Heulandite-(Ca) (rare color) on Chalcedony (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Item Description

This is an eye-catching and fine quality association specimen from Jalgaon featuring a gorgeous, lustrous, translucent, burgundy colored group of Heulandite-(Ca) measuring 2.7 cm sitting atop "sugary" white spike of Chalcedony-coated thin plate of basalt. The Heulandite group is complete undamaged. Most Heulandite around the world is often white or colorless, and this richly colored varietal is RARE outside of India. Valued at $1,200 retail. 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/biographies_labels/smalestephen/ ) or on Wikipedia.