Fluorapatite on Smoky Quartz With Arsenopyrite ex Soregaroli

Item Description

A striking combination piece with all the major minerals of this famous locality being well-represented in association on a very large quartz crystal of display quality! The bluish-grey, hexagonal Fluorapatites have superb luster, are gemmy to translucent, and reach up to 8 mm across. Some even have very attractive, well-formed bevels on the edges which is a bit unusual. The Smoky Quartz is doubly-terminated and quite gemmy - unusual for this location in size and color. This Quartz is preferentially coated with gemmy, mm-size Calcite rhombs on top of mm-size tan Siderite discs for a nice range of textures. Mixed in with those are small sparkling Arsenopyrite and Pyrite crystals. The overall effect of this large specimen is to create a really impressive combination specimen! From teh well known collection of Dr. Art Soregaroli, which had a large Panasquiera suite assembled in the heyday of the late 1960s and early 1970s (from when this piece would have come out). valued $1500-2000