Hematite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Item Description

An attractive miniature specimen featuring fairly thick, metallic, bladed hexagonal crystals of Hematite measuring up to 3.2 cm free of matrix. The piece has a wonderful patina with multicolor iridescence on the surface. I love the form and thickness of the main Hematite crystal, and the piece sits beautifully without the aid of a base or clay. Very attractive in person, hard to photograph. There are some contacts on the edges, so the piece is not pristine, but it's a noteworthy and eye-catching piece that is of a good crystallized quality from Bouse. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#7145). Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017).