Corundum (var: Sapphire) (Doubly terminated “floater”)A rather GLASSY, fine quality Sapphire crystal from one of the most classic localities in the world for the Corundum variety. This gemmy, very sharp, notably lustrous, doubly terminated, striated, "floater", hexagonal Sapphire crystal has a mostly blue interior, with slight yellow zones. It is pristine on all sides and absolutely water clear in about 50% of the crystal. I must stress how lustrous it is because the photos dont show it as well as I

Beryls in general

and I would say the piece is equally a Sphalerite specimen as it is a Rhodochrosite specimen

which is virtually impossible to find at Viloco

Peridot is rare enough from Myanmar

or collectors of unusually shaped specimens

this is good for the size and the fact that it’s a multi-twinned specimen

which gives way into a thin pale blue-green zone

These specimens are some of my favorite minerals in the world

a form of preserved / fossilized tree resin

It was highly implausible that a find of this magnitude would ever happen considering the extensive work and time that had passed since any notable Andorite specimens had made their way out of Bolivia

There are a couple prismatic colorless Quartz crystal on each side of the Brookite

with only a few contacts here and there