Afghanite April birthstone This piece was collected by

This piece was collected by the famous field collector Ed Over in the 1940’s and is the best crystallized Hematite I have seen from Buffalo Creek

and in better condition than most from this mine

The green section is WATER CLEAR and features a wonderful pyramidal termination

stepped octahedral faces and wonderful overall form

The piece is in great shape on all sides

Afghanite April birthstone This piece was collected byThis stone is one of the best examples of GEM FACET GRADE Afghanite that we've had to offer. It has an "Oval" cut with very very slight inclusions, 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