Wollastonite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside County, California (Type Locality)
Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm
Start Time: 01/31/2019 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/07/2019 6:46:42 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A rarely seen example of the calcium silicate Wollastonite from this well-known locality in Riverside County, California. This mineral is found all over the world, but I can't remember having a piece from Crestmore to offer. This mineral is the species of the Wollastonite Group. This specimen features soft pinkish-white colored "needle"-like crystals in semi-"jackstraw"-like groups on matrix. If you're a California mineral collector, be sure to pick this one up. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#792). Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017).

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