Vesuvianite (fine crystals)

Item Description

Vesuvianite is a fairly well-known species, found in many world localities, but it's not easy to find attractive display specimens with top-notch crystal. Some of the most well-known examples of Vesuvianite are the famous and superb examples from Bellecombe in the Italian Alps. Going back to the late 2000s, there was a discovery of some excellent Vesuvianite specimens at the "Alpine-type" cleft locality at Hashupa in the Shigar Valley of Pakistan. The crystals on these specimens are similar to their Italian cousins as they are blocky, well-formed and notably striated on the prism faces. This piece features very attractive, notably sharp, highly lustrous, dark reddish-brown colored prisms of Vesuvianite up to 2.3 cm on matrix. With some strong backlighting, the edges of the crystals show a bit of gemminess. Most of the crystals are in good shape, but there are a few spots of damage, so the piece is not 100% pristine. Still a very good quality example of these hard to find Vesuvianites from Pakistan. Valued at $950.