Scolecite (classic locale) Robertson Coll.

Teigarhorn, Berufjordur, Eastern Region, Iceland
Small Cabinet, 7.4 x 6.2 x 4.5 cm
Start Time: 03/15/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/22/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Striking diverging sprays of glassy, translucent to transparent scolecite needles fill two sides of a vug in basalt matrix on this rich and showy small cabinet from this famous Iceland locale. The prisms reach 6.7 cm long. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 2847 and acquired at the Hollywood Show in 1963. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017). An excellent and uncommon old-time classic from Teigarhorn.

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