BoraciteHere we have a good quality Boracite specimen from find the 2009 find in Bolivia. While these specimens are not a new find per se, they are newly mined specimens from this well known locality. Most people are familiar with the "blue" Danburites (included by Magnesioriebeckite) from this locality, but the other staple species found here is Boracite. This piece features a rare, sharp, well formed, translucent, blue color cubic crystal of this hard to

This piece is filled with dozens of translucent

Over 60 years ago a second

The species was named after Basilius Valentinus

the largest crystal of any piece from this lot resides on this specimen

I have never seen the association of these three species from any other mine in Bolivia or the world for that matter

There is a little bit of roughness here and there

radiating silvery “balls” of Wavellite are aesthetically sitting on attractive white to colorless Quartz crystals

To find a piece with so many great quality crystals is almost unheard of these days

and it’s because of twins like this

On the side of the specimen

gemmy Quartz crystal matrix

This piece hosts a pair of sharp