Fluorite with Quartz (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Item Description

An eye-catching specimen from the Xianghuapu Mine featuring a sharp, well-formed, gemmy, "misty" green colored cubes of Fluorie with WATER CLEAR clarity in areas sitting on white hexagonal Quartz matrix. The Fluorites measure up to 2.3 cm and have some small built up cubes on certain edges, giving the appearance of two generations growing together. I honestly can't see any damage of note, and the piece is so much fun to spin around in your hand and look at every side as it also mostly crystallized on the back. If you collect Fluorites or minerals of China, don't miss out on this attractiv piece from this prodigious specimen producing locality. Valued at $700 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.