Baryte and Calcite (Kidwell Coll.)

Item Description

Three beautiful, gemmy, golden barite crystals with textbook chisel terminations are aesthetically set atop the impressive, highly sculptural shale matrix richly covered with translucent rich yellow calcite crystals. The dominating large barite crystal is 6.0 cm and the other two are 4.0 and 3.0 cm long. The striking brecciated Pierre Shale (Cretaceous age) matrix of these concretions and the 3-dimensionality of the piece really adds character to this very showy and classic combination. From the worldwide mineral collection of Albert Lewis Kidwell (January 1, 1919 - August 16, 2008). Al was a well-known mineral collector and research geologist with Carter Oil Company and later Exxon Oil Company in Houston, Texas. The phosphate species Kidwellite was named in his honor in 1974. See the 1987 Mineralogical Record article on the locale in Vol. 18, No. 2. A dramatic and excellent large two-sided combination from the locale with multiple display views. It displays well without aid. valued $2500-3500