Wollastonite (rare material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Item Description

A classic and very hard to find specimen of Wollastonite from the Bazena Alp in Italy. Prismatic, white, euhedral, terminated, prismatic crystals of Wollastonite measuring up to 1.2 cm on matrix. It is very difficult to find individual, ISOLATED crystals of Wollastonite that you can clearly see with the naked eye. Typically, Wollastonite crystals are either found tightly intergrown or as micros, so this is a significant piece for the simple fact that crystals of this size that are clearly discernible are simply not seen very often. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#6841). 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). Valued at $650 for the obscurity and quality of the material.