Prehnite with Epidote (ex David Burgess Collection)

Item Description

Some of the best Prehnite specimens to hit the market in a while are those that have been found in Mali in the last decade or so. These specimens are some of the nicest gem quality Prehnites that I've seen from any locality. This specimen host a predominant 2.6 cm gemmy, beautiful green color spherical aggregate of Prehnite associated with a few secondary Prehnite "balls" sitting on prismatic, lustrous, dark brownish-green Epidote . The main Prehnite has hundreds of very sharp micro terminations all over the "balls" and this specimen is gemmy enough to facet some nice gemstones. I think this is a very attractive representation of a species that is often overlooked by collectors. From the worldwide collection of David Burgess (1951-2016). David was a prolific species collector from Newington, Connecticut, and the namesake for the extremely rare cobalt arsenate species Burgessite, which he discovered.