Boracite Colorado thus destroying a large percentage

thus destroying a large percentage of specimens that would have made their way to the market

I honestly don't know how this crystal survived the cutting wheel as almost everything mined in Mogok is evaluated for gem rough value first

Specimen # BOL711B22

This piece features a sharp

There is a bit of sub-surface iron inclusions

Boracite Colorado thus destroying a large percentageHere we have a good quality Boracite specimen from find the 2009 find in Bolivia. While these specimens are not a new find per se, they are newly mined specimens from this well known locality. Most people are familiar with the "blue" Danburites (included by Magnesioriebeckite) from this locality, but the other staple species found here is Boracite. This piece features a few rare, sharp, well formed, translucent, blue grey color crystals of this hard