Bastnäsite (rare)

Item Description

These impressive stones Bastnäsite started coming out back in the early 2000s. The unique locality at Zagi Mountain in Pakistan has provided collectors with some of the finest quality and amazingly gemmy Bastnäsite crystals ever found. The significance of this 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. The stones cut from some of these crystals from Pakistan 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 a "Cushion Brilliant" cut. The stone is very very slightly included which is well above average for this material. This stone would fill a spot in any rare gem collection.