Bastnäsite (rare)

Item Description

These stones are without question the finest examples of facet-grade Bastnasite in the world. They started showing up on the market back to the early 2000s, and come from the locality at Zagi Mountain in Pakistan. The stones were cut from fine gem quality crystals, which are also the best of their kind ever found. The significance of the discovery was that the crystals were thick enough for faceting, which was almost impossible to find previous, as the species typically forms in relatively thin blades and was never suitable enough for cutting stones. These stones are extremely rare and highly prized by collectors. They often have some sort of inclusions, and completely eye clean gems are very hard to find. This particular stone is a beautiful, rich orange color gem with an "Oval Brilliant" cut. The stone is only very very slightly included which is well above average for this material. This stone would fill a spot in any rare gem collection.