Quartz with Lazulite Inclusions Bertrandite well-formed crystals along with the

well-formed crystals along with the gorgeous "Spinel"-twins on the same specimen like this from this locality

which means something in terms of value

For those of you who are curious

pinkish-orange color cuboctahedral crystal of this hard-to-find species on matrix

"Alpine-type" octahedra (some are twinned) associated with cream colored Feldspar on matrix

Quartz with Lazulite Inclusions Bertrandite well-formed crystals along with theThis one is a first for us. We've never seen Lazulite included inside of Quartz from Madagascar. Marofarafara is a well known locality for Lazulite dating back at least 50 years, but gems are next to impossible to obtain. This "Emerald" cut gem is essentially a colorless Quartz, but if you look closely, you can see small gem quality crystals of rich royal blue Lazulite floating inside. If you collect inclusion gems or just odd association stones,