It has long been said that the best Anhydrite specimens ever found in the world were recovered during construction of the Simplon Tunnel, dug between 1898 and 1906 through 12 miles of Alps connecting Switzerland and Italy. It is not an exaggeration to say that “best-of-species” title was obliterated in 2023, with a discovery at the Empire State #4 Mine in Balmat, New York. Pieces from this rather small find are extraordinary in several ways. The crystals are large and euhedral. Many display very

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