Scheelite (rare) w/ DT Quartz xl (Kay Robertson Coll.)

Item Description

Scheelite and quartz are both RARE from this famous molybdenite and bismuth deposit. To find both species in an aesthetic combination is EXTREMELY RARE. A 1.6 cm doubly terminated, oxide-coated quartz crystal is jauntily attached to intergrown euhedral sections of lustrous, gray to brown scheelite crystals. The quartz has a small bruise on the outer tip and that's blue tack on the piece. Ghostly white scheelite fluorescence. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 11837 and acquired from Scott Williams at the Tucson Show in 1991. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record). Undoubtedly older material, but no proof. An exceptional and rare combination thumbnail from this classic locale.