Bastnasite Dioptase This attractive specimen features beautiful

This attractive specimen features beautiful lustrous

but there is a Gold mining operation in the north that has produced some of the finest "phantom" Quartz specimens from any locality I have seen

so it should be kept out of the light if possible to help retain its color

rather lustrous

Bastnasite Dioptase This attractive specimen features beautifulThis Bastnasite is a beautiful, golden orange color gem with a "Square Cushion" cut. The stone is VERY very slightly included, which is well above average for this material. This stone looks beautiful in person and would fill a spot in any rare gem collection. In the early 2000s the locality at Zagi Mountain in Pakistan provided collectors with some of the finest quality and amazingly gemmy Bastnasite specimens. Typically, the species forms in