AKS13 Parisite

Blackbird Mine, Montana, United States
6.0x 2.3x 1.4 cm

$875

A spectacular parisite specimen from the United States, in fact one of the best parisite specimens that I have ever seen, and probably one of the finest known.

Good parisite is known from only a few localities: Mt. Malosa, Snowbird, Muzo, and Zagi.  By the standards of any of those localities, this one is exceptional--for the size and distinctness of the crystals, and their overall sharpness and appearance.  The central crystal is missing the last few millimeters of its termination, but it is otherwise perfect.

To emphasize the point, it dwarfs anything from Trimouns, Muzo or Zagi, whose specimens tend to top off around 3.5 cm (or less in the case of Trimouns.)  The only locality that I have seen larger crystals from is Mt. Malosa, and I have yet to see one that is not weathered, or pseudomorphed altogether.

In all honesty, parisite hardly qualifies as a "highly sought after mineral," which is why you can get a specimen that is probably in the class of "among the best known" for under $1000.