Al Cerny Collection Al Cerny was a practicing mining engineer for over 30 years before retiring to South Carolina for the bass fishing. He worked at several mines including Sterling Hill near Franklin, New Jersey and the Northumberland Mine in Nevada where he was able to satisfy his collecting passion. Barite became his specialty, but the collection has far more than just barite.

This is a specimen that Al collected while working at the Sterling Hill Mine. Al and Tom Hughes worked there together and found an area that produced some fine löllingite, and Tom told me that this was the best one he remembers. The fantastic 1.5 cm brilliant single crystal with a small (unfortunately damaged) accessory crystal is mostly exposed from the encasing calcite. A wonderful example of the species.