Chondrodite (good quality - rare locality)

Item Description

A fine quality example of Chondrodite labeled as coming from the Kaveltorp Mines in Kopparberg, Sweden. The crystal is not only sharp, lustrous and well-formed, but it also features a fiery reddish-orange hue with a bit of GEMMINESS near the termination. I've never seen a crystal with this color and gemminess from this locality before, and although the Kaveltorp Mines are a somewhat lesser-known locality, Chondrodite crystals are still rare, especially in this quality. This crystal is complete most of the way around, but there is some embedded grey-black Sphalerite on one side. It still displays nicely from the other side and would make a great addition to any thumbnail suite or a collection of minerals from the Humite Group. From the collection of William ("Bill") (1927-2006) and Anne (1928-2021) Cook of Cleveland, Ohio (#11112). This husband and wife duo were actively involved in the mineral world for many decades. Bill was a PhD geologist, and Anne was a mathematician, and they both were very serious mineral collectors. Bill served for many years as adjunct curator of mineralogy at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and Anne was inducted into the Micromounters' Hall of Fame on October 12, 2019. Both Bill and Anne, at various times, served as president both of the Mineralogical Society of Cleveland and of the Micromineral Society of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and Anne was inducted into the mi The rare barium lithium beryllium phosphate Wilancookite was named in their honor in 2015.