Celestine With Sulfur (Wein Coll.)

Item Description

A large, classic old European association specimen out of the Rolf Wein Collection of Germany (dispersed circa 2002), where what is usually the "accent" mineral is instead the star. Usually the sulfur crystals get all the attention from the locality, but here, the sulfur is a druse of microcrystals, and the pizzazz is in the large, elongated, gleaming celestines measuring to 5.7 cm. They stand out strikingly from the surface of the sulfur-covered matrix, and lie across small pockets, exposing them all around. A classic, but in rarely fine form, for celestine from this locality with multiple views. Valued at $1800.