Pyrite and Fluorite on Quartz (very aesthetic) (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Item Description

An incredibly aesthetic and beautifully formed specimen featuring a few highly lustrous, soft golden color, metallic cubes of Pyrite measuring up to 5 mm sitting on a stacked lilac color cubic Fluorite perched atop a greenish-blue colored, prismatic, multi-crystal group of Quartz. The Quartz crystals have a semi-frosted appearance, with an almost directional luster, and compares favorably to a tree in the snow. A very eye-catching specimen, and you couldn't ask for better aesthetics. Ex Dr. Steven Smale Collection. Along with amassing one of the finest private mineral collections in the world, Steve is a renowned mathematician. His accomplishments include being awarded the Fields Medal in 1966 along with being the awarded the Wolf Prize in mathematics in 2007. You can read Steve's bio on the Mineralogical Record website ( https://mineralogicalrecord.com/labels.asp?colid=671&page=1 ) or on Wikipedia.