Boleite (classic material)

Item Description

One of the great old classics from Mexico are the famous Boleite crystals from the Boleo District of Baja California Sur. Boleite is a very rare potassium, lead, silver, copper halide and is one of the great beautiful rarities in the mineral world - highly sought after by collectors. The species has been known since the late 1800s, but there honestly is only place in the world were superb specimens were found. This piece is a rare matrix specimen of Boleite featuring a pair of fine, sharp, lustrous, rich blue color cubic crystals measuring up to 5 mm. The crystals show a slight bit of translucency when backlit. This piece is from the type locality and good crystals of Boleite are almost impossible to find in today's market, especially on matrix!