MBA3 Bastnäsite

Zagi Mountain,  5 km S.E. of Warsak Dam,  Near Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan

2.0x 2.0 x 2.0 cm.

$425

A large, terminated single crystal crystal of bastnaesite. This one is a little different form the others: it isn't one of the hexagons. It is actually prismatic. I saw one of these (about 1/3 the size of this one) recently sell for $500. There are atrophyllite  inclusions, typical of the bastanesites from the area.