Fluorite on Quartz (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Item Description

A beautiful and showy cabinet sized piece features excellent quality purple Fluorite crystals elegantly set atop a crystallized group of prismatic Quartz on a thin bit of matrix. The Fluorite crystals are notably lustrous, with sharp, well-formed dodecahedral faces and a dazzling purple hue internally. When backlit, you can see the Fluorites are quite gemmy, and they GLOW with color. The largest Fluorite measures 1.2 cm across. No major damage that I can see with the naked eye, to either the Fluorite or Quartz crystals. The overall effect here is great in both contrast and texture between the rich purple Fluorite crystals and the spiky grey-white Quartz crystals. You rarely see Fluorite sitting ATOP the Quartz crystals like this from Yongchun, so don't miss out on getting your hands on this showy and fine quality display specimen of this seldom seen material. Priced in the inventory at $1,800. 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/biographies_labels/smalestephen/ ) or on Wikipedia.