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Minerals from Classic Localities

Below is a gallery of  mineral specimens from closed or lost localities known for great mineral specimens 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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Cassiterite and Quartz from Viloco Mine, Araca District, La Paz Department, Bolivia
#39707, Cassiterite and Quartz, Viloco Mine, Bolivia (m) $165

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

Sphalerite on Quartz with Siderite from Dalnegorsk, Primorskij Kraj, Russia
#39257, Sphalerite on Quartz with Siderite, Dalnegorsk, Russia (m) $85

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

Grossular Garnet from Ramona, San Diego County, California
#41164, Grossular Garnet, Ramona, California (m) $45

Freibergite on Pyrite from Animas Mine, Potosi, Bolivia
#40468, Freibergite on Pyrite, Animas Mine, Bolivia (c) $250

Grossular-Andradite Garnet from Marmoraton Iron Mine, Marmora, Ontario, Canada
#39895, Grossular-Andradite Garnet, Marmoraton Iron Mine, Canada (c) $65

Calcite on Marcasite from Shullsburg District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin
#40719, Calcite on Marcasite, Shullsburg District, Wisconsin (m) $45

Manganite* with Barite from Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz Mountains, Thuringia, Germany
#40408, Manganite* with Barite, Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Germany *Type Locality (m) $350

Elbaite Tourmaline from Mount Mica, Oxford County, Maine
#40934, Elbaite Tourmaline, Mount Mica, Maine (t) $85

Brucite from Wood's Chrome Mine, State Line District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
#41005, Brucite, Wood's Chrome Mine, Pennsylvania (m) $225

Brucite from Wood's Chrome Mine, State Line District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
#41162, Brucite, Wood's Chrome Mine, Pennsylvania (m) $45

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

Manganite from N'Chwaning Mine, Kuruman District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
#35094, Manganite, N'Chwaning Mine, South Africa (c) $150

Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite with Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#41209, Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite with Cerussite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (c) $175

Danburite from Russell, St. Lawrence County, New York
#39489, Danburite, Russell, New York (m) $38

Wulfenite with Mimetite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico
#41340, Wulfenite with Mimetite, San Francisco Mine, Mexico (m) $40

Galena from Tri-State Lead Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
#39238, Galena, Tri-State Lead Mining District, Missouri (c) $150

Wulfenite with Mimetite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico
#41353, Wulfenite with Mimetite, San Francisco Mine, Mexico (c) $150

Howlite from Sterling Borax Mine, Tick Canyon, Los Angeles County, California
#39689, Howlite, Sterling Borax Mine, California (c) $85

Cassiterite from Horni Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Cechy (Bohemia), Czech Republic
#40927, Cassiterite, Horni Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Czech Republic (m) $125

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

Enargite, Chalcopyrite, Quartz from Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana
#34186, Enargite, Chalcopyrite, Quartz, Butte Mining District, Montana (m) $55

Barite from Gloucestershire or Somerset, England
#39711, Barite, England (m) $55

Grossular Garnet from Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
#25596, Grossular Garnet, Jeffrey Quarry, Canada (m) $48

Calcite from Tri-State Mine, Cardin, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
#41466, Calcite, Tri-State Mine, Cardin, Oklahoma (c) $75

Sphalerite with Ankerite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
#40999, Sphalerite with Ankerite, Wheatley Mine, Pennsylvania (c) $95

Quartz var. Amethyst from Deer Hill, Lovell, Oxford County, Maine
#34754, Quartz var. Amethyst, Deer Hill, Maine (m) $65

Pyrite Stalactite from near Frankfort, Ross County, Ohio
#40381, Pyrite Stalactite, near Frankfort, Ohio (m) $75

Hydrocerussite on Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#23426, Hydrocerussite on Cerussite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $225

Arsentsumebite and Azurite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#23559, Arsentsumebite and Azurite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia *Type Locality (m) $225

Diopside from DeKalb, St. Lawrence County, New York
#41014, Diopside, DeKalb, New York (m) $395

