Fluorite with Quartz

Item Description

These impressive and iconic Fluorites were immediately recognized as some of the best green Fluorites from any world locality, when they first hit the market, which is saying something since Fluorite is one of the most popular and collectible mineral species in the world as it occurs in virtually any color you can think of. Fluorite is also often found in big, showy display pieces with a great number of beautiful crystal habits, so it's not easy to find pieces from new discoveries that truly stand out. These fantastic and highly displayable pieces Riemvasmaak started coming out in the early 2000s, and they have a quite unique green color that is distinctive from Fluorites from other localities, along with sharp octahedral form. For all you collectors who missed out on these Fluorites, this is a great chance to pick up a fine display specimen of this lovely material. This piece features many excellent, strong green color, gemmy octahedral crystals with a drusy thin coating of white Quartz crystals in a few spots. The largest Fluorite measures 5.7 cm across at its longest dimension. If you backlight the piece, you can see the crystals have excellent internal transparency. No major damage on the top/front display side of the piece, just some minor imperfections.
Valued $4,500
From the collection of Jack Halpern No. 4269. Jack was born May 18, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York, but has been a long-time resident of San Francisco. He assembled one of the great mineral collections in the world encompassing over 3,200 specimens with a specific emphasis on color, quality, and style/aesthetics, which is evident in every piece. He admired specimens of all sizes from thumbnails to large cabinets and the vast majority of them rank from fine to world-class in their quality.
Above all else, Jack is considered to be the greatest gentleman in the modern era of mineral collecting. He is beloved by all those who have met him, and he truly is one of the most iconic figures in the mineral world. We recently acquired Jack's collection, and the VAST majority of these pieces will be offered here in the auctions, as we feel that everyone deserves and equal opportunity at acquiring these important, well-documented and fine quality pieces for their collections. We are honored to have the opportunity to offer Jack's treasures to everyone on a regular basis in the auctions.
We encourage you to read our blog post at https://www.irocks.com/the-jack-halpern-collection or his profile on the Mineralogical Record website https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/halpernjack/ for more information