I can't remember the artist's name and I feel so bad. I realized upon unpacking it that there wasn't a business card anywhere, either.
It's really beautiful, though.
Irridescent, root beer-hued crystals of fluorite set on top of matrix. There are some smaller, purple crystals scattered sparsely on top that are exceptionally gemmy, as well.
The irridescent effect comes from a thin hydrocarbon film forming over the crystals surface.
I think Ohio may be my new favorite fluorite locality. Such a shame that quality specimens from the region are often prohibitively expensive, otherwise I'd fill a shelf with this stuff.
Just a lil guy with some neat textures.
Another historical specimen for my shelves! Light pink, rounded crystal groupings of calcite nestled aesthetically in a matrix with hematite embedded within.
The Montreal Mine operated from the late 1800s to 1962. At the time of its closure, it was the deepest iron mine in the world at 1,321 meters.
It's noted for its pink calcite and salmon-hued barite, typically in association with hematite, among collectors of North American minerals.