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

#81319, Scholzite, Reaphook Hill, Australia
(lc) $185
Ex. S. Kelland collection; originally acquired from Bill Metropolis. |

#81567, Gold (native gold), Bald Mountain,
Sonora District, California (m) $5975
Ex. Claude Huber Collection. |

#81504, Malachite pseudomorphs after
Azurite, 1st Oxide Zone, Upper Level, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
(m) $425
Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and Tsumeb II, the definitive reference
books on the Tsumeb Mine). |

#81569, Dioptase and Chrysocolla with
Quartz, Milpillas Mine, Mexico (m) $400
Originally acquired from Marshall Sussman; collected in 2019. |

#81990, Pyromorphite, Wheatley Mine,
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (c) $575
Ex. John H. Marshall (1931-2008) collection #2439; ex. Hingham Geologic
Collection No. 59D. |

#81291, Mimetite, Mina San Antonio, Santa
Eulalia District, Mexico (c) $400
Ex. Mark Candee. |

#81279, Ludlockite, Mina Ojuela, Mexico
(m) $450
Ex. Marshall Sussman; new find in 2021. |

#80449, Apophyllite on Prehnite, Mumbai
District, India (lc) $150
Ex. Miller #M2527; acquired from Wright's Rock Shop; originally collected
in 2013. |

#80880, Wulfenite on Calcite, Tsumeb
Mine, Namibia (m) $400
Ex. Arnold Goldstein (1941-2020). |

#81554, Wulfenite with Mimetite
overgrowth, Mina La Morita, Mexico (c) $795
Originally acquired from Marshall Sussman in 2020; collected in 2019. |
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#81535, Braunite-II and Calcite, N'Chwaning
II Mine, South Africa (m) $675
Ex. Marshall Sussman private collection. |

#81632, Natrolite with Apophyllite
overgrowth, Millington Quarry, New Jersey (t) $45
Collected by J. Zigras (namesake of Zigrasite) ca. 2005. |

#81014, Colemanite on Calcite, Kramer
Deposit, Boron, California (c) $150
Ex. Miller #M1379; originally acquired from Chris Wright (1946-2014); collected
in 1976 by Jim Minette (1936-2002). |

#81631, Datolite with minor Heulandite,
Prospect Park Quarry, New Jersey (m) $48
Collected by J. Zigras (namesake of Zigrasite) ca. 2005. |

#81616, Datolite, Upper New Street Quarry,
New Jersey (c) $42
Ex. Chet Lemanski (namesake of Lemanskiite) collection #17172CL. |

#81202, Sphalerite (lamellar twinned) with minor
Calcite, Mid-Continent Mine, Kansas (m) $65
Fratto collection #236; ex. Harry Sering (1924-2000). |

#80897, Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with
Muscovite, Berry Quarry, Maine (m) $45
Ex. Miller #M285; collected in 2003 by Steve Welsh. |

#80623, Ferberite, Yaogangxian Mine,
China (c) $175
Ex. Miller #M1487; ex. Jim Minette (1936-2002) private collection. |

#81378, Vanadinite on Mottramite, Touissit
Mine, Morocco (c) $325
Collected ca. 1975. Probably ex. Victor Yount |

#82052, Azurite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
(t) $175 Ex. Fred Pough |

#81723, Stilbite, (Upper New Street Quarry),
Paterson, New Jersey (c) $85
Ex. John H. Marshall (1931-2008) collection #1880. |

#81608, Heulandite, Upper New Street
Quarry, New Jersey (c) $45
Ex. Chet Lemanski (namesake of Lemanskiite) collection #17240CL. |

#81560, Bixbyite, N'Chwaning II Mine,
South Africa (m) $195
Originally acquired from Marshall Sussman in 2016; collected in 2014. |

#80768, Wulfenite coated with Quartz,
Jianshan Mine, Kuruktag Mountains, 300 km southeast of Ürümqi,
China (c) $225
Originally acquired from B. Metropolis.
Overall size: 8.5x5.5x3 cm. |

#81471, Datolite with Quartz, Dalnegorsk,
Russia (t) $12
Ex. S. Kelland collection; acquired in 2002; ex. Betts #16161a. |

#80786, Wulfenite on Quartz, Manhan Lead
Mines, Loudville District, Massachusetts (m) $75
Ex. Miller #M1737; collected August 1999 by E. Greene. |

#82485, Topaz, Agnus Dei Claim, Tribute
Pocket, Colorado (t) $225 |

#81603, Heulandite, Upper New Street
Quarry, New Jersey (c) $48
Ex. Chet Lemanski (namesake of Lemanskiite) collection #17239CL. |

#80468, Apophyllite over Thomsonite with
Stilbite, Rahuri, Nagar District, India (m) $325
Ex. Miller #M2985; ex. Betts #54509 in 2015, from a one-time find in 2011. |

