Chabazite & Stellerite on Magnetite (rare combo) Kidwell Coll.

Item Description

Salmon-orange, lustrous, triclinic rhombohedral Chabazite crystals, to 5 mm, are richly and attractively strewn along with a few sprays of yellow Stellerite crystals on the RARE hefty and sculptural matrix. The massive granular matrix is very rich in RARE, magnetic Magnetite. The huge Soviet-era giant skarn iron deposits at Rudny have produced world-class golden-yellow twinned calcite specimens, outstanding and rare Zeolite Group specimens and very fine wire silver specimens. From the worldwide mineral collection of Albert Lewis Kidwell (January 1, 1919 - August 16, 2008) and dates to the 1990s. Al was a well-known mineral collector and research geologist with Carter Oil Company and later Exxon Oil Company in Houston, Texas. The phosphate species Kidwellite was named in his honor in 1974. A colorful, rare and rich combination from the locale. Mass is 1188 grams or 2.6 pounds.