Fluorite with Arsenopyrite and Muscovite (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Item Description

Several superb quality, highly lustrous, razor-sharp, GEMMY cubes of Fluorite measuring up to 1.1 cm on edge are associated with silvery-grey colored, striated, metallic crystals of Arsenopyrite plus silvery-beige colored Muscovite to create a truly attractive display specimen. I can't find any damage of the note on the Fluorite cubes and although they look good in the photos, I honestly think they look better in person. You can see that the outer edges of the cubes have a slight dark purple coloring surrounding the softer purple interior. Great quality, very showy and truly eye-catching. A very worthwhile small cabinet sized specimen of this classic material. Priced in our inventory at $1,750. 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.