AfghaniteThis stone is one of the best examples of GEM FACET GRADE Afghanite that we've had to offer. It has a "Round" cut with very slight inclusions, but perhaps the most intriguing part is that it features a bright glowing blue color 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 world. Afghanite is a rare

The vast majority of the Zinkenite specimens from this find were certainly not this attractive and so richly grouped together

when you look underneath this layer

This piece was collected in March of 2006 and was one of the best pieces to come out of Machacamarca during that time

jet black blades of Ferberite which are twinned along the a {100} face

giving the piece character

colorless prismatic Quartz crystals which are included unique and eye-catching “phantoms” of metallic golden Pyrite floating near the terminations of the crystals

The strong orange hue is caused by inclusions of iron oxide

along Slat Creek

The piece has a coating of a secondary clay mineral that cannot be removed

while the basal terminations have more of a matte luster

There is a purplish-pink hue on one side

This piece is an exemplary