Montebrasite

Item Description

This is, to me, the most valuable thing in this auction set by far. It is a fist-sized cluster of thick, fat, intensely yello w montebrasite crystals with minor cleavelandite association. Clusters are very rare, and these chunky, deep-colored crystals really combine to make an impactful overall specimen. The piece is not pristine, as it has some contacts around the edges and a few trivial dings on the display face as well, but this is all in context. It certainly displays well and you have to look closely to see the few flaws. In person, this material from a modern find at this old locale has a rich color, almost an inside glow to it, that is hard to convey in photos. I think for the overall size of the specimen, and because it does display so well with many faces presented out at the viewer, it is quite significant. Valued $2000 577 grams