Fluorapophyllite-(K) on Stilbite (Smale Coll.)

Item Description

Two blocky, bi-colored, textbook apophyllite crystals are beautifully set on the sculptural thin basalt matrix covered with small contrasting bone-white stilbite blades. The translucent crystals, with bright waxy lustre prism faces, have beautiful, rich green bodies grading upward to the striking, near colorless, pearlescent, scalloped terminations. Ex Dr. Steve Smale Collection. Steve has assembled one of the world's finest private collections and is also a world renowned mathematician. He collects only exceptional quality specimens. Read more about Steve at: https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/smalestephen/. An outstanding dramatically aesthetic and colorful apophyllite combination of this varietal from Nashik. Note that this is an old style, not what the location produces today in modern times, and is probably 20 years old. Valued $2000-2500