Ruby Jack Sphalerite with Pyrite ex Hauck

Item Description

From the famous old Tri State mining district , this is a signature combination piece with dramatic appeal for what it is. The central focus is a highly distinctive, 1.5 cm Sphalerite that sits impressively atop the brecciated, Quartz-coated matrix. This large 'Ruby Jack' Sphalerite has outstanding luster, and the form is unusual and eye-catching. The fully-developed presentation side has a modified termination with micro Calcites decorating it, and the reverse side is flat (but complete) with a finely-rippled texture. There are small Ruby Jacks, with gemmy and glowing interiors, across the piece. And if all that wasn't enough, there is an attractive, and super-unusual, 4 mm Pyrite sitting on the large Sphalerite. That is extremely rare, in my experience, for such material which normally has big, mounded sphalerites, to see such a nice isolated xl.. From the noted historic classics collection of Richard 'Dick' Hauck of New Jersey.