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Mineral Specimens with Celestine
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8.4 x 6.8 x 6.4 cm. This is a superb specimen of Michigan celestine, out of the prominent collection of Ed David. It features around a dozen sharp crystals, some of them with their sides attached to the matrix so you see terminations at both ends. In one place, three crystals have grown in parallel, forming a beautiful compound crystal. The crystals stick out in all directions on this sculptural specimen. The crystals measure to 5 cm in length.
9.8 x 6.2 x 7.45 cm. What you have is a light blue-grey crystal of fine transparency, complete and terminated, with a second crystal having grown right across it - so that the termination of the lower crystal has grown right around the upper one. The lower crystal measures 9 cm top to bottom. Ex. Ed David Collection.
11.9 x 9.8 x 9.5 cm. A large pocket full of gorgeous, glassy, blue-grey crystals of celestine, from Madagascar. These fine, transparent crystals measure to around 2 cm in length.
17.9 x 16.8 x 10.9 cm. Topping a large matrix is an 18-cm expanse of fine, sharp crystals of fluorite intergrown with slender, transparent, blade-like crystals of celestine. The fluorites have the typical brown Clay Center color, and measure to 1.5 cm along the edge.
1.6 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm. These West Virginia celestines are rare now, and this is a really fine example. The crystal is right out of a textbook, complete all around, with smaller crystals decorating it.
8.6 x 8.2 x 3.6 cm. A superb specimen with two crossed clusters of celestine, classic Michigan material. The crystals have great luster. The crystals have multiple terminations at various levels - they have grown flat against one another so they appear to be compound crystals, but are really tightly intergrown clusters. Ex. Ed David Collection.
17.8 x 13.1 x 11.5 cm. This is a beautiful intact pocket of superb celestine crystals, with glassy lustre and window-like clarity. The largest crystals in here are over an inch, though most are smaller.
This is a very uncommon Ohio celestine crystal, very fine, with wonderful transparency and two sharp termination peaks, resulting from the crystal having grown as a single unit up to a certain point, then from that point upwards in two separate sections. 8.3 x 2.8 x 0.3 cm
7.6 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm. An interesting Celestine crystal from an old quarry that in the 1800s was worked for building materials, near the city of Cairo. This is a complete crystal, a floater, except for one cleaved face.
8.9 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm. Two large, sharp crystals of fluorite on matrix from Clay Center. Both measure about 3 cm along the edge. They have the amber color and translucency typical for this locality. The two crystals lean attractively from the center, and there are some bladed crystals of celestine alongside one of the fluorites, and a small light yellow calcite next to the other.
5 x 3.2 x 3 cm. An aesthetic cluster of lovely elongated prisms. The gemmy, bright and sparkling celestine crystals range from clear to white and all have superb luster and form. Ex. Martin Lewadny Collection.
8 x 6.4 x 4.5 cm. A nice cluster of somewhat gemmy, prismatic Celestine crystals growing on top of lemon yellow Sulphur crystals. Ex. Martin Lewadny Collection.
11.0 x 9.0 x 3.5 cm. A fine cabinet combination specimen of purple fluorite perched atop bladed celestine from Musquiz, Mexico from the Consie Prince and Dave Stoudt Mexican Collections. Translucent, intergrown, rich purple fluorite cubes are attached to snow-white, saw-toothed celestine blades. From the private collection of dealer Consie Prince to collector Dave Stoudt.
A real cutie! This attractive specimen features a curving 1.5-cm cluster of celestite perched atop matrix. A bit more blue in person. 4 x 3 x 3 cm
5.9 x 4.4 x 0.9 cm. A classic Michigan celestine, with the typical grey-blue color and in this case, unusually good transparency. This crystal has the distinction of having what appears to be a band of yellow calcite decorating its top edge; and, on the back side is a layer of small, frosty colorless calcites. Ex. Feist Collection.
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