BrookiteAn attractive miniature display specimen which plays host to a 9 mm, gemmy, lustrous, sharp "sword" shaped crystal of rich burnt sienna colored Brookite associated with a few secondary Brookites and a handful of gemmy, colorless Quartz prisms on matrix. The main Brookite is undamaged and is actually intergrown (bisected) with a smaller Brookite that created an interesting form at the base. A beautiful miniature sized display specimen of these

it's incredibly difficult to find any specimens with both species together

the piece looks better in person

as a species

This piece was collected in March of 2006 and was one of the best pieces to come out of Machacamarca during that time

monoclinic crystals of Scorzalite on matrix

A fantastic display piece of Brookite from this remarkable locality

Specimen # BOL711B244

this attractive three-dimensional “mound” of black “Marmatite” Sphalerite is comprised of sharp

Specimen # BOL711B267

with only a few small nicks to the Ludlamite groups

prismatic crystal of Vivianite which is associated with beautifully contrasting

One side of the crystal is contacted where it more than likely was removed from the host rock