Heulandite with Stilbite (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Item Description

The Heulandites (and other zeolites) from Nasik are among the finest crystallized examples of their respective species in the world. Indian Heulandites are a found in a wide array of colors ranging from orange, pink, purple and even green. This piece features highly lustrous, pearlescent, translucent crystals of Heulandite with transition from a salmon pink color at the base into a white/colorless tone throughout the majority of the crystals, ending with a slight mauve hue on the right side and the back of the crystals sitting on a thin slab of basalt matrix. The Heulandite crystals measure up to 6.7 cm. Small "sword"-shaped crystals of pale peachy-pink colored Stilbite can be seen scattered here and there. If you collection zeolites or Indian minerals, this is a great piece to add to your collection. No damage that I can find. The abundance of Indian zeolites and associated species on the market should not deter collectors from their world-class quality, and specimens with this quality few and far between. Priced at $1,500 in the inventory. Ex Dr. Stephen 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.