Sulfur on Celestine

Item Description

Sicilian Sulfur specimens are some of the most recognized examples of the species ever found. There are only a handful of minerals that are seen in association with these Sulfur crystals, Celestine being arguably the most common. This piece is a sculptural small cabinet specimen featuring light powdery yellow Sulfur sitting atop a group of prismatic, nearly colorless, sharp, lustrous crystals of Celestine measuring up to 1.4 cm. Most of the crystals are in good condition, though there are a few contacts, so it's not completely undamaged. Still a lovely piece of this classic material.
From the collection of Chester ("Chet") S. Lemanski Jr. of Browns Mills, New Jersey (https://www.mindat.org/user-461.html). Collection #15073CL, and the catalogue entry for the piece states that it was exported from China and imported into the United States by The Rocksmiths, and was purchased by Chet on February 8, 2001 (TGMS Show). Chet was born 1947 in started collecting minerals circa 1957. He worked briefly as a drill runner at the famous Sterling Mine, in Ogdensburg, New Jersey and from 1987 to 1990 he helped convert the mine into a public access mining museum. He has held the role of treasurer, vice president and president of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society (FOMS), and has been a board member and vice president of the Franklin Mineral Museum. The rare copper arsenate, Lemanskiite was named in his honor in 1999.