[Rockhounds] Question on Boracite

[Drew]

Scrounging through archive.org and found this,
https://web.archive.org/web/19980705204937/http://www.korpi.com/pangaea/151to175.html

"*MI #169 Boracite, Alto Chapare, Bolivia*. A stunning boracite cube 133mm
on edge in matrix. Total specimen dimension is 2 1/2 X 2 x 1 cm. Slight
alteration etchings are present on this light blue boracite but these only
enhance the specimenís quality. Price: $80. *SOLD."*


On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 2:27 PM Drew <dr00bert at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not helpful on the specimen, but I wonder if the person is Chris Korpi?
>
> Unfortunately looks to have passed some years ago,
> https://www.mindat.org/mesg-338970.html
>
> On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 1:02 PM Larry Rush <larryrush at att.net> wrote:
>
>> Some years ago, I ran a Thumbnail mail group, devoted to the education,
>> Information, and trading of Thumbnail sized minerals. One of the members
>> was a fellow named C.Korpi.We had a nice exchange whereby he sent me a fine
>> Bolivian Boracite crystal, in matrix.   TheAlto Chapare Mine was the
>> world's best source of these, at that time. Does anyone here know Korpi??I
>> no longer have his address.
>> The crystal I traded for, with Mr. Korpi, is a Terminated Orthorhombic
>> crystal, lustrous gray, 20X30 mm in size, in a bed of Gypsum, total
>> specimen size being  30X40X40mm.
>> Mindat lists this locality as being known for the large size of Boracite
>> crystals, with a maximum length up to 27 mm.
>> Taking this at face value, and having nothing else to go by, including
>> Dana, this means I may have one of the  largest Boracite crystals ever
>> found.
>> I am quite bothered by this potential bit of information, and am really
>> not too happy to be in this position.
>> Can anyone suggest how I can verify this, and if true...what should I be
>> doing about it, in terms of finding the proper site (a museum?) to whom it
>> can be endowed??
>> Thanks.....
>> Larry
>>
>>
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