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A robust and stout Scapolite (Marialite) crystal from this famous locality in Tanzania
This piece was collected in 1977 out of a very small pocket that only produced a limited amount of good Apatite specimens
and not filled with crazing
GEM quality
Specimen # BROOK31925
Diaspore (rare) Hemimorphite A robust and stout ScapoliteThis 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
