Gypsum (GEM crystal) (ex Willard Wulff Collection)

Item Description

A classic old time specimen of GEM quality Gypsum (var: "Selenite") from the famous locality at Naica, Mexico. A thick, sharp, lustrous, GEM, colorless prismatic "sword"-shaped crystal of Gypsum / Selenite. The piece is not completely undamged, it has a few blemiches, but still showy and attractive and dates back around 40-50 years ago. This specimen comes from the collection of Willard W. Wulff (1904-1998) of Colorado Springs, Colorado, a prominent figure and collector of Colorado minerals. Wulff was one of the founding members of the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society in 1936. You can read Willard's bio on the Mineralogical Record website here ( http://www.minrec.org/labels.asp?colid=1528 ). The piece comes with a typed label from Wulff on one of his famous 3x5 index cards that states it was acquired from Columbite Mineral Shop in Ouray, Colorado.