Stibnite w/ Quartz (historic locale) Steve Smale Coll.

Item Description

This dramatically sculptural and beautiful two-sided small cabinet spray of variably-sized splendent metallic stibnite prisms is dominated by the striking large 7.0 cm central crystal and the fantastic edge crystal with pincer-like termination. This sculptural, aesthetic and uncommon small cabinet combination stibnite cluster is from this old 1990s Chinese area. The well-striated metallic blades are sharply terminated and the piece is nicely accented on the front and back with aggregates of tiny glassy, yellow quartz crystals. The four major large stibnites are pristine, with the fifth and smallest, at about 3.3 cm, having a gently bruised tip. See the 2007 Mineralogical Record article in the China-II Special Issue, Vol. 38, No. 1. Specimens from the two privately operated mines in Lushi Coutny came out in the late 1990s, with none since. Ex Steve Smale Collection. Steve is one this eras greatest mineral collectors and is also a world-class mathematician. Read more about Steve at: https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/smalestephen/. It has two fine presentation views. Stibnite and quartz combinations from here are considered Chinese classics and this is a very fine small cabinet example with super form.