Brookite (INCREDIBLY rare, faceted stone) Robert Stoufer My father acquired this piece

My father acquired this piece from his Amazonite collecting partner

a great Pyrite from this lesser-known locality in Bulgaria

is in great shape and displays well from a few angles

it remains a fine crystal of a species that is not typically found in such sharp and lustrous examples

The crystals sit wonderfully on bladed Albite (var: "Cleavelandite") matrix with a coating of Muscovite

Brookite (INCREDIBLY rare, faceted stone) Robert Stoufer My father acquired this pieceThis Brookite, when, backlit shows a rich burnt orange hue with good clarity, and the cherry on top is that there is a beautiful black "phantom" line running down the middle, which is a perfect identifier that it's truly a Brookite. If you've ever seen a Brookite crystal from Balochistan, you'll instantly recognize the thin black "phantoms" that are synonymous with those crystals. This gem, understandably, has a very shallow and narrow "cushion" cut,