Calcite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)

Item Description

A classic old time display specimen of sharp, dog-tooth shaped Calcite crystals with a soft golden-brown hue from Chihuahua, Mexico. The largest crystal measures 2.5 cm, and they actually show slight internal "phantoms". This specimen 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.