Zircon (RARE matrix specimen)

Zircon (RARE matrix specimen)Zircon crystals are not terribly common from around Mogok, but to find crystals on matrix is exceedingly rare in my experience. This attractive miniature display specimen features a few gemmy, rich golden brown colored Zircon crystals measuring up to 1. 7 cm sitting on fine grained off white Feldspar matrix. The Zircons are rather gemmy when backlit, but perhaps the most interesting aspect of the crystals is that they are notably rounded as if they

and it was a part of my private collection for years

This piece came out in the early 1980’s when there was a large find of some superb Stibnites from this mine

This specimen hosts a razor sharp

A beautiful crystallized “plate” of nearly colorless

sharpness and a slight amount of iridescent Bornite coating a few of the Tetrahedrite faces

it’s a very worthwhile representation of these classic specimens

This piece is markedly three dimensional compared to most Eagle Mine Pyrites

Specimens with crystals this size are not common from this locality

Specimen # AMAZWH111927

they are very seldom seen in today's market

Usually once a piece is more than a few mm thick

prismatic hexagonal crystals of Quartz (var: Smoky Quartz) that range in color from a very pale smoky color to a rich nearly "morion" black at the base