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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, 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.

 Sizes: (t) = Thumbnail, (m) = Miniature, (c) = Cabinet, (lc) = Large Cabinet

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond scepters-shaped crystals from Treasure Mountain Mine, near Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York
#46433, Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond scepters-shaped crystals, Treasure Mountain Mine, New York (t) $40

Cassiterite from Horni Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Cechy (Bohemia), Czech Republic
#40927, Cassiterite, Horni Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Czech Republic (m) $65

Calcite var. Manganoan (twinned crystals) with Quartz from Huaron District, Cerro de Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru
#42087, Calcite var. Manganoan (twinned crystals) with Quartz, Huaron District, Peru (m) $250

Zircon var. Cyrtolite from (Kinkel Quarry?), Bedford, Westchester County, New York
#44740, Zircon var. Cyrtolite, (Kinkel Quarry?), Bedford, New York (c) $250 Radioactive

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Emmons Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
#41262, Cassiterite (twinned crystals), Emmons Quarry, Maine (t) $38

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Emmons Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
#41260, Cassiterite (twinned crystals), Emmons Quarry, Maine (t) $45

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Leiping, Hunan, China
#41955, Calcite (twinned crystals), Leiping, China (m) $95

Rutile (twinned crystals) from Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania
#41020, Rutile (twinned crystals), Parkesburg, Pennsylvania (t) $125

Ferberite with Pyrite and Quartz from Chungju, Chungcheongbukdo, South Korea
#45861, Ferberite with Pyrite and Quartz, Chungju, South Korea (t) $30

Calcite on Calcite from Meshberger Quarry, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
#39280, Calcite on Calcite, Meshberger Quarry, Indiana (m) $75

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Jose Maria Patoni, 35 south of Rodeo, Durango, Mexico
#45299, Calcite (twinned crystals), Jose Maria Patoni, Mexico (m) $30

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Emmons Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
#41261, Cassiterite (twinned crystals), Emmons Quarry, Maine (t) $48

Pyrite in matrix from Mina Ampliación a Victoria, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
#45676, Pyrite in matrix, Mina Ampliación a Victoria, Spain (c) $150

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Krásno District, near Horní Slakov, Czech Republic
#40550, Cassiterite (twinned crystals), Krásno District, Czech Republic (t) $40

Cubanite (V-twinned crystals) from Henderson #2 Mine, Chibougamau, Abitibi County, Québec, Canada
#45873, Cubanite (V-twinned crystals), Henderson #2 Mine, Chibougamau, Canada (t) $45

Calcite from H.R. Miller Limestone Quarry, Wabank Road, Millersville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
#45576, Calcite, H.R. Miller Limestone Quarry, Pennsylvania (c) $45

Quartz with Hedenbergite inclusions from Mega Xhorio, Seriphos Island, Greece
#45630, Quartz with Hedenbergite inclusions, Mega Xhorio, Greece (c) $225

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Sokolovskiy-Sarbaiskiy Mine, Rudnyy, Kustanay Oblast, Kazakhstan
#45667, Calcite (twinned crystals), Sokolovskiy-Sarbaiskiy Mine, Kazakhstan (m) $300

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Leiping, Hunan, China
#42209, Calcite (twinned crystals), Leiping, China (m) $75

Anorthite var. Labradorite* from Nain, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador Province, Canada
#45682, Anorthite var. Labradorite*, Nain, Labrador, Canada *Type Locality (c) $150

Magnetite (Spinel-law twinned) from Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil
#45844, Magnetite (Spinel-law twinned), Serro, Brazil (m) $75

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

Calcite - twinned crystals from Battle Hill, near Hermon, St. Lawrence County, New York
#45866, Calcite - twinned crystals, Battle Hill, near Hermon, New York (t) $15

Cubanite (V-twinned crystals) from Henderson #2 Mine, Chibougamau, Abitibi County, Québec, Canada
#45875, Cubanite (V-twinned crystals), Henderson #2 Mine, Chibougamau, Canada (t) $38

