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Historic & Pedigreed Minerals

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, go to the online order form.  Sizes: (t) = Thumbnail, (m) = Miniature, (c) = Cabinet, (lc) = Large Cabinet

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

Vanadinite from J.C. Holmes Claim, Patagonia, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
#45686, Vanadinite, J.C. Holmes Claim, Arizona (c) $325

Mimetite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#44210, Mimetite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (c) $275

Barite from Silverband Mine, Dun Fell, Escarpment District, Cumbria, England
#45574, Barite, Silverband Mine, Dun Fell, England (m) $48

Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
#45329, Adamite, Mina Ojuela, Mexico (m) $28

Descloizite and Vanadinite from Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona
#46018, Descloizite and Vanadinite, Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Arizona (m) $40

Wagnerite* with Magnesite, Lazulite, Chlorite from Höllgraben, Werfen, Salzburg, Austria
#43890, Wagnerite* with Magnesite, Lazulite, Chlorite, Höllgraben, Austria *Type Locality (m) $55

Danburite with Calcite from Charcas District, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
#45332, Danburite with Calcite, Charcas District, Mexico (m) $28

Calcite from Aurora, Kane County, Illinois
#45996, Calcite, Aurora, Illinois (c) $175

Vanadinite from La Paz County - Yuma County, Arizona
#46014, Vanadinite, Arizona (m) $25

Quartz var. Amethyst from July 4th Pocket, Intergalactic Pit, old Eastman Prospect, Deer Hill, Oxford County, Maine
#46050, Quartz var. Amethyst, July 4th Pocket, Intergalactic Pit, Maine (m) $150

Dioptase with Malachite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#45692, Dioptase with Malachite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (m) $375

Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
#45328, Adamite, Mina Ojuela, Mexico (c) $28

Hemimorphite var. Calamine from Oronogo Mutual Mine, Tri-State Lead Mining District, Jasper County, Missouri
#44564, Hemimorphite var. Calamine, Oronogo Mutual Mine, Missouri (c) $125

Goethite with Quartz var. Amethyst from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado
#46413, Goethite with Quartz var. Amethyst, Lake George District, Colorado (m) $28

Quartz with Chlorite inclusion and Hematite from St. Gotthard, Kanton Uri, Switzerland
#46572, Quartz with Chlorite inclusion and Hematite, St. Gotthard, Switzerland (m) $55

Pyrite from Old Mine Plaza construction site, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut
#46090, Pyrite, Old Mine Plaza construction site, Connecticut (m) $55

Arfvedsonite in Microcline from Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire
#46412, Arfvedsonite in Microcline, Hurricane Mountain, New Hampshire (c) $55

Quartz var. Smoky from near Florissant, Teller County, Colorado
#46367, Quartz var. Smoky, near Florissant, Colorado (c) $40

Stibnite from Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
#46100, Stibnite, Grosseto, Italy (m) $75

Prehnite pseudomorph after Anhydrite from Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
#46347, Prehnite pseudomorph after Anhydrite, Upper New Street Quarry, New Jersey (m) $40

Quartz pseudomorph after Anhydrite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
#46346, Quartz pseudomorph after Anhydrite, Prospect Park Quarry, New Jersey (m) $40

Rutile from Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania
#46372, Rutile, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania (t) $38

Elbaite Tourmaline in Quartz with Beryl var. Morganite from Minas Gerais, Brazil
#46314, Elbaite Tourmaline in Quartz with Beryl var. Morganite, Brazil (c) $28

Quartz var. Smoky from Mitchell County, North Carolina
#46370, Quartz var. Smoky, North Carolina (m) $25

Epidote with Quartz from Copper Mountain, south of Sulzer, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
#46460, Epidote with Quartz, Copper Mountain, Alaska (m) $38

Arsenopyrite*, Quartz, Sphalerite, Barite from Freiberg District, Saxony, Germany
#44509, Arsenopyrite*, Quartz, Sphalerite, Barite, Freiberg District, Germany *Type Locality (c) $250

Tetrahedrite on Sphalerite from Cavnic (Kapnik) Mine, Maramures, Romania
#46449, Tetrahedrite on Sphalerite, Cavnic (Kapnik) Mine, Romania (c) $250

Smithsonite from Altenberg, near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
#44607, Smithsonite, Altenberg, Germany (m) $125

Epidote with Quartz from (Copper Mountain), south of Sulzer, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
#46461, Epidote with Quartz, (Copper Mountain), Alaska (m) $55

Uvite Tourmaline from Power's Farm, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, New York
#46387, Uvite Tourmaline, Power's Farm, Pierrepont, New York (m) $125

Quartz on Amethyst Quartz from (Erongo Region), Namibia
#46579, Quartz on Amethyst Quartz, Namibia (m) $48

Copper and Calcite from Quincy Mine, Hancock, Keweenaw Peninsula Copper District, Houghton County, Michigan
#42160, Copper and Calcite, Quincy Mine, Hancock, Michigan (m) $950

Sulfur from Girgenti, Sicily, Italy
#45895, Sulfur, Girgenti, Italy (lc) $450

Quartz var. Smoky Dauphine-law Twin from St. Gotthard, Kanton Uri, Switzerland
#37363, Quartz var. Smoky Dauphine-law Twin, St. Gotthard, Switzerland (c) $400

Copper (crystallized) with Epidote from Quincy Mine, Hancock, Keweenaw Peninsula Copper District, Houghton County, Michigan
#45481, Copper (crystallized) with Epidote, Quincy Mine, Hancock, Michigan (m) $875

Dioptase on Calcite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#41792, Dioptase on Calcite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (c) $3750

Azurite, Malachite, Tenorite from Czar Mine (Czar Shaft), Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
#41849, Azurite, Malachite, Tenorite, Czar Mine (Czar Shaft), Arizona (c) $950

Azurite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#45813, Azurite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (lc) $950

Galena with Calcite from Rossie Lead Mines, Rossie, St. Lawrence County, New York
#46315, Galena with Calcite, Rossie Lead Mines, New York (c) $450

Topaz on Quartz from Dassu, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
#45809, Topaz on Quartz, Dassu, Shigar Valley, Pakistan (c) $2500

Gold (crystallized) from Eagle's Nest Mine, Michigan Bluff District, Placer County, California
#42019, Gold (crystallized), Eagle's Nest Mine, California (m) $1650

  


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