Boracite (rare color)Here we have a good quality Boracite specimen from find the 2009 find in Bolivia. While these specimens are not a new find per se, they are newly mined specimens from this well known locality. Most people are familiar with the "blue" Danburites (included by Magnesioriebeckite) from this locality, but the other staple species found here is Boracite. This piece features a few rare, sharp, well formed, translucent, pinkish orange color crystals of this

The species was named after Basilius Valentinus

His catalogue number (1887) is still glued to the base of the specimen

but my favorite aspect of them is the repeating "fan"-like pattern created by the internal black "phantoms"

I think it goes without saying that the finest specimens of Franckeite are found at this mine

fairly thick blade of Ferberite is surrounded by several smaller blades and one little “closed” twin of equal quality

a few miners were able to liberate some of these beautiful Creedite specimens

They are notably different than most Danburites you'll see from virtually any other world locality

rich blue-green colored prismatic Amazonite crystal beautifully flaring off of cream-colored Feldspar matrix

plus crystals of lustrous

they are wonderful unique and interesting specimens

A highly aesthetic and three-dimensional display specimen of Pyrite with a brilliant metallic luster and excellent crystallization

This is a wonderful thumbnail specimen featuring a striking doubly-terminated 7 mm crystal of Brookite that is gracefully set among sharp