Corundum (var: Sapphire) (GEMMY doubly terminated "floater" crystal)Here we have an exceptionally hard to find Sapphire crystal from the Chumar Ruby Mines in Nepal. I've only had a few of these over the years, and this is quite possibly the best one I've ever had to offer. This piece is a fine quality, very sharp (not rounded or water worn), rather lustrous, well formed, euhedral, hexagonal, striated, doubly terminated "floater" crystal with a lovely pinkish purple color and superb gemminess (nearly WATER CLEAR on the

and it belongs to the only group of minerals that form naturally “round” or “cylindrical” crystals

These “fingers” are quite possibly the most desirable form of casts for Prehnite from New Jersey

This three-dimensional

Keep in mind that the majority of Copper from Corocoro is not crystallized whatsoever

but is actually nearly a “floater”

The piece ranges from white and virtually opaque to colorless and WATER-CLEAR in areas

Virgil Lueth

producing giant plates of crystals and individual singles measuring up to 60cm(

Specimen # BOL711B104

As you can see from the backlit photo

and good luster on the display side

and it appears that every Rhodo rhomb is undamaged to boot