Fluorite on Quartz (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Item Description

A really eye-catching cabinet sized specimen from Yaogangxian featuring a group of rich purple colored, very lustrous, gemmy, sharp cubes of Fluorite measuring up to 1.5 cm on edge sitting atop fine quality, very gemmy, hexagonal prisms of colorless Quartz with minor associated Calcite on matrix. No damage to speak of, and really attractive in person. A great piece for any fan of Fluorites or minerals from China. We had a price tag of $1,500 on this one in the inventory. 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.