Description
The universe has 13.8 billion years of history. Some of it fits in your hand. This striking blue-green feldspar gets its color from trace lead and water impurities — a sensitive indicator of the fluid chemistry present when the Crystal System granite cooled slowly, millions of years ago. Colorado specimens are among the world’s finest.
This specimen originates from Pikes Peak, Colorado, USA, one of the world’s most significant localities for this type of material. Collectors and scientists have drawn from this region for generations, and for good reason: the combination of geological conditions here produces specimens of exceptional quality and clarity.
Every specimen is unique. Photographs approximate the visual experience, but the real thing — its weight, its luster under a raking light, the way it catches the corner of your eye — can only be experienced directly.
