Anatase on Quartz Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrhein Valley, Grischun, Switzerland 3.38" x 1.38" x 1.12" 8.59cm x 3.5cm x 2.84cm Ex. Charles U. Shepard Ex. Amherst College

Description/Interesting Notes: A classic old time example of anatase on quartz from Switzerland!!! This specimen consists of a sharp, lustrous partial quartz crystal that serves as a matrix for several sharp bipyramidal anatase crystals!!! This specimen retains an old Amherst College - Charles Shepard Collection label as well (a brief bio is provided below)!!! Good luck and be sure to check out my other exciting mineral auctions on ebay!!! Courtesy of The Mineralogical Record Biographical Archive: Charles U. Shepard (1804-1886) "In 1845 he joined the faculty at Amherst College as a full professor of chemistry and natural history, becoming professor emeritus in 1877... Shepard was an enthusiastic collector of minerals (and also of meteorites, fossils, shells, and plants). His collections were housed and exhibited on the second floor of a beautiful octagonal building on the Amherst campus. The minerals were arranged according to the system put forth in his Treatise on Mineralogy (1856). Shepard's collection was sold to Amherst College in 1877, where it was destroyed by fire in 1882 – a catalog from before the fire listed more than 25,000 mineral specimens. The collection was supposed to have 'outranked in magnitude and value the public collections in London, Paris and Vienna!'" PLEASE NOTE: We have added an important new FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section to our "About Me" page and it's recommended that both first time buyers as well as long time customers check it out! Here you will find answers to your shipping related questions as well as other important information.

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