Baddeleyite (rare fine twinned crystal) Sweet Home It should be noted that

It should be noted that the tip of the Quartz crystal is actually purple Amethyst(

Specimen # BOL711B249

Specimen# CO712B203

This is an aesthetic specimen from this classic Bolivian locality

The luster is better than the majority of the Ferberites from this mine and the piece is complete on both the top and bottom

Baddeleyite (rare fine twinned crystal) Sweet Home It should be noted thatBaddeleyite is a fairly rare zirconium oxide species that dates back to 1892 when it was named after the British geologist, Joseph Baddeley. While working as the superintendent of a railroad project in Rakwana, Sri Lanka in the 1890s, Baddeley found an unusual mineral and sent samples back to London for analysis. According to mindat. org, "This led to the discovery of Geikielite. Baddeley then sent more samples of that mineral, but one of them was