Fluorite (unusually spherical) on Amethyst (ex Richard Kosnar Collection)

Item Description

Of the thousands upon thousands of Fluorite localities in the world, the pieces from Mahodari are some of the most distinctive and unique. These unusual, beautiful and interesting botryoidal Fluorite specimens come from a trap rock locality, which is already very unusual for the species, as most people are accustomed to seeing zeolites and associated species from the various trap rocks in India. This particular specimen dates back to 1994, and was part of the collection of Richard A. Kosnar (1946-2007), well-known mineral dealer and collector from Colorado, who was a big enthusiast of trap rock minerals. This specimen features a predominant 4.9 cm, unusually botryoidal "ball" of Fluorite perched atop light purple colored Amethyst and soft lilac colored Chalcedony matrix. The Fluorite shows a beautiful golden hue throughout, and the color GLOWS when the "ball" is backlit. A smaller secondary Fluorite sphere makes for a wonderful accent. The piece is in very good shape, the only imperfection I can see is on the dome of the bigger Fluorite. The piece actually looks better in person than the photos might indicate. You rarely seen spherical Fluorite like this from any locality, but to find one on purple Amethyst is even rarer in my experience.