Bastnäsite (rare)

Item Description

Bastnäsite is a very rare collector's gem for the simple fact that good stones are only found in one place in the world. Going back to the early 2000s, the locality at Zagi Mountain in Pakistan provided collectors with some of the finest quality and amazingly gemmy Bastnäsite crystals. The significance of these crystals was the fact they were thick enough for faceting, which was almost impossible to do with other Bastnäsites from previous world discoveries, as the species typically forms in relatively thin blades and was never suitable enough for cutting stones. The stones cut from the Pakistani 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 virtually eye clean, which is well above average for this material. This stone would fill a spot in any rare gem collection.