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Boracite (rare pink color)
- Alto Chapare, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
- Small Cabinet, 6.7 x 6.1 x 2.2 cm
- Start Time: 01/19/2012 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/26/2012 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Here we have a rare pink Boracite specimen from a recent find about a month ago in Bolivia. While these specimens are not a new find per se, they are new specimens from a well known locality. Most people are familiar with the "blue" Danburites from this locality, but the other staple species found here is Boracite, which is also typically blue in color. This piece features a few relatively well formed, fairly sharp, rare orange-pink color modified cubes up to 0.8 mm of this hard to find species on matrix. Nothing in my mind is as impressive as the RARE crystals of Boracite from this locality! Most often the Boracites from this locality are some shade of blue, and to find pink is rather uncommon in my experience. There were only a handful of crystals from the entire find that were on matrix, so do not miss out on this great display specimen of a species that is not often found in attractive pieces.