This specimen is from the famous "Gem Pocket" of mimetite found in 1971 and not surpassed since by any mimetite from any location, according to most people who score such things (though China is giving them a good run). As you can imagine, they are highly desirable and hard to obtain after some 30 years. Just a handful are for sale in any given time, now. This specimen was in the collection of the LA County Museum and at some point was exchanged with Carnation Milk heiress and world-class mineral collector, Marion Stuart. When her collection was dispersed in 1999 by Wayne Thompson and Dave Bunk, this piece was sold to Marshall and Charlotte. Most surviving Gem Pocket specimens are small (some of you have probably seen several 20k-plus small mini's that were half the size of this one and no better in quality floating around at certain shows). THIS piece is the single largest gem pocket specimen I have seen on the market, personally, or even heard about. It is a showy palm-sized plate with superb luster, excellent gemminess, and NO damage. A few crystals reach almost 2 cm though the best one, a doubly-terminated barrel atop, is 1.25 cm. I think this price is eminently reasonable for a specimen of this quality and size. 6.25 x 5 x 3 cm