Bastnasite Dioptase This particular stone shows a

This particular stone shows a noteworthy fluorescence under UV light

When it comes to mineral localities

rather lustrous

there’s an area that resembles “pulled taffy”

but there is a Gold mining operation in the north that has produced some of the finest "phantom" Quartz specimens from any locality I have seen

Bastnasite Dioptase This particular stone shows aThis Bastnasite is a beautiful, golden orange color gem with a "Square Cushion" cut. The stone is VERY very slightly included, which is well above average for this material. This stone looks beautiful in person and would fill a spot in any rare gem collection. In the early 2000s the locality at Zagi Mountain in Pakistan provided collectors with some of the finest quality and amazingly gemmy Bastnasite specimens. Typically, the species forms in