Serandite - large blocky habit crystal
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire
Quebec, Canada
5.1 x 4.2 x 3,1 CM (cabinet)
price: $1150
Spring 23
A fine modern classic from the great Mont St. Hilaire of Quebec, Canada. A fat, bright orange Serandite crystal with no matrix from the world's best locality for this amazing specie. This is sharply terminated on the top, however the lower end is contacted and rough. Despite that roughness some termination is there as well, but not complete. The crystal also show some good transparency and translucency on the outer edges. As most collectors now know, many so called Serandites have recently been proven not to be Serandite at all but are the mineral Schizolite. This is a confirmed Serandite, and the recent research that many Serandites are wrongly labeled has made this previously uncommon mineral even more rare. This is a choice example. Most faces of this crystal are very sharp and fairly lustrous, it is far larger and better formed than most. There are some faces with stepped growth on the backside but overall the crystal is very distinct and prismatic.
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Serandite - large blocky habit crystal
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire
Quebec, Canada
5.1 x 4.2 x 3,1 CM (cabinet)
price: $1150
Spring 23
A fine modern classic from the great Mont St. Hilaire of Quebec, Canada. A fat, bright orange Serandite crystal with no matrix from the world's best locality for this amazing specie. This is sharply terminated on the top, however the lower end is contacted and rough. Despite that roughness some termination is there as well, but not complete. The crystal also show some good transparency and translucency on the outer edges. As most collectors now know, many so called Serandites have recently been proven not to be Serandite at all but are the mineral Schizolite. This is a confirmed Serandite, and the recent research that many Serandites are wrongly labeled has made this previously uncommon mineral even more rare. This is a choice example. Most faces of this crystal are very sharp and fairly lustrous, it is far larger and better formed than most. There are some faces with stepped growth on the backside but overall the crystal is very distinct and prismatic.
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