Danburite

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One of the new finds from last Summer's collecting in Bolivia. While these specimens are not a new find per se, they are new specimens from a well known locality. This specimen is a very good quality display piece. It features a rather large (for this locality) sharp, doubly-terminated, highly lustrous, well formed, prismatic, gray-blue color crystal of Danburite. An interesting historical note about this locality: Supposedly the mineral was first discovered in the tomb of a "cacique" (a native Indian chief) where they had been placed jewels to signify that he was rich. The find of these crystals was made near there.