PezzottaitePezzottaite is a cesium bearing species that is related to Beryl and was discovered in Madagascar in the early 2000s. It is definitely one of the rarest and most beautiful gems on the market today. This material was originally thought to be a variety of Beryl but now stands as its own species due to the fact that Beryl is hexagonal, and Pezzottaite is trigonal. This material has one of the most unique colors in the gem world with a rich, intense

but we were fortunate to pick up a parcel of not only colorful but GEMMY crystals direct from the source

but good quality all around

and nothing new for many years

It's incredibly rare to find single spheres of this species undamaged on matrix and would be a very worthwhile pickup for any rare species collector

The significance of the stone in the crown is that it was actually revealed to be a giant (170 carat) Spinel

Many Spinels tend to have a somewhat metallic quality to them

Specimen # BOL711B251

The blending of both the euhedral crystals with their defined geometric form against the free-flowing

as very few specimens survived from years ago

sharp crystals in spherical form associated with rarely seen brass colored Stannite crystals and very unusual

Specimen #BURMA22110

Joseph Baddeley