Beryl var: Heliodor

Item Description

Here we have a beautiful, big, thick etched crystal of greenish-golden colored Heliodor, but not from the famous Khoroshiv Raion (formerly Volodarsk-Volynskii) locality in Ukraine, but rather an older specimen dating back many decades to Governador Valadares. The piece has wonderful internal gemminess when backlit, and actually looks like it would produce a very good sized faceted stone (though I would never condone destroying a beautiful specimen such as this). The piece has a mixture of almost ethereal / graceful and sharp / jagged etching formations on all sides, creating a completely one-of-a-kind specimen. You don't see a lot of Heliodors from this part of Brazil on the market, let alone such robust examples as this. When viewed at a certain angle, you can almost see the silhouette of a rooster in the piece. Specimen weight is 125.1 grams. Valued $1,500-$2,000.
From the collection of Bill ("Burma Bill") Larson of Fallbrook, California. Bill is a well-known gem and mineral dealer (Pala International) as well as a miner and collector. Bill traveled the world for decades in search of fine gems and minerals, and was directly involved in the in-person acquisition and importation of superb specimens from many important gem-producing localities. You can read his biography at https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/larsonwilliam-f/ . The piece comes with a couple dealer labels, including an old label from Mike New.