Brookite on QuartzA gorgeous, three dimensional and fine quality thumbnail specimen from the Kharan District of Pakistan featuring a couple brilliant orange colored "sword" shaped crystals of Brookite measuring up to 1. 3 cm aesthetically perched atop white Quartz crystal matrix. The Brookites are undamaged and superb quality for the species. The crystals glow with color when backlit and show thin black internal "phantoms". It's incredibly difficult to find such showy,

Over 60 years ago a second

The back of the twin has a “rub” which keeps it from being completely perfect

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

soft metallic grey colored tabular blades of Bournonite are intergrown to create this eye-catching little display specimen

Specimen # BOL711B123

The piece actually sits on its own without the aid of base or clay

It should be noted that this crystal does a slight color change in different temperature lighting as it can shift from the golden "champagne" hue to more of a greenish overtone

or native elements

blue green color

well-formed cyclic twinned crystal group sits atop tan compressed rhomobohedra of Siderite to create a beautiful “black and tan” association piece

and this piece would make a fine addition to any thumbnail collection or a suite of Pakistani minerals or worldwide metamorphic minerals

people tend to associate Bolivia with Vivianite