Amazonite (rich color with a ''white cap'') (Mined: 1975)

Item Description

This piece was collected by Dave Bergman in the summer of 1975 on Rich Kosnar's "Yucca Hill" Claim in Colorado. This is a fine quality large thumbnail sized example from this well-known mineral producing area in Colorado. For many decades, the pegmatites around the Lake George area of Colorado have produced what collectors and dealers know to be the finest Amazonite specimens ever found from the standpoint of color, quality, wonderful display specimens and excellent associations. This particular specimen is a sharp, well-formed, rich blue-green color Amazonite crystal with a distinctive and highly sought after "white cap" termination. Keep in mind that the best of these specimens (especially with top color) sell for big money these days, and considering that fewer and fewer top quality specimens are found each year, this one would make a great addition to any collection. No damage that I can find, save the base where the piece was removed from the pocket wall. Don't miss out on this great Colorado classic. This piece comes from the personal collection of Colorado mining legend, Dave Bergman, the maternal grandfather of Brian Kosnar. Dave is now retired from mining, but he worked for decades in various mines underground in Colorado, as a miner, mechanic, engineer, shift boss and foreman. His biggest claim to fame is that he was the foreman and the primary person in charge of mining and specimen recovery at the Sweet Home Mine in Colorado in the 1970s alongside his son-in-law, Rich Kosnar. This project what was the FIRST ever operation for specimen recovery at this historic locality. A full-page photograph of Dave can be seen mining underground at the Sweet Home in on page 58 of Peter Bancroft's book "Gem and Crystal Treasures".