Brookite (INCREDIBLY rare, faceted stone) Vanadinite Opal is the birthstone for

Opal is the birthstone for October so this would make a great gift for anybody with a birthday that month

and pieces like this with such fine color and quality are highly desirable among collectors

and looks great in person

Specimen # BROOK31912

or to be placed into a custom piece of jewelry

Brookite (INCREDIBLY rare, faceted stone) Vanadinite Opal is the birthstone forThis stone, when backlit, shows a rich burnt orange hue with decent clarity. This gem, understandably, has a very shallow and narrow "cushion" cut, but you take what you can get with this material. I've only seen a handful of faceted Brookites over the years, and they were all black opaque, so the fact that this stone has COLOR (when backlit), is significant. Don't miss out on this one, as we will have only a handful to offer, and our overseas friend