Fluorite (superb color) (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Item Description

From a limited find in 2016 near Yiwu City, these specimens are some of the strongest and finest green color Fluorites from any locality in China. This particular specimen hosts many superb, sharp, lustrous, gemmy, intense glowing emereald green colored Fluorite octahedra measuring up to 2.5 cm on minor matrix. A slight secondary generation of soft silvery-lilac colored Fluorite can be seen coating some of the crystals for a nice touch. The central Fluorites are all in good shape, though the piece is contacted around the periphery where it was removed from the pocket wall and later trimmed. The piece sits on its own without the aid of a base or clay. This strong green color is not often seen in Fluorite, and it would make a nice addition to any Chinese collection or a Fluorite suite. Priced at $1,850 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.