Albite (thick gemmy crystal) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Item Description

Typically Albite crystals from the Swiss Alps aren't terribly noteworthy, but this particular piece is an attractive and superbly crystallized specimen featuring a rather thick, very sharp, highly lustrous, well-crystallized, white to colorless, gemmy crystal flaring off of additional Albite matrix. The crystal is contacted on one side, but is still a very good example for any Alpine locality, especially in Switzerland. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#12911). 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 Welt" November-December 2017).