Hubnerite on Quartz (ex Tom Campbell Collection)

Item Description

A classic and HIGHLY displayable small cabinet specimen from one of the great iconic Peruvian localities. The piece features a 4.2 cm long layered group of very sharp, rather lustrous, prismatic crystals of Hubnerite aesthetically flaring off crystallized prismatic white Quartz crystals. The termination on the top of the Hubnerite group looks as though at one point it was contacted, but if you look with a loupe, it truly appears to be recrystallized / healed ("rehealed") and it's not broken. With that said, the is in great shape overall, and it's so showy. It's important to note that some of the finest display specimens of Hubnerite were found at this mine in the 1970s, and they are still icons in the mineral world. From the worldwide collection of Tom Campbell. Tom is a mineralogist and mineral collect who works with us here at The Arkenstone. He has over 35 years of experience in the fields of exploration geology, mining, and applied mineralogy, and has even more years under his belt as a collector! Tom has described many new species over the years, and discovered the rare phosphates Tiptopite, Fransoletite and Pahasapaite. Tom was also a co-author on the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Minerals. You can see a list of Tom's published works here ( https://www.irocks.com/thomas-j-campbell-publications-list ).