Name: Sussexite (fibrous crystals)
Brand: The Arkenstone
Price: 4800 USD
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Sussexite (fibrous crystals)

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A very important display piece of a rare style of Sussexite, of a light pinkish color showing fantastic radial fibrous structure. This small cabinet piece is comprised almost entirely Sussexite and dominated by pinkish tan, prismatic, radial sprays of the mineral up to 3.5 cm in diameter. These specimens are among some of the most easily recognizable minerals from all of Franklin and Sterling Hill. With over 350 species known from this historic mining district, this rare manganese borate was actually named after the county where Franklin Mine is located. Ex. Richard C. Bostwick collection and displayed at the Sterling Hill Mineral Museum. A card that comes with the piece indicates this piece originated from the North Ore Body; and it was collected by Richard Bostwick who was a mine manager in that specific part of the mine. This is an excellent example of this type of Sussexite for the species and was one of the finest examples of species in Bostwick's opinion, as he had it proudly installed for decades in a special exhibition dedicated to the North Ore Body section of the mine (of which he was a foreman) in the Sterling Hill Mining Museum (it has the actual exhibition label preserved specifically noting this piece in the exhibit).