Diaspore (rare) Hemimorphite 8 cm crystal group with

8 cm crystal group with sharp

Specimen # BROOK31925

This piece was collected in 1977 out of a very small pocket that only produced a limited amount of good Apatite specimens

The piece is highlighted at the top by a wonderful dodecahedral crystal of Copper with both smooth well-formed positive faces and skeletal or "hoppered" negative faces

On a worldwide scale

Diaspore (rare) Hemimorphite 8 cm crystal group withThis Diaspore is a beautiful "Brilliant Trillion" cut gem with very very slight inclusions and a gentle purplish pink hue in incandescent lighting but shows more of a yellow pink hue in LED lighting. Outdoors, the color is more of a pure pink, with no purple overtones. The fact that the stone is over 1 carat makes it a collector quality gemstone. When it comes to gem quality Diaspore, most people are familiar with the sandy colored gems from Turkey