Cerussite from Flux Mine, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
#40716, Cerussite, Flux Mine, Arizona (c) $395

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Krásno District, near Horní Slakov, Czech Republic
#40550, Cassiterite (twinned crystals), Krásno District, Czech Republic (t) $45

Calcite from Dalnegorsk, Primorskij Kraj, Russia
#40506, Calcite, Dalnegorsk, Russia (c) $65

Azurite and Malachite from Phelps Dodge Morenci Mine, Greenlee County, Arizona
#40560, Azurite and Malachite, Phelps Dodge Morenci Mine, Arizona (c) $150

Grossular Garnet from M.G.L. Tungsten Mine, Nightingale District, Pershing County, Nevada
#40573, Grossular Garnet, M.G.L. Tungsten Mine, Nevada (c) $275

Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
#40593, Fluorite, Elmwood Mine, Tennessee (m) $65

Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California
#41712, Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite, Himalaya Mine, California (t) $175

Andradite var. Melanite from New Idria District, San Benito County, California
#40727, Andradite var. Melanite, New Idria District, California (c) $150

Elbaite Tourmaline from Mount Mica, Paris, Oxford County, Maine
#40606, Elbaite Tourmaline, Mount Mica, Maine (t) $75

Elbaite Tourmaline from Mount Mica, Oxford County, Maine
#40938, Elbaite Tourmaline, Mount Mica, Maine (t) $75

Cerussite and Wulfenite from Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona
#40741, Cerussite and Wulfenite, Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Arizona (t) $75

Hausmannite from Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz Mountains, Germany
#41151, Hausmannite, Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Germany *Type Locality (m) $85

Stilbite from Summit, Essex County, New Jersey
#40939, Stilbite, Summit, New Jersey (m) $95

Augite var. Jeffersonite from Noble Pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey
#41231, Augite var. Jeffersonite, Noble Pit, Sterling Hill, New Jersey (m) $45

Galena with Cerussite coating from Masson Hill Mine, Matlock, Derbyshire, England
#40903, Galena with Cerussite coating, Masson Hill Mine, England (m) $55

Cassiterite with Quartz from Ehrenfriedersdorf, Saxony, Germany
#37106, Cassiterite with Quartz, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Germany (m) $40

Legrandite* with Smithsonite from Flor de Peña Mine, Lampazos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
#41150, Legrandite* with Smithsonite, Flor de Peña Mine, Mexico *Type Locality (m) $175

Andradite Garnet from Dognecea, Banat Region, Romania
#41660, Andradite Garnet, Dognecea, Romania (c) $38

Sperrylite from Vermillion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
#41266, Sperrylite, Vermillion Mine, Canada *Type Locality (m) $85

Prehnite, Titanite, Actinolite, Apatite-(CaF), Albite from Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey
#41190, Prehnite, Titanite, Actinolite, Apatite-(CaF), Albite, Fort Lee, New Jersey (m) $95

Datolite from Virginia Crushed Stone Quarry, Loudoun County, Virginia
#41211, Datolite, Virginia Crushed Stone Quarry, Virginia (t) $85

Sperrylite from Vermillion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
#37662, Sperrylite, Vermillion Mine, Canada *Type Locality (t) $95

Microcline with Arfvedsonite from Hurricane Mountain, North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire
#41680, Microcline with Arfvedsonite, Hurricane Mountain, New Hampshire (c) $48

Quartz var. Amethyst and Milky from Eastman Quarry, Deer Hill, Stow, Oxford County, Maine
#41249, Quartz var. Amethyst and Milky, Eastman Quarry, Maine (c) $125

Wulfenite with Mimetite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico
#41352, Wulfenite with Mimetite, San Francisco Mine, Mexico (c) $75

Fluorite from Eastgate Quarry, Weardale, County Durham, England
#40218, Fluorite, Eastgate Quarry, England (m) $195

Wulfenite with Mimetite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico
#41347, Wulfenite with Mimetite, San Francisco Mine, Mexico (m) $55

