Stellerite with Quartz
stock #22.1-626
Tatatila Municipality
Veracruz,
Mexico
5.5 x 4.8 x 2.2 CM (small cabinet/ large miniature)
price: $190
Bright orange balls and some smaller yellow balls are scattered with a few Quartz crystals on this matrix.
A choice and colorful example with a "wet look" on the orange balls. From 2022 finds at Tatatila (Mexico) most Stellerite is not this attractive and the color is unusually rich on these. The find seemed to be quite small and no more have come out.
Stellerite balls on Albite
stock #22.1-611
Tatatila Municipality
Veracruz,
Mexico
5.8 x 3.8 x 2.0 CM (small cabinet/ large miniature)
price: $390
Fall 22
From a small new find in Vera Cruz (Mexico) this is an excellent example of esthetic orange balls perched on contrasting white Albite crystals. These specimens look a lot like those from a find in Kazakhstan 20 years ago, but on close inspection are really quite different. This is a particularly nice piece, well above average with the best bright color and in excellent condition as seen. All the balls are complete except one on the edge that has a contact on the backside (not visible on display) the contact shows the radial crystal structure very well.