Quartz var: Rose (classic material) (1970s)

Item Description

Some of the finest crystallized Rose Quartz specimens in the world are found in various localities in Brazil. Here we have a classic, fine quality display specimen featuring sharp, well-formed, gem quality to translucent, lustrous, pink color crystals forming a beautiful "spray", free of matrix. Typically even small Rose Quartz crystals have a bit of a "milky" quality to them, but some of the crystals on this specimen are virtually water-clear. It's also notably hard to find such euhedral Rose Quartz crystals in nature, as most of the time, Rose Quartz is granular or massive. It should be noted that the color in Rose Quartz is caused by tiny fibrous inclusions of the silicate species Dumortierite (George Rossman was actually able to extract the fibers from Rose Quartz - https://www.mindat.org/photo-743401.html ).
Not only is this piece fine quality, it's also 50 years old as it comes from the collection of world famous mineral dealer Richard ("Rich") A. Kosnar (1946-2007), who was the namesake for the phosphate Kosnarite, and had a strong presence in Brazil in the 1970s when he imported many gem crystals during that period.
Valued $2,000.