Quartz var. Amethyst from Deer Hill, Stow, Oxford County, Maine
#41257, Quartz var. Amethyst, Deer Hill, Maine (m) $150

Wulfenite on Cerussite with Galena from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#41472, Wulfenite on Cerussite with Galena, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $75

Sphalerite, Pyrite, Quartz from Commodore Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado
#31065, Sphalerite, Pyrite, Quartz, Commodore Mine, Colorado (m) $48

Wulfenite with Mimetite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico
#41348, Wulfenite with Mimetite, San Francisco Mine, Mexico (m) $95

Quartz var. Amethyst and Milky from Eastman Quarry, Millennium Pocket, Deer Hill, Stow, Oxford County, Maine
#41251, Quartz var. Amethyst and Milky, Eastman Quarry, Maine (c) $95

Wulfenite with Mimetite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico
#41346, Wulfenite with Mimetite, San Francisco Mine, Mexico (m) $65

Quartz var. Amethyst from Deer Hill, Stow, Oxford County, Maine
#41572, Quartz var. Amethyst, Deer Hill, Maine (m) $25

Elbaite Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California
#41708, Elbaite Tourmaline, Himalaya Mine, California (t) $225

Malachite from Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
#41502, Malachite, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona (m) $115

Copper on Calcite from Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
#41699, Copper on Calcite, Bisbee, Arizona (m) $40

Grossular Garnet and Diopside in Calcite from York River Skarn Zone, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada
#41587, Grossular Garnet and Diopside in Calcite, York River Skarn Zone, Canada (m) $35

Almandine Garnet from Mount Mica, Oxford County, Maine
#41655, Almandine Garnet, Mount Mica, Maine (c) $28

Sphalerite with Pyrite from Wheal Concord, Blackwater, Cornwall, England
#41611, Sphalerite with Pyrite, Wheal Concord, England (m) $45

Fluorite from Greenlaw's Mine, George Ritson's crosscut, Daddry Shield, Weardale, County Durham, England
#41635, Fluorite, Greenlaw's Mine, George Ritson's crosscut, England (m) $40

Grossular Garnet and Clinochlore from Faiallo Pass, near Genoa, Savona Province,  Liguria, Italy
#41574, Grossular Garnet and Clinochlore, Faiallo Pass, near Genoa, Italy (m) $75

Vesuvianite from Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
#41585, Vesuvianite, Jeffrey Mine, Canada (m) $26

Azurite with Malachite from Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
#41949, Azurite with Malachite, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona (c) $250

Purpurite from BB #7 Mine, Norway, Oxford County, Maine
#41670, Purpurite, BB #7 Mine, Maine (m) $35

Barite from Northumberland Mine, Nye County, Nevada
#41659, Barite, Northumberland Mine, Nevada (c) $30

Quartz var. Amethyst from Deer Hill, Stow, Oxford County, Maine
#41651, Quartz var. Amethyst, Deer Hill, Maine (c) $35

Quartz var. Japan-law Twin from Narushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
#41725, Quartz var. Japan-law Twin, Narushima Island, Japan (t) $40

Inesite from Hale Creek Mine, Trinity County, California
#41960, Inesite, Hale Creek Mine, California (m) $95

Quartz var. Japan-law Twin from Narushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
#41728, Quartz var. Japan-law Twin, Narushima Island, Japan (t) $42

Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Silverton Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado
#41952, Rhodochrosite on Quartz, Silverton Mining District, Colorado (c) $250

Quartz var. Japan-law Twin from Narushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
#41724, Quartz var. Japan-law Twin, Narushima Island, Japan (t) $42

Silver with Copper and Epidote from Old Mass Mine, Keweenaw Peninsula Copper District, Ontonagon County, Michigan
#41982, Silver with Copper and Epidote, Old Mass Mine, Michigan (t) $225

Apatite-(CaF) (formerly Fluorapatite) and Quartz from Minas do Panasqueira, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal
#41977, Apatite-(CaF) (formerly Fluorapatite) and Quartz, Minas do Panasqueira, Portugal (m) $200

