BrookiteA fine quality and aesthetic thumbnail specimen featuring a pair of thin, tabular, squared blades of Brookite measuring up to 1. 6 cm perched atop a thin layer of matrix with minor associated Quartz. The Brookites have a fiery red orange color and the gorgeous patterning of the internal black "phantoms" makes them all the more desirable. No damage, incredibly showy and one of the best thumbnails in the lot in terms of quality and composition. Specimen

along with a greenish-yellow hue

you will see there are some small

The matrix features a bit of silvery-grey Magnetite or Graphite

Specimen # WWMIX111904

The piece is undamaged with very sharp

the nature of this material does not allow for a lot of faceted stones

and aesthetic to be sure

and the crystal shows good translucency when backlit

golden Baryte crystals

BEAUTIFULLY twinned crystal that I would classify as being a "near floater" as it's crystallized nearly all the way around

Every year Tourmaline is reported as one of the top-selling colored stones in the world

so this gem is well above average in terms of clarity for Tourmaline