) $375

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

Calcite with Marcasite inclusions on Dolomite from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
#53795, Calcite with Marcasite inclusions on Dolomite, Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), New York (m) $18

Malachite from Mashamba Mine, Shaba Copper Belt, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
#33094, Malachite, Mashamba Mine, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) (c) $125

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

Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form) from ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York
#48985, Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form), ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, New York (t) $35

Copper (Spinel-law Twins) from Dzezkazgan, Qarqaraly (Karaganda), Kazakhstan
#36525, Copper (Spinel-law Twins), Dzezkazgan, Kazakhstan (m) $135

Sphalerite (twinned crystals) from Logansport, Cass County, Indiana
#44308, Sphalerite (twinned crystals), Logansport, Indiana (m) $38

Aragonite (pseudohexagonal crystals) from Molina de Aragon, Guadalajara, Castilla-Leon, Spain
#50807, Aragonite (pseudohexagonal crystals), Molina de Aragon, Spain (Type Locality for Aragonite) (t) $18

Quartz var. Amethyst-Smoky (scepter-shaped formation) from Ossipee Gulch (Raccoon Gulch), Center Ossipee, Carroll County, New Hampshire
#53024, Quartz var. Amethyst-Smoky (scepter-shaped formation), Ossipee Gulch (Raccoon Gulch), New Hampshire (t) $28

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

Orthoclase var. Carlsbad Twin from White Eagle Mine, Willow Creek Camp, Saline Valley, Inyo County, California
#52029, Orthoclase var. Carlsbad Twin, White Eagle Mine, California (m) $28

Muscovite with Magnetite inclusions (Graphic Mica) from Swayne's Farm, Fairville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
#52430, Muscovite with Magnetite inclusions (Graphic Mica), Swayne's Farm, Fairville, Pennsylvania (c) $22

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

Haynesite from Repete Mine, San Juan County, Utah
#52247, Haynesite, Repete Mine, Utah (Type Locality for Haynesite) (m) $36

Muscovite with Magnetite inclusions (Graphic Mica) from Swayne's Farm, Fairville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
#52423, Muscovite with Magnetite inclusions (Graphic Mica), Swayne's Farm, Fairville, Pennsylvania (c) $20

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

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Sokolovskiy-Sarbaiskiy Mine, Rudnyy, Kustanay Oblast, Kazakhstan
#43379, Calcite (twinned crystals), Sokolovskiy-Sarbaiskiy Mine, Kazakhstan (m) $150

Muscovite with Magnetite inclusions (Graphic Mica) from Swayne's Farm, Fairville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
#52429, Muscovite with Magnetite inclusions (Graphic Mica), Swayne's Farm, Fairville, Pennsylvania (c) $22

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

Malachite from Mashamba Mine, Shaba Copper Belt, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
#33104, Malachite, Mashamba Mine, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) (c) $125

Muscovite with Magnetite inclusions (Graphic Mica) from Swayne's Farm, Fairville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
#52428, Muscovite with Magnetite inclusions (Graphic Mica), Swayne's Farm, Fairville, Pennsylvania (c) $20

Aeschynite-(Y) var. Blomstrandine from Iveland, Setesdal (Saetersdalen), Aust-Agder, Norway
#52507, 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

Topaz with Rutile inclusions from Tepetates, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
#53966, Topaz with Rutile inclusions, Tepetates, Mexico (m) $85

Magnetite (rare cubic crystal form) from ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York
#48980, Magnetite (rare cubic crystal form), ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, New York (t) $30

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

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

Samarskite-(Y) from Spinelli Quarry, South Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
#53962, Samarskite-(Y), Spinelli Quarry, Connecticut (t) $38

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

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

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

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

Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form) from ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York
#48984, Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form), ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, New York (t) $32

Quartz var. Amethyst-Smoky (scepter-shaped formation) from Ossipee Gulch (Raccoon Gulch), Center Ossipee, Carroll County, New Hampshire
#53023, Quartz var. Amethyst-Smoky (scepter-shaped formation), Ossipee Gulch (Raccoon Gulch), New Hampshire (t) $25

