Celestine on Fluorite (RARE locality specimen)

Item Description

The main mineral species that is connected to the Okorusu Mine is Fluorite, but there are other associated species that have been found, like Celestine. This piece is almost certainly the best Celestine specimen that we've ever had to offer from this mine. It features dozens of fine quality, sharp, lustrous, beautiful soft blue colored bladed crystals measuring up to 1.5 cm, which are sitting on a matrix from cubic Fluorite, the largest individual cube is nearly black in color and measures 1.8 cm on edge, but if you flip the piece over, you can see a layer of a rich green colored Fluorite with good internal gemminess, along with some dark purple Fluorite as well. The majority of the Celestine crystals are undamaged, and some of them have light golden "tips", for a pleasing bi-colored effect. If you collect Namibian minerals, specimens from the Okorusu Mine or if you're just a fan of Celestine (or minerals from the Baryte Group), do NOT let this one get away, as it's likely you won't see another like it on the market anytime soon. Valued around $1,800-2,400. From the collection of Brian Kosnar.