Mineral gallery of classic mineral specimens from the type locality where they were first discovered

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Mineral specimens from the type locality where they were first discovered

Below is a gallery of mineral specimens from the type locality where they were first discovered, available for sale from John Betts - Fine Minerals in New York City, NY. The type locality is where samples were acquired for a new mineral find, that provided the crystallographic analysis of the new mineral and becomes the baseline reference for that mineral species. Some old minerals do not have a type locality, because there existence predates early analysis techniques. These are "grandfathered" minerals. But most minerals do have a type locality and some collectors choose to collect only specimens of minerals from the type locality because that is the "purest" reference. The best reference for the type localities of mineral species is Fleischer's Glossary of Mineral Species 2008 which lists mineral formula, crystal system, and type locality for each mineral species.

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

#44762, *Franklinite in Calcite*, Franklin District, New Jersey Type Locality (m) $175	#45352, Nickelboussingaultite, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Russia *Type Locality (t) $48	#43950, Rosasite, Rosas Mine, Italy *Type Locality (m) $95	#43913, Ardennite-(As), Salm-Château, Belgium *Type Locality (m) $75	#43925, Betekhtinite, Vitzthum Shaft, Germany *Type Locality (m) $95
#43532, *Liberite, Bromellite on Phlogopite*, Xianghualing Mine, China Type Locality (t) $125	#38877, Pseudocotunnite, Mount Vesuvius, Italy *Type Locality (t) $150	#43895, Bahianite, Serra da Mangabeira, Brazil *Type Locality (t) $50	#44382, Bergenite, Mechelgrün, Plauen, Germany (m) $85	#39577, *Kirkiite and Bismuthinite*, Agios Philippos Deposit, Greece Type Locality (t) $85
#38879, Manganolotharmeyerite (IMA 2001-026), Starlera Mine, Switzerland *Type Locality (t) $85	#43933, Gahnite, Falu Gruva, Falun, Sweden *Type Locality (m) $65	#44300, Elbaite Tourmaline with Cookeite, Mount Mica, Maine Type Locality (t) $55	#40361, Szaibelyite, Baita District, Romania *Type Locality (m) $75	#39575, Attikaite (IMA 2006-017), Christiana Mine, Greece *Type Locality (t) $75
#39187, Onoratoite, Cetine di Cotoriano, Italy *Type Locality (m) $42	#41723, Cadmoindite, Kudriavy, Russia *Type Locality (t) $175	#45008, Tarbuttite, Kabwe (Broken Hill), Zambia (formerly Southern Rhodesia) *Type Locality (m) $125	#43974, Uvarovite Garnet, Saranovskoye Mine, Russia *Type Locality (c) $250	#42324, *Hydroxywagnerite (IMA 2004-009) on Pyrophyllite*, Doria Maira Massif, Italy Type Locality (t) $125
#45355, Lithiowodginite, Ognevka, Kalbinskiy Range, Kazakhstan *Type Locality (t) $35	#25035, Barytocalcite, Blagilll Mine, Alston Moor (Type Locality), England (lc) $150	#41155, *Zincite (crystals!) on Franklinite* with Willemite*, Franklin, New Jersey Type Locality (m) $350	#43918, *Beaverite with Brochantite*, Horn Silver Mine, Utah Type Locality (m) $85	#43901, Agardite-(Y), Bou Skour Mine, Morocco *Type Locality (m) $125
#43922, Monteregianite-(Y) (MSH UK-6), Desourdy Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada *Type Locality (m) $150	#43890, *Wagnerite with Magnesite, Lazulite, Chlorite*, Höllgraben, Austria Type Locality (m) $55	#45146, Woodhouseite, Champion Mine, California *Type Locality (m) $55	#43921, *Wöhlerite and Ferro-edenite var. Barkevikite*, Langesundsfjorden, Sandoya Island, Norway Type Locality (m) $65	#43912, Rosenhahnite, Russian River, Cloverdale, California *Type Locality (m) $75
#46552, Boleite, Boleo District, Mexico *Type Locality (t) $38	#46474, Sulphohalite, Searles Lake, California *Type Locality (t) $30	#45009, *Chloroxiphite in Mendipite with Crednerite*, Shepton Mallet, Mendip Hills, England Type Locality (m) $150	#45350, Ferronordite-(Ce), Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Russia *Type Locality (t) $25	#46553, Boleite, Boleo District, Mexico *Type Locality (t) $36
#45745, Callaghanite, Gabbs Magnesite-Brucite Mine, Nevada *Type Locality (t) $35	#46555, Boleite, Boleo District, Mexico *Type Locality (t) $18	#45715, Axinite-(Fe), Bourg d'Oisans, France *Type Locality (m) $48	#46556, Boleite, Boleo District, Mexico *Type Locality (t) $15	#45351, *Vitusite-(Ce) with Magnesio-arfvedsonite*, Yubileinaya Vein, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Russia Type Locality (m) $55

#43868, Zoisite var. Tanzanite, Merelani Hills, Tanzania Type Locality (m) $3500	#36376, Liddicoatite Tourmaline, Valozoro, Madagascar *Type Locality (c) $4500	#41744, Olmiite on Calcite, N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa (lc) $750
#43969, Wulfenite, Bad Bleiberg, Austria *Type Locality (c) $400	#43867, Zoisite var. Tanzanite, Merelani Hills, Tanzania Type Locality (t) $850	#43874, Liddicoatite Tourmaline, Alakamisy, Madagascar *Type Locality (c) $1450
#43872, Liddicoatite Tourmaline, Alakamisy, Madagascar *Type Locality (c) $950	#43871, Liddicoatite Tourmaline, Alakamisy, Madagascar *Type Locality (c) $1100	#43864, Zoisite var. Tanzanite, Merelani Hills, Tanzania Type Locality (t) $2400
#45795, Olmiite, N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa *Type Locality (t) $600	#43866, Zoisite var. Tanzanite, Merelani Hills, Tanzania Type Locality (m) $3200	#44195, Wulfenite, Bad Bleiberg, Austria *Type Locality (c) $400
	#46384, Manganite, Harz Mountains, Thuringia, Germany *Type Locality (lc) $3250