Babingtonite with Prehnite

Item Description

Babingtonite has been known since the 1800s, and was named after Dr. William Babington, a mineralogist who was one of the founding members of the Geological Society of London. The species is found in many world localities, but not often in superb display quality specimen. This piece is a beautiful example of these soon-to-be-classics which date back to the early 2000s. This discovery yielded what are certainly among the finest examples of Babingtonite ever found. Very little of this material is available on the market now, as nothing new has been found in years. This attractive small cabinet features a well-formed, fairly thick, jet-black Babingtonite crystals with sharp faces and moderate luster measuring 2.2 cm associated with botryoidal, translucent, soft green colored Prehnite on minor matrix. The specimen is in great condition, and it's a showy display piece of this lovely and now seldom-seen material.
Ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection. Along with amassing one of the finest private mineral collections in the world, Steve is a renowned mathematician. His accomplishments include being awarded the Fields Medal in 1966 along with being the awarded the Wolf Prize in mathematics in 2007. You can read Steve's bio on the Mineralogical Record website ( https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/smalestephen/ ) or on Wikipedia.