Quartz pseudomorph after Calcite (ex Gary Weaver Collection)

Item Description

A lovely cabinet sized specimen from the lesser known Ohio Mine in the famous amphitheater just east of the town of Ouray in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. The piece is filled with drusy milky Quartz which has formed pseudomorphs after scalenohedral Calcite crystals. The piece is crystallized nearly all the way around with no matrix, and only a few small points of attachment, so it's close to being a complete "floater". Specimens from this area are not common on the market, and this one is particularly showy, three-dimensional and eye-catching. Very little damage, and a wonderful example of these beloved classics from southwestern Colorado. From the collection of Gary Weaver of Prescott, Arizona (1944-2019). Gary was an electrical engineer who worked for many years for Hughes Aircraft in California. After retiring to Prescott, Arizona in the early 2000s, Gary rekindled his childhood love of minerals, amassing a collection of roughly 2000 specimens focusing on localities in which he and his wife had lived or visited (Mexico, Peru and the western / southwestern United States). You can read Gary's obituary here https://www.dcourier.com/news/2019/apr/27/obituary-gary-richard-weaver/