Fluorite with Quartz (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Item Description

A gorgeous full cabinet sized specimen of Fluorite with Quartz from Shangbao. Complex groups of lustrous, gemmy, fine purple colored Fluorite measure up to 3.4 cm across and are sitting atop a layer of sharp, well-formed, colorless Quartz crystals on matrix. All of the Fluorite groups are damage free, and the piece displays so beautifully as you can see from the photos! If you look closely as the square-shaped cubic faces on each Fluorite group, you can see that they have a slight darker purple colored "phantom" zoning inside for a great touch! A fantastic eye-catching specimen to add to any Fluorite collection or suite of Chinese minerals. Valued at $3,000 in the inventory for size, quality and sheer visual beauty. 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.