This is the best specimen from a small number of specimens available from this new find. Glassy pink Sapphire crystals to 1.5cm in size on a etched yellow Scapolite crystal. The Sapphires have a subtle pink hue, similar to rose quartz. A beautiful and unusual piece that was head and shoulders above the approximately 10 other pieces available.

Glassy, transparent Ruby crystal. Wafer-like crystal with triangular growth patterns on the faces.

Glassy, transparent Ruby crystal. Wafer-like crystal with triangular growth patterns on the faces. The largest crystal of the lot.

Single untwinned Alexandrite, gemmy with good crystal form.

V-twin Alexandrite crystal, gemmy with good crystal form. Chunky floater crystal with no damage or points of attachment. Purple and green color. These were found some time ago and have not been seen since.

Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration and much better transparency than most from this find. Complete and undamaged, but with some natural indentations in one area, likely caused by the inclusions of unidentified white crystals that are occasionally found in the Zircons from this area (and present in this crystal).

Single orange/brown Zircon crystal with good crystal form. A well formed, complete and undamaged Zircon crystal.  INterestingly, there are shallow indentations on the crystal surfaces from crystals of an unidentified mineral that were formerly attached and have since etched away.

No, this is not Brazilian; this little gem dates back to the 1980s and was included in a small lot of blue Euclase I purchased. Though the mine is most famous for Euclase, these sixling Chrysoberyls were also occasionally found, most about this size.

Complete, glassy Tsavorite crystal. One tiny ding present on one face, otherwise undamaged - even the bottom faces are crystallized, though show the indentations from the thin blades of Graphite the crystal formed upon.

Glassy and gemmy Tsavorite crystal with excellent green color.

Glassy light green Tsavorite crystal with good luster. Mostly complete crystal with some indentations in back where other crystals intergrew, and some Graphite on the bottom where it was attached to matrix.

Transparent, brown Enstatite crystal with good luster and nicely terminated. Crystals from this find are usually only suitable for facet rough as most are unterminated and etched, in fact this crystal was pulled from facet rough.

Transparent, brown Enstatite crystal - 21 carats of facet quality crystal, nicely terminated. Crystals from this find are usually only suitable for facet rough as most are unterminated and etched, in fact this crystal was pulled from facet rough. The crystal has slightly etched surfaces and a notch towards the bottom where another mineral was likely formerly present and later etched away.

Transparent, brown Enstatite crystal with good luster and a good, though slightly etched, termination. Crystals from this find are usually only suitable for facet rough as most are unterminated and etched, in fact this crystal was pulled from facet rough. Complete all around and undamaged.

Transparent, brown Enstatite crystal with good luster and a good, though slightly etched, termination. Crystals from this find are usually only suitable for facet rough as most are unterminated and etched, in fact this crystal was pulled from facet rough.

Bright lime green Tremolite crystal with an amzingly flat and glassy termination. These are occassionally found at Merelani and set the standard for Tremolite.

Bright lime green, terminated Tremolite crystal. These are occassionally found at Merelani and set the standard for Tremolite. There are some unidentified white crystals and a tiny speck of Pyrite attached at the base.

Bright lime green Tremolite crystal with good termination, flat and glassy. These are occassionally found at Merelani and set the standard for Tremolite. Valued at $150.

Bright lime green, terminated Tremolite crystal with an amazingly flat and glassy termination. These are occassionally found at Merelani and set the standard for Tremolite.

Superb gem quality crystal. Known as \"Chrome\" Tourmaline, it is actually a vanadium rich Uvite/Dravite. These are uncommon to find and this is of excellent quality, though dark green, backlighting reveals the high transparency, like green glass, 53 carats in weight.

Translucent red Sphalerite crystal, only the second Sphalerite I have seen from Merelani. The top of the crystal is partially coated by Pyrite, atop which are what I beleive to be Calcite crystals which have an unusual \"wheatsheaf\" habit. This would be a nice addition to a Merelani suite.