Fluorite (fluorescent) w/ Drusy Quartz & Dolomite (Robertson Coll.)

Item Description

A very colorful and excellent combination specimen from this well-known extinct mine. Pretty sparkly reddish-orange hematite-infused drusy quartz dramatically, preferentially coats the faces of glassy fern-green fluorite cubes, to 1.7 cm. A few dolomite rhombs scattered about are a fine accessory. The display face is pristine, except for the acceptable periphery wear. Very showy and unusual combination material from this mine. Purple fluorite fluorescence. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 1491 and acquired at Christmas in 1959. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien-Welt" November-December 2017).