Description/Interesting Notes:
A fantastic, old time example of Californite, a jade-like variety of vesuvianite from California!!! This specimen consists of a handsome light yellowish green
mass of californite that hosts an attractive pattern of darkly colored dots!!! This specimen has been roughly polished on one side to exhibit its handsome
properties!!! The material has a marked, glowing translucence and a much more saturated color than the pics show!!! This material is sometimes referred to as "California Jade" and
it is easy to see why in person!!! The pics hardly do it justice!!!
This is old time material from the collection of Albert Peppis!!! This specimen retains its original Peppis collection label as well!!! The pics hardly do it justice!!! Albert Peppis was born July 5th, 1899 and died July 12th, 1989 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, where his collection had layed dormant for nearly 20 years until our acquisition of the collection!!! Albert was an avid mineral collector and prolific field collector throughout the northeastern United States!!! Peppis collected most prolifically between the late 1920's throughout the 1960's although he coninued to acquire specimens in his later years as well!!! Albert was both a member of the Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society and the New York City Mineralogical Society!!! Peppis was a close friend of Alvin and Raymond Schortmann and collected extensively with them at the Ruggles Mine in New Hampshire during the trips that began their mineral dealing careers!!!
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