Amazonite (rare locality specimen) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)

Item Description

While the Pikes Peak region in Colorado is the most famous Amazonite producing area in the United States, the Morefield Mine in Virginia has yielded some attractive Amazonite crystals of its own. If you're a fan of Feldspar in general, no collection is complete without a good Morefield Amazonite. This piece is a fine example of said material as the crystal has sharp, well-defined faces and a lovely blue-green hue. The termination is pristine and lustrous, and the only "roughness" on the piece is around the base where it was separated from other Amazonite crystals. A wonderful piece of this incredibly hard to find material from this pegmatite mine in central Virginia. Valued at $700 for quality and the obscure locality. From the collection of Henry de Linde (March 21, 1923 – April 4, 2019) of Hot Spring, Arkansas. Henry was one of the most prominent figures in the history of Arkansas mining and mineral collecting. Along with being a miner, mineral collector and an amateur mineralogist, de Linde was one of the founders of the Coon Creek Association mineral club. He was the owner of several key localities in Arkansas including the Diamond Jo Quarry (on the south rim of Magnet Cove), the type locality for Delindeite, which was named in his honor in 1987.