these are not the finest Pyromorphite specimens
The beetles look like they're marching almost like ants
and they have beautiful reflective faces
you can actually see patches of beautiful soft lilac colored banded Agate which has filled in some of the open vugs in the wood
the likes of which may never be matched from any mine in Bolivia
Corundum (var: Sapphire)
(doubly terminated "floater" crystal) caddisfly these are not the finestSome of the finest quality crystals of Sapphire in the world are those from various localities in Sri Lanka. The combination of excellent sharp, euhedral crystals along with a beautiful range of colors puts them in the upper tiers for Sapphire crystals from anywhere. This piece is a fine quality, very sharp (not rounded or water worn), rather lustrous, well formed, euhedral, hexagonal, striated, doubly terminated "floater" crystal with a lovely blue