Quartz with Hematite and Rutile ''star'' inclusions (excellent!)

Item Description

A fantastic small cabinet sized specimen of the famed pieces from Novo Horizonte. Typically one is accustomed to seeing the classic Hematite/Rutile "stars", sometimes on matrix, sometimes as polished examples frozen inside of Quartz, but it's notably rare to find sharp, euhedral, well-formed Quartz crystals from this locality with the Hematite/Rutile inclusions like this piece. This is a truly fine quality, natural (unpolished) example of these wonderful specimens featuring a beautiful slightly smoky color single hexagonal crystal of Quartz with EXCELLENT INTERNAL CLARITY, which hosts inclusions of gorgeous "star"-shaped groups of grey Hematite and golden Rutile inside. When the piece is backlit, the Hematite/Rutile groups really shine through and looks beautiful up close. Piece of this quality with such excellent internal inclusions are rare, and like I said, they are often polished because the Quartz crystals are broken, but when you have a complete crystal with these inclusions, it's the most desirable combination you can find from the locality. A fantastic piece for any fan of Quartz, inclusion specimens or minerals from Novo Horizonte. From the collection of William ("Bill") (1927-2006) and Anne (1928-2021) Cook of Cleveland, Ohio (#7718). 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, and Anne was inducted into the mi The rare barium lithium beryllium phosphate Wilancookite was named in their honor in 2015. This piece was priced at $3,000 in our inventory.