Calcite on Sphalerite (old classic) ex Feist Coll.

Item Description

A dramatic, old-time, CABINET calcite and sphalerite specimen from the famous Tri-State District of Oklahoma. The striking, two-sided mound of very glassy, transparent to tranlucent, golden-amber, stepped-growth, calcite rhombs is capped by a beautiful, doubly terminated knob of gemmy crystals. The sphalerite plate matrix has a flat-lying, 9.7 cm, calcite scalenohedron with a gemmy termination on one side as a super accent to the sculptural mound. This historic old-timer has only very minimal bruising. Ex George Feist Collection # 1412 and according to the label was handled by the renowned Tri-State dealer, Boodle Lane, in 1940!