L556 Crystal The 18th century fragment is

The 18th century fragment is hand-carved and painted and originally came from a church in Venice

Oblique polished quartz crystal

The calcite crystal in matrix from Elmwood Mine

Four-sided teardrop hand-polished crystal

18th century Italian leaf fragment with a natural forming baroque pearl and barite crystals and barite in matrix from the AMT site (also featured in American Mineral Treasures pg

L556 Crystal The 18th century fragment isRuler Selenite with an 18th century Italian gold leaf fragment molding and gold baroque pearls on a lucite base. Ruler selenite or "selenite logs" are single, prismatic selenite crystals from Morocco that were formed in extensive beds by the evaporation of ocean brine. This mineral is characterized by a silky, pearly luster called satin spar. It is then adorned with the gold leaf fragment molding and coordinating gold baroque pearls which coordinate