Fluorite (gorgeous color) with Quartz (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Item Description

A wonderful big composite Fluorite crystal that has one of the most alluring blue-green hues you'll see for the species. The piece is a large group in octahedral form, but comprises dozens if not hundreds of very sharp, lustrous, gemmy crystals that show a combination of cube and dodecahedral faces. It is partially coated by white milky Quartz and studded with little golden metallic Pyrite crystals. When backlit, the intense / saturated blue-green color shines through and looks wonderful in both sunlight and indoor lighting. The bottom of the specimen is actually recrystallized ("re-healed") making the piece a near "floater" were it not for a small point of attachment / contact on one side. It's very hard to convey the quality in photos as the piece was difficult to photograph, but it's really beautiful in person. Valued at $2,500 for quality, wonderful form and color. Ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection. Along with amassing one of the finest private mineral collections in the world, Steve is a renowned mathematician. His accomplishments include being awarded the Fields Medal in 1966 along with being the awarded the Wolf Prize in mathematics in 2007. You can read Steve's bio on the Mineralogical Record website ( https://mineralogicalrecord.com/labels.asp?colid=671&page=1 ) or on Wikipedia.