Hematite var. Eisenrose from Prosa, St. Gotthard, Kanton Uri, Switzerland
#41956, Hematite var. Eisenrose, Prosa, St. Gotthard, Switzerland (t) $250

Analcime, Stilbite, Prehnite, Natrolite, Calcite, Quartz from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
#41324, Analcime, Stilbite, Prehnite, Natrolite, Calcite, Quartz, Upper New Street Quarry, New Jersey (lc) $150

Calcite, Datolite, Calcite, Heulandite, Stilbite from Prospect Park Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey
#41354, Calcite, Datolite, Calcite, Heulandite, Stilbite, Prospect Park Quarry, New Jersey (lc) $175

Heulandite in Prehnite pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Calcite, Quartz, Laumontite from Prospect Park Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey
#41323, Heulandite in Prehnite pseudomorphs after Anhydrite with Calcite, Quartz, Laumontite, Prospect Park Quarry, New Jersey (lc) $75

Witherite* and Alstonite* from Brownley Hill Mine, Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England
#39761, Witherite* and Alstonite*, Brownley Hill Mine, England *Type Locality (c) $450

Fluorite (twinned crystals) from Blackdene Mine, County Durham, England
#40460, Fluorite (twinned crystals), Blackdene Mine, England (lc) $150

Titanite var. Sphene in Quartz from Tavetsch, Graubunden, Switzerland
#12301, Titanite var. Sphene in Quartz, Tavetsch, Switzerland.  ex. Clarence Bement collection at the American Museum of Natural History, NY (lc) $1200

Witherite with Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
#39779, Witherite with Fluorite, Cave-in-Rock District, Illinois (lc) $425

Pseudomalachite and Psilomelane from Schuyler Copper Mine, North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey
#31403, Pseudomalachite and Psilomelane, Schuyler Copper Mine, New Jersey (lc) $150

Brookite on Quartz from Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas
#39875, Brookite on Quartz, Magnet Cove, Arkansas (lc) $400

Fluorite with Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
#40373, Fluorite with Sphalerite, Elmwood Mine, Tennessee (lc) $150

Smithsonite from Kelly Mine, Magdalena  District, Socorro County, New Mexico
#41245, Smithsonite, Kelly Mine, New Mexico (lc) $1850

Copper (crystallized) from Quincy Mine, Keweenaw Peninsula Copper District, Houghton County, Michigan
#41253, Copper (crystallized), Quincy Mine, Michigan (c) $1750

Smithsonite and Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#40157, Smithsonite and Calcite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (lc) $550

Rutile from Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia
#33716, Rutile, Graves Mountain, Georgia (m) $750

Calcite from Tri-State Lead Mining District, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
#41406, Calcite, Tri-State Lead Mining District, Oklahoma (lc) $45

Barite with Hematite inclusions from Frizington, Cumbria, England
#41777, Barite with Hematite inclusions, Frizington, England (c) $2500

Barite from Schlema, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
#41912, Barite, Schlema, Germany (c) $2000

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Bigrigg Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England
#41778, Calcite (twinned crystals), Bigrigg Mine, England (c) $2500

Rhodonite and Andradite Garnet from Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey
#41934, Rhodonite and Andradite Garnet, Franklin, New Jersey (c) $500

Azurite from Touissit Mine, south of Oujda, Morocco
#41782, Azurite, Touissit Mine, Morocco (c) $1850

Rhodonite with Galena from Broken Hill, North Mine, New South Wales, Australia
#41906, Rhodonite with Galena, Broken Hill, North Mine, Australia (c) $850

Neptunite and Natrolite from Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California
#41937, Neptunite and Natrolite, Benitoite Gem Mine, California (c) $450

Vanadinite and Quartz in Calcite from Grey Horse Mine, Pinal County, Arizona
#41950, Vanadinite and Quartz in Calcite, Grey Horse Mine, Arizona (c) $500

Azurite with Malachite from Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
#41947, Azurite with Malachite, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona (lc) $750

 

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