Stellerite (classic NJ and USA locale!)

Item Description

This less well-known New Jersey basalt Trap Rock quarry has periodically given up outstanding stellerite and stilbite examples and this is an exceptional and rich small cabinet stellerite. Three lustrous, translucent, colorless, "jelly"-like, sphere-shaped radiating aggregates of stellerite crystals are very aesthetically set on the basalt matrix and are surrounded by drusy stellerite crystals. The large sphere is 4.3 cm across. The former collector priced this very fine piece at $300. It is worth more like $500 today. Classic Braen Quarry stellerite and certainly the finest New Jersey stellerite locality. RARE from the USA!