Fluorite with Calcite (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Item Description

A classic association specimen from Shangbao featuring a group of VERY gemmy, sharp, lustrous rich green and blue fluorite crystals associated with thin, white, scalenohedral Calcite crytals at the base. The back of the specimen has some embedded Muscovite blades, but the piece still glows with color when backlit. These fine quality Fluorites crystals show amazingly intricate growth patterns with smooth broad cube faces and small stepped modifying octahedral and dodecahedral faces. The piece is in excellent shape all the way around and would make a great addition to a miniature collection, a Fluorite suite or a Chinese mineral collection. Valued at $500. Ex Dr. Steven 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.