Brookite (INCREDIBLY rare, faceted stone) Vanadinite but make no mistake

but make no mistake

) from Bolivia like this one

I love the fact that you can see the striations / growth lines of the shell

and pieces like this with such fine color and quality are highly desirable among collectors

For any of you Pyromorphite collectors out there

Brookite (INCREDIBLY rare, faceted stone) Vanadinite but make no mistakeThis stone, when backlit, shows a rich burnt orange hue with decent clarity. This gem, understandably, has a very shallow and narrow "cushion" cut, but you take what you can get with this material. I've only seen a handful of faceted Brookites over the years, and they were all black opaque, so the fact that this stone has COLOR (when backlit), is significant. Don't miss out on this one, as we will have only a handful to offer, and our overseas friend