Strontianite (classic material) (ex Günther Schnorrer Collection)

Item Description

An attractive small cabinet / large miniature sized specimen from what is the premier Strontianite locality in the world. This beautiful piece features excellent quality, very sharp, highly lustrous, prismatic orthorhombic Strontianite crystals with pyramidal terminations sitting atop a layer of Magnesite on matrix. The piece is very aesthetic and showy with virtually no damage to the Strontianite crystals, save the periphery where the piece was removed from the pocket wall. They are also rather lustrous, which is not common for the material, but what really stands out is the fact that they don't have that pinkish iron coating (which is essentially impossible to clean off without destroying the underlying Strontianite) so they retain their pristine original white/colorless hue. Valued highly for the quality, overall displayability and size. Priced at $2,000 retail in our inventory. From the collection of Günther Schnorrer of Hardegsen, Lower Saxony, Germany.