Jeremejevite

Item Description

Jeremejevite is a rare gem Borate mineral that is typically yellow, but the famous Mile 72 locality in Namibia has produced the finest blue crystals of the species extant. The locality is a pegmatite directly on the beach in Namibia, (see this link for a photo: http://www.mindat.org/photo-129179.html), and has produced very little in the way of Jeremejevite in recent years. This specimen is a very attractive, GEM quality, sharp, lustrous, fairly well formed, prismatic hexagonal crystal which grades in hue from a rich blue color to nearly colorless on the other end. For the size and the gemminess, this is certainly a worthwhile specimen for a gem crystal collector. It is virtually water clear on one end, and is nearly a floater save for one tiny contact on one end. Valued at $1200.