Boracite

BoraciteHere 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 rare, sharp, well formed, translucent, rich blue cubic crystal of this hard to

which must have been exposed in an area that was not slated for blasting immediately

The piece truly looks better in person as Ferberite is a difficult species to accurately photograph

The entire specimen is like a piece of golden glass

with just a minor contact on the back – both ends are crystallized

and good display specimens of this material are next to impossible to find

Both of the Brookite crystals feature attractive black "phantoms" in their centers

This find produced some of the most spectacular

as I feel that there will be no more

Specimen # BOL711B202

In all the years of mining

this antimony oxide is fairly rare with regard to collector quality display specimens

This particular specimen hosts several sharp