John Betts - Fine Minerals, dealer of fine minerals and specimens for mineral collectors.


I am retiring at the end of December. All minerals must go.

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#81555, Fluorite (zoned crystals) with Quartz, Boltsburn West Level, south side of Rookhopeburn, England (c) $875 SALE PRICE $550


News and Comments

Last week I decided to retire at the end of December. I was going to announce last Tuesday, but my good friend David Joyce chose to announce the same day, so I waited a week. I did announce it to my regular customers and have been experiencing a feeding frenzy on my site during the last seven days.

In addition to a 25 year career as a product designer, I have worked full and part time for 37 years as a mineral dealer, including 27 years running my web site which was one of the first mineral sites on the web. During that time I photographed 83,000+ minerals, and shipped them worldwide.

My retirement was prompted by Judy's retirement 18 months ago. She is thriving and stress-free. I want to enjoy time with her while we are both healthy and able to freely travel. In the summers I will continue to hike, forage for mushrooms and prospect for minerals in Maine during the warm weather months, and live the rest of the year in New York City. We love NYC, and it is the greatest place to live in retirement, with so much to see and do, plus access to the best doctors in the country.

I will continue with educational articles and how-to videos on my site, but I will no longer post new items each week. And my Virtual Mineral Museum, the archive of 180,000+ photographs will still be accessible, though I would like to find an institution to host the archive permanently.

Thank you to everyone for your support and friendship over the years!

Regards,

John H. Betts 11/28/2023

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"Your site was the first site I went to online 17 years ago and hands down the best. I have learned so much about minerals and have turned many rock collectors on to your mineral museum which I still visit on a regular basis. My husband told me to pick something out for Christmas so I will get busy looking for that last thing to order. Although I didn't order a lot from you I always looked forward to Tuesday. Your site taught me a lot in my fledgling years. You will be missed. John Betts Fine Minerals... the greatest." Tiffany

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Pledge to My Customers:

Customer satisfaction is my primary goal. I pledge:

  1. New minerals will be added to this site every week.
  2. All minerals offered will be naturally crystallized specimens - no fakes, no dyes,  no irradiation, no crystals glued on matrix.
  3. Only the exact item pictured on the site will be shipped - no substitutes.
  4. Photographs will accurately represent each item - no exaggeration, enhancement or retouching flaws.
  5. Mineral species and localities will be accurately listed on labels with each specimen.
  6. All items will be shipped via US Postal Service, usually the next business day after the order is finalized.
  7. Each mineral will be individually wrapped and carefully packaged to prevent damage during shipping.
  8. All historic labeling, if available, will be included with each mineral.
  9. Returns are gladly accepted. No questions asked, no explanation necessary.
  10. All customer information will be kept confidential and never shared or sold.
  11. I will continue to freely share my knowledge with others and contribute to the study and appreciation of minerals.
  12. All mineral specimens have a lifetime guarantee: if the mineral species was incorrectly identified, I will refund the cost of the original purchase & shipping, the cost return shipping and the cost for testing.

 John H. Betts, owner
Mineral dealer since 1989, mineral collector since 1967

 

 

  

 

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John Betts - Fine Minerals, New York, NY
a division of allminerals.com, dealer of Fine Minerals and Natural Crystal Clusters since 1989.

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