Stibnite (Italy locale !) Kidwell Coll.

Item Description

Numerous antimony mines in Grosseto Province, Tuscany produced excellent stibnite specimens, such as this fine example from an unknown locale. Three diverging sprays of lustrous metallic stibnite blades are very aesthetically set on the sculptural matrix. The blades in the dominating large spray reach 4.5 cm. From the worldwide mineral collection of Albert Lewis Kidwell (January 1, 1919 - August 16, 2008). Al was a well-known mineral collector and research geologist with Carter Oil Company and later Exxon Oil Company in Houston, Texas. The phosphate species Kidwellite was named in his honor in 1974. Al acquired this showy and rich classic older piece in 1969. The piece has several fine display views.