Strontianite

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If ever there was a monominerallic German locality with worldclass crystals then Drensteinfurt must surely be it. Mined for Strontianite, it was noted for nothing else, but oh my the Strontianite crystals are great. This very large miniature specimen shows how good they are, as a dense radiating spray of spiky pointed bladed translucent white crystals. There is, perhaps not unexpectedly, a little damage to the tips of some of the crystals, but this mine was active during the mid-1800s and is likely very old. We don't very often see specimens from this famous mine, let alone ones so well crystallized. Ex the superb systematic collection assembled by brothers Martin and Michael Günther (1951-2007 & 1956-2021) it comes accompanied with a very old and fragile small card display-style label.