Quartz (classic material)

Item Description

A classic example of this world-famous material. While there are truly thousands upon thousands of localities in the world for Quartz, some of the best crystals are those from various localities in Arkansas, which are regarded among the most impressive specimens ever found, which is saying something for a species that is literally found in almost every environment globally. This small cabinet sized specimen features an excellent, very gemmy, completely colorless, razor-sharp, lustrous prismatic crystal, with several smaller accompanying Quartz crystals at the base, forming a showy display specimen. A tiny bit of roughness can be seen on the termination of the main crystal, but it's still a very showy an attractive example of this classic material.
From the collection of William ("Bill") (1927-2006) and Anne (1928-2021) Cook of Cleveland, Ohio (#8532) with a label from dealer Horst Burkard. This husband and wife duo were actively involved in the mineral world for many decades. Bill was a PhD geologist, and Anne was a mathematician, and they both were very serious mineral collectors. Bill served for many years as adjunct curator of mineralogy at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and Anne was inducted into the Micromounters' Hall of Fame on October 12, 2019. Both Bill and Anne, at various times, served as president both of the Mineralogical Society of Cleveland and of the Micromineral Society of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The rare barium lithium beryllium phosphate Wilancookite was named in their honor in 2015.