AfghaniteThis stone is one of the best examples of GEM FACET GRADE Afghanite that we've had to offer. It has an "Oval" cut with nearly eye clean clarity but perhaps the most intriguing part is that it features a strong glowing sapphire blue color (comparable to Hauyne) that is not often associated with Afghanite. This piece, along with several others from the recent mining efforts, has been analyzed and confirmed as Afghanite by several laboratories around the

creating slender

An excellent "floater" specimen of Copper pseudomorphing Azurite from New Mexico

The Brookites are undamaged and superb quality for the species

This specimen consists of pale yellow

Collected by Carl Kolzer in 2011

Specimen # BOL711B161

light green finger-shaped cast of Prehnite after Anhydrite smartly sits in the center of this miniature sized specimen

but this piece is more of a “butterfly” or “heart”-shaped twin

and a worthwhile pickup for anybody interested in the material

This thumbnail sized specimen features sharp

but clusters such as this specimen only existed in about 5% of the pieces found

The stone is not your typical colorless material