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Overlooked Treasures For Sale
Mineral Specimens Personally Recommended by John Betts

Call them what you want: Sleepers, Great Buys, Overlooked. These are minerals that are excellent specimens at reasonable prices. They should have sold quickly. Perhaps the photograph does not adequately describe the beauty of the specimen. Maybe it was added to the site during a slow period and nobody noticed. Perhaps the rarity of the mineral at locality is unappreciated by outsiders. Whatever the reason these are very nice specimens and deserve a second notice. These specimens are personally recommended. You cannot go wrong, there is a full money back guarantee - if you are not delighted with the specimen send it back for a full refund. No questions asked. To purchase mineral specimens, go to the Online order form.

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

 

Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond cluster for sale from Herkimer Diamond Development Mine, Middleville, Herkimer County, New York
#80844, Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond cluster, Herkimer Diamond Development Mine, Middleville, New York (m) $325

Quartz with Chlorite on Calcite for sale from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
#81704, Quartz with Chlorite on Calcite, Naica District, Mexico (c) $375

Vanadinite on Fe-Mn-oxide for sale from Taouz, Er Rachidia, Meknes-Tafilalet, Morocco
#80396, Vanadinite on Fe-Mn-oxide, Taouz, Er Rachidia, Morocco (m) $225

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with facet-grade gem nodule for sale from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California
#81659, Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with facet-grade gem nodule, Himalaya Mine, California (t) $150

Scheelite on doubly-terminated Quartz for sale from Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China
#80378, Scheelite on doubly-terminated Quartz, Yaogangxian Mine, China (c) $295

Colemanite on Calcite for sale from Kramer Deposit, Boron, Kern County, California
#81014, Colemanite on Calcite, Kramer Deposit, Boron, California (c) $150

Fluorapatite for sale from Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine
#82312, Fluorapatite, Havey Quarry, Maine (t) $55

Sphalerite (lamellar twinned) with minor Calcite for sale from Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Cherokee County, Kansas
#81202, Sphalerite (lamellar twinned) with minor Calcite, Mid-Continent Mine, Kansas (m) $65

Epidote for sale from Tormiq area, northwest of Skardu, Haramosh Mountains, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
#82494, Epidote, Tormiq area, northwest of Skardu, Pakistan (t) $55

Stilbite, Heulandite, Mordenite for sale from Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
#80616, Stilbite, Heulandite, Mordenite, Aurangabad, India (c) $395

Elbaite Tourmaline for sale from Brack Prospect, East Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
#81969, Elbaite Tourmaline, Brack Prospect, East Glastonbury, Connecticut (t) $75

Quartz var. Chalcedony stalactitic formations for sale from Solo River, Central Java, Indonesia
#80179, Quartz var. Chalcedony stalactitic formations, Solo River, Indonesia (c) $85

Stilbite for sale from Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
#81018, Stilbite, Aurangabad, India (c) $55

Vanadinite on Mottramite for sale from Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco
#81378, Vanadinite on Mottramite, Touissit Mine, Morocco (c) $325

Millerite in Quartz Geode for sale from Wallace Stone Company Quarry, Bay Port, Huron County, Michigan
#81982, Millerite in Quartz Geode, Wallace Stone Company Quarry, Michigan (t) $45

Topaz for sale from Mimosa do Sul, Espirito Santo, Brazil
#80534, Topaz, Mimosa do Sul, Brazil (m) $325

Grossular Garnet with Vesuvianite for sale from Carrickavrickan skarn, County Donegal, Ireland
#82110, Grossular Garnet with Vesuvianite, Carrickavrickan skarn, Ireland (t) $70

Hematite var. Turgite for sale from Pahang, Malaysia
#82075, Hematite var. Turgite, Malaysia (m) $150

Elbaite Tourmaline (bi-colored) for sale from Anjanabonoina, near Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
#82354, Elbaite Tourmaline (bi-colored), Anjanabonoina, near Ambohimanambola, Madagascar (t) $95

Topaz for sale from Agnus Dei Claim, Tribute Pocket, near Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado
#82485, Topaz, Agnus Dei Claim, Tribute Pocket, Colorado (t) $225

Stilbite on stalactitic Quartz for sale from Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
#80313, Stilbite on stalactitic Quartz, Jalgaon, India (c) $95

Corundum var. Ruby for sale from Longido, Arusha, Tanzania
#82187, Corundum var. Ruby, Longido, Tanzania (t) $95

Beryl var. Aquamarine for sale from Mount White, 2 km SSE from Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado
#81762, Beryl var. Aquamarine, Mount White, 2 km SSE from Mount Antero, Colorado (t) $75

Apophyllite on Natrolite for sale from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
#81632, Apophyllite on Natrolite, Millington Quarry, New Jersey (t) $55

Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite for sale from Pederneira Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
#82426, Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite, Pederneira Mine, Brazil (t) $175

