Description
The universe has 13.8 billion years of history. Some of it fits in your hand. Seven minerals, seven colors of the visible spectrum: red vanadinite, orange crocoite, yellow sulfur crystal, green malachite, blue azurite, indigo blue kyanite, violet amethyst. Each specimen represents a different chromophore mechanism — a different answer to the question ‘where does color come from?’ Arrives in a display case with color-coded mineral cards.
This specimen originates from Global, 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.
