
This very fine large cabinet specimen comes out of my very own personal collection, and now I am (reluctantly) making it available to you. Parting with your own specimens as you know, can be quite difficult! It's just that I have another similar quality Sulphur specimen, and recently made the decision to part with this one. As you can see there are some really whopping crystals on matrix. The Cozzodisi Mine was closed in the 70's, and this beauty was collected several years before then. Initially, part of my hesitancy in letting this go is that as you may well be aware of, it is very difficult to find specimens of this caliber from this locale. The orthorhombic crystals are well defined, deep lemon yellow color, and quite lucent. What also makes this piece so unique is that the multiple Sulphur crystals are on a matrix of Aragonite, which in turn is wrapped around a core of Sulphur matrix! Please note the bottom photograph. With the mine being closed decades ago, most of the older aesthetic pieces quickly worked their way into collections...where they seem to remain for some time. Here's your chance to own a superb specimen from a very famous, but now defunct locale. |
Dimensions
in cm: 17
x 9.0 x 6.0
Largest crystal in cm: 3.5
Cozzodisi
Mine:
Casteltermini, Agrigento Province
Sicily,
Italy
Specimen
# IS01
$1,470
Reserved
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