Sapphirine opening There's also some damage on

There's also some damage on the crystal face from removed matrix adhesions

Two rare minerals from Mererani are present on this small specimen: A small dark anthracite-colored alabandine is embedded in the reddish-brown wurtzite crystal

All with very good luster and end faces

Attractive

Typischer flächiger hellrosa Kristall aus einem Neufund dieses recht seltenen Minerals: Im Gegensatz zu den normalerweise gefundenen Stücken weisen diese ein flächiges Kristallwachstum auf

Sapphirine opening There's also some damage onThis medium sized, complete sapphirine crystal is beautifully framed by the matrix. Remnants of matrix adhesions are visible on the crystal surface.