Fluorite on Quartz (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Item Description

The famous De'an Mine has produced some of the largest, most displayable and iconic Fluorite specimens from any Chinese locality. This small cabinet display specimen features a wonderful, gemmy, purple (with a slight reddish overtone) Fluorite crystal sitting atop white and soft beige colored quartz matrix. The crystal shows textbook combinations of cubic and dodecahedral faces and it GLOWS with color when backlit. The Fluorite measures 2.4 cm across. This is an exceptional older specimen from the first finds in 2002-2003. Valued at $1,800 as very little high quality material from this mine is available on the market now. 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.