{"product_id":"dcmjky8o54n","title":"COLOR, HISTORY \u0026 PROVENANCE — THIS ONE HAS IT ALL","description":"\u003cp\u003eCOLOR, HISTORY \u0026amp; PROVENANCE — THIS ONE HAS IT ALL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn incredible Amazonite with Smoky Quartz from the Jack Rabbit Mine, Crystal Creek near Crystal Peak, Lake George, Teller County, Colorado, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contrast is killer—rich blue-green Amazonite crystals surrounded by deep, dark Smoky Quartz, with that dramatic terminated smoky crystal rising above the cluster. Classic Colorado material with serious presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the history takes this piece to another level. According to the original collection label, this 337 gram cabinet specimen was dug by Bob Bartsch and Rock H. Currier during six weeks of collecting in the summer of 1986. It was later acquired in 1990 and became part of The Rock H. Currier Collection — No. 5641.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving the original labels documenting who dug it, when it was recovered, and its collection history is exactly the kind of provenance I love. Nearly 40 years after it came out of the ground, this beauty is still telling its story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJack Rabbit Mine, Crystal Creek, Colorado, USA\u003cbr\u003e Microcline var. Amazonite with Smoky Quartz\u003cbr\u003e 337 grams\u003cbr\u003e Ex. Rock H. Currier Collection no. 5641\u003cbr\u003e Collected 1986 • Acquired 1990\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"22sGEMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49155693117659,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/3584\/4251\/files\/DcMJKy8o54n.jpg?v=1787087044","url":"https:\/\/22sgems.com\/products\/dcmjky8o54n","provider":"22sGEMS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}