#81334, Datolite pseudomorphs after Glauberite
(epimorphs), Prospect Park Quarry, New Jersey (c) $85
Ex. Rutgers University Geology Museum in 2001. |

#81650, Fluorapatite with Cookeite, Mount
Rubellite, Hebron, Maine (Type Locality for Cookeite) (t) $75
Ex. Larry Rush collection #570. |
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#81466, Pickeringite, Libros, Spain
(c) $65
Ex. Ronald Sloto (author of The Mines and Minerals of Chester County,
Pennsylvania). |
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#81163, Colemanite, Kramer Deposit, Boron,
California (m) $48
Ex. Miller #M663; collected ca. 1970. |
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Minerals from the Collection of Rock Currier
(1940-2015)
Below are the minerals recently acquired from the collection of Rock Currier
while on my buying trip to Tucson. Rock was one of the biggest mineral dealers
of the past 50 years, traveling the world to acquire new finds to sell through
his wholesale mineral business, Jewel Tunnel Imports. As he acquired minerals
for resale he would set aside specimens for his private collection that he
found personally interesting. A portion of his collection was being
dispersed in Tucson. All of Rock Currier's minerals that I acquired are here
at this one listing. No others are in reserve.
Read more about Rock at these links:
Heritage Auction of Rock's Minerals,
Mineralogical
Record Biography,
Mindat
Obituary.

#81570, Calcite (internally zoned),
Dalnegorsk, Russia (m) $550
Ex. Rock Currier (1940-2015) |
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#81668, Hambergite, Little Three Mine,
Ramona District, California (m) $295
Ex. John Sinkankas (1915-2002), ex. Rock Currier (1940-2015) |
Minerals from the Collection of Jack Troy
(1930-2016)
Jack was a well known collector and key member of the North Jersey Mineralogical
Society in Paterson, New Jersey. Jack, along with his wife Greta, were part-time
mineral dealers. The minerals here were collected in the 1980s and early
1990s when high quality and low prices made collecting fine specimens accessible
to all. These minerals were part of the specimens that Jack kept for himself..

#80156, Stilbite (bow-tie-shaped
formations), Jalgaon, India (lc) $150
Ex. Jack Troy (1930-2016) collection #W57, originally acquired ca. 1990. |

#80158, Stilbite (bow-tie-shaped
formations), Jalgaon, India (lc) $150
Ex. Jack Troy (1930-2016) collection, originally acquired ca. 1990. |

#80153, Heulandite, Jalgaon, India
(lc) $150
Ex. Jack Troy (1930-2016) collection #X79, originally acquired ca. 1990. |

#80186, Babingtonite, Okenite, Calcite,
Quartz, Mumbai District, India (c) $55
Ex. Jack Troy (1930-2016) |
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#80175, Calcite with Quartz overgrowth,
Droujba Mine, Bulgaria (c) $55
Ex. Jack Troy (1930-2016) |
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#80179, Quartz var. Chalcedony stalactitic
formations, Solo River, Indonesia (c) $85
Ex. Jack Troy (1930-2016) |
Minerals From My Private
Collection

#81679, Stilbite, Upper New Street Quarry,
New Jersey (m) $38
From my personal collection |

#81665, Quartz var. Smoky Quartz, North
Moat Mountain, New Hampshire (m) $25
From my personal collection |

#81309, Quartz var. Herkimer Diamonds,
Hickory Hill Diamond Diggings, New York (t) $18
From my personal collection |

#`81662, Datolite, Quartz, Calcite, and
Pyrite, Millington Quarry, New Jersey (c) $35
From my personal collection |

#81704, Quartz with Chlorite on Calcite,
Naica District, Mexico (c) $375 |

#75727, Cerussite and Quartz in Galena solution
cavity, Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville District, Pennsylvania
(lc) $1450
From my personal collection |

#81661, Pyrite with minor Calcite, Bull's
Ferry Road condominium construction site, New Jersey (lc) $350
From my personal collection |

#72982, Mesolite over Stilbite, Pune
District, India (lc) $2750
From my personal collection |

#81703, Calcite (with internal phantom
zone), Linwood Mine, Iowa (c) $475 |
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#81514, Fluorite (stalactitic formation that
formed over Stibnite), Weishan, Dali Autonomous Prefecture, China
(c) $400 |
FROM MY PRIVATE COLLECTION
This specimen of Famatinite is one the ten best Famatinite specimens found
in a one-time find at the Quiruvilca Mine, Peru.
It was in my private collection for the last 10 years and is from the collection
of Georg Gebhard, who was the co-author of "Die Weltbesten Kristalle von
Famatinit und Luzonit," 1998 in Lapis, vol. 23, No. 9, pp. 35-37. The
title of the article translates as, "The World's Finest Crystals of Famatinite
and Luzonite." This article documents the find and describes the exceptional
quality of the Famatinite specimens. |

#82444, Famatinite with Tennantite on
Pyrite, Quiruvilca Mine, Peru (c) $4500 |
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