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that’s not to say that a stone this size is unheard of
A rarely seen matrix Gahnite (a zinc-bearing member of the Spinel Group) from Stratford in Alleghany County which was collected circa 1950s-1960s and comes from the collection of noted Italian author and mineral collector
but it does have the tiniest of inclusions
The cut on the stone is an "Oval Brilliant" cut
I showed the piece to Robert Stoufer and he identified the locality for me
Triplite (extremely rare) Childrenite that’s not to say thatTriplite is not rare in the aspect that it is found in various parts of the world, but the large percentage of ALL Triplites around the world are essentially black and opaque, and not gem quality with a bright salmon orange color like this stone! There was one find of these crystals and rough in Pakistan in the early 2000s, and they are simply some of the most impressive gems of any phosphate I've seen from any locality. This gem weighs in at over
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