Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Website : www.wilenskyminerals.com E-mail : StuWil@aol.com Click HERE to see a brief biography of Stuart et Donna WILENSKY. Stuart and Donna Wilensky Fine Minerals began one day about 20 years ago at a flea market on Long Island. We were newly married and stumbled across a table filled with Arkansas Quartz and polished Agates. We instantly fell in love with a clear Quartz plate and bought it for the princely sum of $50.00 That night we took it home, placed it on our dining room table and just stared with wonder at the natural beauty. I had seen such things in natural history museums growing up but never thought we could own them. I (Stuart) grew up in a very artistic family. My parents were art and antique dealers and I traveled the world with them visiting museums and studying every period in art from Egyptian to 20th century. I eventually went off to college and earned my masters in art history. Little did I know that every artist, every creative work I had ever seen would pale in comparison to the work of Mother Nature. My lifetime of aesthetic learning drew me rapidly towards the natural beauty of minerals. The appreciation of human art is but a reflection of nature itself. Donna has the most incredible taste in beauty without any formal training and was as drawn to minerals as quickly as I was. We actively pursued their acquisition. We visited museums and mineral shops wherever we could find them from New York City to London. I had been a collector my whole life and knew that obtaining the very best was the only path. We both worked night and day constantly refining our taste and learning all that we could. Photographing mineral specimens has been a great addition to enjoying and learning about them. It brings you close to the specimens and forces you to study them intimately. Since I cannot keep all of the specimens that continually pass through our hands at least I can possess its image. Collectors can contact us at : Stuart & Donna Wilensky Wilensky Fine Minerals 14 Longview Ln. Middletown, NY 10941 845-695-1550 E-mail : StuWil@aol.com Website : www.wilenskyminerals.com TOURMALINE with QUARTZ 4" tall Santa Rosa Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. AQUAMARINE 5" tall Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. TOURMALINE 9" tall Kamgal, Nuristan, Kunar Province, Afghanistan Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. HELIODOR 5 1/2 " tall Joerania, Minas Gerais, Brazil Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. AQUAMARINE on QUARTZ 7" tall Shigar, Pakistan Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. SODALITE on RICHTERITE 6 1/2 " tall Crown Amin, Jan Koksha Valley, Badakshan Province, Afghanistan Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. MORGANITE with KUNZITE 8" wide Darra-e-Pech Dist., near Nuristan, Kunar Prov., Afghanistan Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. SILVER 5" tall Kongsberg, Norway Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of : Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. TOURMALINE on QUARTZ It is known as " EXCALIBUR " 5" wide Morro Redondo Mine, Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. AMAZONITE 7 1/2 " tall Two Point Claim, Teller Co., Colorado, U.S.A Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of : Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. KUNZITE 5" tall Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. EMERALD 2 1/4 " wide x 2 1/2 " tall It is known as " El Rey de Coscuez " Boyaca, Columbia Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. EPIDOTE with BYSSOLITE 5" tall Knappenwand, Austria Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. COBALTIAN ADAMITE 2 1/2 " wide Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. AMETHYST SCEPTER 6" tall Onyang, Kyong-Sang-Mande, Korea Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of : Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. CUPRITE 2 1/2 " wide Mashanba West Mine, Shaba, Zaire Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. AZURITE on BAYLDONITE 3" wide Tsumeb, Namibia Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. CALCITE with FLUORITE and BARITE 6 1/2 " wide Elmwood, Tenesse, U.S.A Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. SPHALERITE 4" wide Aliva, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. Purple APATITE on COOKEITE 3 1/4 " wide Pulsifer Quarry, Auburn, Maine, U.S.A Collection of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY, Wurtsboro, New-York, U.S.A Photo courtesy of Stuart & Donna WILENSKY This photo is copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. All photos are copyrighted to Stuart & Donna WILENSKY. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent.