Fluorapophyllite on Stilbite

Jalgaon Dist., Nashik Div., Maharashtra, India
Ex. Dr. Steve Smale
Cabinet, 10.6 x 7.7 x 5.1 cm
Start Time: 01/30/2025 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/08/2025 6:33:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $575

Item Description

This is a stunning piece with intense green color to the flourapophyllite crystals, from the collection of Steve Smale, legendary for his taste and quality in collecting for over 60 years (he is now almost 94). While fluorapophyllite is common enough in principle, some specimens and pockets really far exceed the norm! This is a stunning, dramatic, colorful combination piece featuring sharp fluorapophyllites with glassy luster and highly saturated color, perched atop and contrasting to stilbite crystals. It would be from old material, the 1990s or early 2000s at the latest, as Steve Smale amassed a huge, choice collection of Indian minerals. The crystals reach 5 cm, are terminated, and complete all around, as per any Smale specimen selected by him for quality above all else. It is a historic example of a style very different from what we see today and has such saturated color that you can see it from across the room. Dr. Smale is one of the leading collectors of the late 1900s and into today - pushing the edge of collecting for quality specimens forward with several books to his credit in minerals, as well as his numerous important publications in mathematics over the decades. He took particular pride in placing himself and his funds at the right place and time when production came out in each region, to assemble choice suites of quality specimens from emerging localities over the years, particularly since the 1970s, including Panasqueira, Brazil, Pakistan, China, and India.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$575 02/08/2025 6:29:22 pm (CST)
$550 02/08/2025 6:29:09 pm (CST)
$530 02/08/2025 6:29:09 pm (CST)
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