Crocoite (old classic - Type Locality) Cook Coll.

Item Description

Bright red-orange, lustrous, translucent, equant crocoite prisms, to 1.4 cm, are richly and dramatically strewn across the large sculptural matrix plate. This is an important, old-time and large crocoite specimen from the famous Type Locality, the historic gold mines at Beresovsk. Note the robust, sharp, stereotypic crystal habit so different from that which we normally see in the far more common Australian material. We feel very lucky to have picked up the large collection of Bill and Anne Cook of Cleveland, recently. It is a tribute to their long efforts, how many interesting minerals and old localities were preserved and carefully labelled so you can see them now. Bill and Anne collected for at least 60 years. This exceptional large piece would fit right into the excellent and extensive Beresovsk District article in the 2016 Mineralogical Record issue, July-August, Vol. 47, No. 4. Valued at $2500 for size, richness and quality.