Calcite (scepter-shaped crystals) from Kalama, Cowlitz County, Washington
#46489, Calcite (scepter-shaped crystals), Kalama, Washington (t) $28

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond scepters-shaped crystals from Treasure Mountain Mine, near Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York
#46432, Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond scepters-shaped crystals, Treasure Mountain Mine, New York (t) $42

Gypsum var. Selenite Twinned Crystals from Lake Gilles, Corunna Station, South Australia, Australia
#45904, Gypsum var. Selenite Twinned Crystals, Lake Gilles, Corunna Station, Australia (c) $55

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond scepters-shaped crystals from Treasure Mountain Mine, near Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York
#46435, Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond scepters-shaped crystals, Treasure Mountain Mine, New York (t) $44

Calcite with Pyrite inclusions from Faraday Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada
#46066, Calcite with Pyrite inclusions, Faraday Mine, Canada (c) $125

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond scepters-shaped crystals from Treasure Mountain Mine, near Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York
#46434, Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond scepters-shaped crystals, Treasure Mountain Mine, New York (t) $45

Sphalerite with Marcasite and epitactic Chalcopyrite from Tri-State Lead Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
#46317, Sphalerite with Marcasite and epitactic Chalcopyrite, Tri-State Lead Mining District, Missouri (c) $55

Diamond (0.54 carat yellow macle-twin crystal) from Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil
#46558, Diamond (0.54 carat yellow macle-twin crystal), Diamantino, Brazil (t) $345

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Edgewater, Bergen County, New Jersey
#46406, Calcite (twinned crystals), Edgewater, New Jersey (m) $95

Magnetite (rare cubic crystal form) with Sphalerite from ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York
#46313, Magnetite (rare cubic crystal form) with Sphalerite, ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, New York (c) $95

Cerussite (twinned crystals) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#46274, Cerussite (twinned crystals), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (c) $400

Apophyllite-(KF) on stalactitic Quartz from Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
#45991, Apophyllite-(KF) on stalactitic Quartz, Jalgaon, India (lc) $400

Cerussite (reticulated) from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#41804, Cerussite (reticulated), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (c) $3000

Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned) on Pyrite from Rodna, Maramures, Romania
#41882, Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned) on Pyrite, Rodna, Romania (c) $450

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Sokolovskiy-Sarbaiskiy Mine, Rudnyy, Kustanay Oblast, Russia
#46004, Calcite (twinned crystals), Sokolovskiy-Sarbaiskiy Mine, Russia (c) $400

Diamond (1.43 carat pale-brown macle, twinned crystal) from Free State (formerly Orange Free State), South Africa
#43628, Diamond (1.43 carat pale-brown macle, twinned crystal), South Africa (t) $785

Diamond (3.28 carat colorless cubic hoppered-growth crystal) from Magna Egoli Mine, between Bo and Kenema, Sierra Leone
#44941, Diamond (3.28 carat colorless cubic hoppered-growth crystal), Magna Egoli Mine, Sierra Leone (t) $1085

Elbaite Tourmaline from Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
#44158, Elbaite Tourmaline, Paprok, Afghanistan (lc) $7000

Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#42100, Cerussite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $2750

Magnetite (rare cubic crystal form) from ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York
#46363, Magnetite (rare cubic crystal form), ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, New York (lc) $250

Quartz var. Japan-law Twin from Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru
#41824, Quartz var. Japan-law Twin, Pasto Bueno District, Peru (c) $550

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) with Muscovite from Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China
#46196, Cassiterite (twinned crystals) with Muscovite, Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, China (m) $750

Quartz var. Smoky Gwindel-habit from Puiva Deposit, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Sub-Polar Ural Mountains, Russia
#46327, Quartz var. Smoky Gwindel-habit, Puiva Deposit, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Russia (c) $400

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