Talc (beautiful color)

Item Description

Here we have a wonderful piece of colorful crystallized Talc. This toenail sized piece is labeled as coming from the Trebbia Valley in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, but no specific locale was listed. I cannot find another piece that is labeled as coming from this area, so it's hard to know for certain if the locality information is correct. I've seen pieces from the Parma Province that are somewhat similar to this piece, and it's fairly close to the Trebbia Valley, but I'm not enough of an expert on Italian Talc specimens to know for sure where it's from. With that said, this is a wonderful display specimen filled with beautiful bluish-green colored semi-botryoidal aggregates covering the underlying matrix. The piece is in superb condition, with no major damage anywhere that I can see. If you're a fan of Talc specimens, this one is certainly worth picking up for the color and quality alone.