Fluorite with Pyrite and Calcite (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Item Description

An attractive group of sharp, lustrous, gemmy / translucent purple stacked cubes of Fluorite with a selective deposition of metallic golden Pyrite on one side along with several grey colored compressed crystals of Calcite. There is no matrix on the piece, but it still sits nicely and displays well from several angles as you can see from the photos. Good quality and very alluring in person. This one is priced in the inventory at $950. 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.