Zincite (hexagonal form) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Item Description

Zincite is one of the most recognizable species from Franklin. Typically, crystals are small and sometimes nondescript, but this one is fairly large, thick and well-formed, showing hexagonal crystalline structure. The piece is free of matrix, and shows crystal faces on all sides with that classic rich red Franklin color. A very impressive example of the species from this most classic of east coast localities! Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#11469). 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 Velt" November-December 2017).