PetaliteOutside of Myanmar, typically Petalite occurs in colorless crystals, and most of them are rarely well crystallized. This piece is a great crystallized example of the rich "champagne" color Petalite from a find in Myanmar dating back to 2009. We picked this piece up from a good friend of ours who travels to Mogok regularly. Most of the Petalites from this locality are small, and rather etched, and rarely found in good sized, impressive, crystallized

and the crystallization catches one’s attention

monoclinic crystals which are sitting atop very sharp

It features brownish areas of the uncommon phosphate

with only a little bit of roughness here and there

This piece features a wonderful

it’s a cool oddity that would make a nice addition to a Bolivian suite

Better quality than the photos indicate

lustrous and GEMMY the crystals are

but for Bolivia

This is an aesthetic specimen from this classic Bolivian locality

Quartz and Sphalerite

Specimen# CO712B17