Danburite (rare blue color)

Item Description

One of the new finds from last Summer's collecting in Bolivia. While these specimens are not a new find per se, they are new specimens from a well known locality. These are the only BLUE Danburite crystals that I have ever seen from any locality. Truly the crystals themselves are colorless, but are included by a rare Amphibole called Magnesioriebeckite, for which this is the type locality. This specimen is a good quality display piece. It features sharp, highly lustrous, well formed, prismatic, gray-blue color crystals of Danburite measuring up to 7 mm sitting on Talc matrix. These crystals are rare to find on matrix, most of them are loose singles. An interesting historical note about this locality: Supposedly the mineral was first discovered in the tomb of a "cacique" (a native Indian chief) where they had been placed jewels to signify that he was rich. The find of these crystals was made near there.