Chalcedony (ex Henry de Linde Collection)

Item Description

A classic specimen of Tampa Bay Chalcedony which often have formed pseudomorphs after preexisting coral. The Ballast Point locality is literally right on the beach, and has produced many attractive specimens of various Quartz varieties over the years. This cabinet sized display specimen hosts a coverage of botryoidal Chalcedony with a deep golden brown color measuring p to 1.3 cm across sitting on matrix. When backlit, you can see a few other colors mixed in, including some soft blue hues and light yellow tones. The central "balls" are all in excellent condition, but the piece is understandably contacted around the periphery where it was removed from the surrounding rock. From the collection of Henry de Linde (March 21, 1923 – April 4, 2019) of Hot Spring, Arkansas. Henry was one of the most prominent figures in the history of Arkansas mining and mineral collecting. Along with being a miner, mineral collector and an amateur mineralogist, de Linde was one of the founders of the Coon Creek Association mineral club. He was the owner of several key localities in Arkansas including the Diamond Jo Quarry (on the south rim of Magnet Cove), the type locality for Delindeite, which was named in his honor in 1987.