AP05 Celestite

Silica Quarry, Rockwood, Michigan, United States.
17.5x 10.2x 4.5 cm

$680

A monster blade of celestite from Michigan.  This piece was collected in 1977.

It does not have the gemminess of other pieces from the region, but it is certainly one of the largest single crystals of the species that I have seen for sale, and certainly the largest I have seen from Michigan. There are of course larger crystals in existence, though those tend to be cave formations... not the sort of things that get offered for sale.

There is a significant chip on the back of the specimen near the top, but as you can see it displays fine from the front.

Rockwood is a suburb on the south side of Detroit.