Wulfenite for sale from Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco
#81803, Wulfenite, Mibladen, Haute Moulouya Basin, Morocco (t) $35

Epidote for sale from Lower Workings, Green Monster Mountain, south of Sulzer, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
#82298, Epidote, Lower Workings, Green Monster Mountain, Alaska (t) $65

Olmiite on Calcite for sale from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
#81756, Olmiite on Calcite, N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite) (t) $225

Xenotime-(Y) for sale from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
#82121, Xenotime-(Y), Novo Horizonte, Brazil (t) $55

Elbaite Tourmaline for sale from Havey Quarry, Blue Moon Pocket, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine
#81805, Elbaite Tourmaline, Havey Quarry, Blue Moon Pocket, Maine (t) $225

Azurite for sale from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
#81947, Azurite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia (t) $325

Barite for sale from Lucy Tongue Level, Greenside Mine, Patterdale, Cumbria, England
#82098, Barite, Lucy Tongue Level, Greenside Mine, Patterdale, England (m) $125

Pyromorphite for sale from Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze, France
#81997, Pyromorphite, Mine des Farges, France (m) $250

Goosecreekite and Quartz for sale from Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
#82748, Goosecreekite and Quartz, Nashik District, India (t) $55

Corundum var. Ruby for sale from Longido, Arusha, Tanzania
#82186, Corundum var. Ruby, Longido, Tanzania (t) $115

Elbaite Tourmaline for sale from Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, California
#82205, Elbaite Tourmaline, Himalaya Mine, California (t) $65

Ilvaite with Quartz for sale from Laxey Mine, South Mountain District, Owyhee County, Idaho
#81866, Ilvaite with Quartz, Laxey Mine, South Mountain District, Idaho (t) $28

Analcime on Thomsonite for sale from Moorcrossfield Quarry, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
#82107, Analcime on Thomsonite, Moorcrossfield Quarry, Ballymena, Northern Ireland (m) $135

Apophyllite included with Chlorite for sale from Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
#82367, Apophyllite included with Chlorite, Millington Quarry, New Jersey (m) $48

Olmiite for sale from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
#82193, Olmiite, N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite) (t) $125

Fluorapatite with Chlorite inclusions for sale from Prang Ghar, Mohmand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, FATA, Pakistan
#82051, Fluorapatite with Chlorite inclusions, Prang Ghar, Mohmand, Pakistan (t) $150

Hematite for sale from Bouse, La Paz County, Arizona
#82653, Hematite, Bouse, Arizona (t) $28

Hureaulite with Barbosalite for sale from Mangualde, Viseu District, Portugal
#82071, Hureaulite with Barbosalite, Mangualde, Portugal (t) $55

 

Braunite-II and Calcite for sale from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
#81535, Braunite-II and Calcite, N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa (m) $675

Calcite (with internal phantom zone) for sale from Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa
#81703, Calcite (with internal phantom zone), Linwood Mine, Iowa (c) $475

Mesolite over Stilbite for sale from Pune District, Maharashtra, India
#72982, Mesolite over Stilbite, Pune District, India (lc) $2750

Diamond (1.81 carat pale-gray cubic uncut rough diamond) for sale from Diavik Mine, East Island, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada
#73008, Diamond (1.81 carat pale-gray cubic uncut rough diamond), Diavik Mine, Canada (t) $1595

Beryl var. Aquamarine for sale from Slievenamiskan, Spelga, County Down, Ireland
#82093, Beryl var. Aquamarine, Slievenamiskan, Ireland (t) $595

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz for sale from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico
#81243, Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz, Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Mexico (c) $400

Quartz for sale from Radautal, Bad Harzburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
#81448, Quartz, Radautal, Bad Harzburg, Germany (lc) $75

Ludlockite for sale from Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
#81279, Ludlockite, Mina Ojuela, Mexico (m) $450

Analcime with Calcite for sale from Cape Split, Blomidon Peninsula, Nova Scotia, Canada
#81666, Analcime with Calcite, Cape Split, Blomidon Peninsula, Canada (lc) $75

Gold (native gold) on Quartz for sale from Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne County, California
#81566, Gold (native gold) on Quartz, Mother Lode Belt, California (m) $1750

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

Dioptase and Chrysocolla with Quartz for sale from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
#81569, Dioptase and Chrysocolla with Quartz, Milpillas Mine, Mexico (m) $400

Ferberite, Siderite, Fluorapatite, Pyrite for sale from Panasqueira Mine, Barroca Grande, 21 km. west of Fundao, Castelo Branco, Portugal
#81528, Ferberite, Siderite, Fluorapatite, Pyrite, Panasqueira Mine, Portugal (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.

Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
#82444, Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite, Quiruvilca Mine, Peru (c) $4500

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.

Below: Lapis, vol. 23, No. 9, pp. 35-37 (1998)

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Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

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Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

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Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

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Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

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Famatinite with Tennantite on Pyrite for sale from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

   

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