Pectolite (Kidwell Coll.)

Item Description

Striking jackstraw shimmering chatoyant radiating sprays of pectoite lathes cover all sides of this sculptural mounded specimen from the famous Upper New Street Quarry. This old quarry operated from 1893 until 1925. The quarry walls were trimmed in the 1980s for new housing development, yielding many new specimens. This is one of the most famous New Jersey Traprock quarries. This very showy and rich 360-degree small cabinet is from the 1980s finds. Ex Al Kidwell Collection and acquired from Nick Facciolla (Nick collected many pieces there) in 1985. From the worldwide mineral collection of Albert Lewis Kidwell (January 1, 1919 - August 16, 2008). Al was a well-known mineral collector and research geologist with Carter Oil Company and later Exxon Oil Company in Houston, Texas. The phosphate species Kidwellite was named in his honor in 1974. A classic, showy and rich Upper New Street pectolite.