Apophyllite on Gyrolite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)

Item Description

I know that Indian specimens are everywhere, but you must appreciate them for what they are. They are simply some of the finest crystallized examples of their respective species extant. This piece is actually from a find from at least 30+ years ago. It features sharp, rather lustrous, translucent to white colored crystals of Apophyllite sitting on small radial groups of Gyrolite. The big Apophyllite group of crystals measures 3.3 cm at its longest dimension. No real damage that I can see. One day (eventually) India will not produce any more of these Zeolites, and they will more than likely receive great recognition for being the amazing display specimens that they are. This piece comes from the collection of Willard W. Wulff (1904-1998) of Colorado Springs, Colorado, a prominent figure and collector of Colorado minerals. Wulff was one of the founding members of the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society in 1936. You can read Willard's bio on the Mineralogical Record website here ( http://www.minrec.org/labels.asp?colid=1528 ). The piece comes with a typed label from Wulff on one of his famous 3x5 index cards.