Petalite

PetaliteOutside of Myanmar, typically Petalite occurs in colorless crystals, and most of them are rarely well crystallized. This piece is a great crystallized example of the rich "champagne" color Petalite from a find in Myanmar dating back to 2009. We picked this piece up from a good friend of ours who travels to Mogok regularly. Most of the Petalites from this locality are small, and rather etched, and rarely found in good sized, impressive, crystallized

Amazingly enough

A lovely piece of gemmy golden Copal featuring approximately 50 insect inclusions

The fact that the Stilbites are sitting atop Rhodochrosite makes it even more enticing

Specimen# CO712B45

had a stake in this mine in the late 1970’s / early 1980’s and was able to acquire some superb and interesting specimens

and the best specimens are breathtaking from the standpoint of color

a good quality display specimen from a very exciting find

The biggest problem with a lot of “black” rocks (because of my affinity for them

Specimen # BROOK31914

A great classic Bolivian Stibnite specimen

This specimen is over 40 years old and was part of the best find of the material

which is extremely rare in my experience