Description/Interesting Notes:
A terrific, old time example of cryptomelane from this seldom referenced locality in Arkansas!!! This specimen consists of a showy, prominent
grouping of botryoidal cryptomelane crysals!!! Rare 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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