Calcite on Calcite from Dalnegorsk, Primorskij Kraj, Russia
#52932, Calcite on Calcite, Dalnegorsk, Russia (c) $55

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

Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form) from ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York
#48982, Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form), ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, New York (t) $22

Quartz (scepter-growth) from Diamond Ledge, Noyes Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
#49261, Quartz (scepter-growth), Diamond Ledge, Noyes Mountain, Maine (t) $25

Rutile in Quartz from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
#53145, Rutile in Quartz, Governador Valadares, Brazil (m) $28

Calcite with Marcasite inclusions from Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
#53794, Calcite with Marcasite inclusions, Eastern Rock Products Quarry (Benchmark Quarry), New York (m) $25

Samarskite-(Y) from Spinelli Quarry, South Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
#53961, Samarskite-(Y), Spinelli Quarry, Connecticut (t) $28

Samarskite-(Y) from Spinelli Quarry, South Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
#53963, Samarskite-(Y), Spinelli Quarry, Connecticut (t) $36

Samarskite-(Y) from Spinelli Quarry, South Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
#53965, Samarskite-(Y), Spinelli Quarry, Connecticut (t) $40

Cinnabar (twinned crystals) on Quartz from Wanshan, Tongren, Guizhou Province, China
#51102, Cinnabar (twinned crystals) on Quartz, Wanshan, China (c) $350

Elbaite Tourmaline from Paprok, Nuristan, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
#44158, Elbaite Tourmaline, Paprok, Afghanistan (lc) $6750

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

Cerussite (reticulated) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#41804, Cerussite (reticulated), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (c) $2250

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

Zoisite var. Tanzanite from Karo Mine, Merelani Hills, western slope of Lelatama Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania
#51838, Zoisite var. Tanzanite, Karo Mine, Merelani Hills, Tanzania (Type Locality for Tanzanite) (t) $4950

Zoisite var. Tanzanite from Karo Mine, Merelani Hills, western slope of Lelatama Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania
#51837, Zoisite var. Tanzanite, Karo Mine, Merelani Hills, Tanzania (Type Locality for Tanzanite) (t) $2500

Zoisite var. Tanzanite from Karo Mine, Merelani Hills, western slope of Lelatama Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania
#51718, Zoisite var. Tanzanite, Karo Mine, Merelani Hills, Tanzania (Type Locality for Tanzanite) (m) $3250

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

Cerussite (twinned crystals) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#52237, Cerussite (twinned crystals), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $650

Titanite var. Sphene, Quartz, Orthoclase var. Adularia from Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Grischun (Graubünden), Switzerland
#12301, Titanite var. Sphene, Quartz, Orthoclase var. Adularia, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Switzerland (lc) $950 Ex. Bement Collection, American Museum of Natural History (NYC)

Cerussite (sixling-twinned crystals) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#42100, Cerussite (sixling-twinned crystals), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $1750

Malachite from Mashamba Mine, Shaba Copper Belt, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
#33088, Malachite, Mashamba Mine, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) (lc) $125

Rutile from Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania
#46629, Rutile, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania (c) $750

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Roosevelt Avenue Quarry (York Stone Quarry), York, York County, Pennsylvania
#46637, Calcite (twinned crystals), Roosevelt Avenue Quarry (York Stone Quarry), Pennsylvania (lc) $350

Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned) on Pyrite from Rodna, Maramures, Romania
#41882, Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned) on Pyrite, Rodna, Romania (c) $400

Malachite from Mashamba Mine, Shaba Copper Belt, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
#33092, Malachite, Mashamba Mine, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) (lc) $175

Diamond (4.32 carat gray spherical Ballas crystal) from Paraguassu River District, Bahia, Brazil
#50426, Diamond (4.32 carat gray spherical Ballas crystal), Paraguassu River District, Brazil (t) $625

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

Quartz (Japan-law twins) from Mundo Nuevo Mine, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru
#48153, Quartz (Japan-law twins), Mundo Nuevo Mine, Peru (lc) $450

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