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Raspite and Stolzite

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This rich specimen has a display face featuring about half a dozen SHARP AND GEMMY stolzite crystals, to 5 mm, of which 2 are pristine and others are damaged. Several raspite crystals, to 5mm, are in association: one is particularly superb and intergrown with a stolzite. So admittedly there is some damage, some broken crystals, but also several intact and freestanding as you seldom see (at least half a dozen good crystals of each species!). Price has been thus adjusted accordingly. It is overall one of the richer specimens of this classic combination I have seen, from the early 1900's. I have not had a specimen of either species here in ages, and to get the classic combo, on the same specimen, is a very treasured find! For the piece to be somewhat displayable as a pretty object, more so.

Product details

SpeciesStolzite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.1 x 4.3 x 4.0 cm
Added on10/23/2024

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Mineral guide
Learn about Stolzite
(PbWO4) - rare tungsten analogue of wulfenite; lemon-yellow to honey-brown crystals, dense and brittle, prized for color and localities like Tsumeb.
Stolzite
Regional guide
Stolzite from Broken Hill, Australia
from Broken Hill, Australia: tetragonal crystals in honey to orange-yellow hues on gossan matrix; prized for locality pedigree and classic specimens.