Sugilite sakura gel lapidary faceting Wessels, South Africa 3.5cm 140 carats 28g

  
Welcome to an African Adventure. The alternate picture shows some of the other available pieces.

Wet and dry photographs [wet on cardboard]. Dry photographs taken outdoors in natural shade - unedited, only cropped. This was discovered by accident during a visit to a very old dusty warehouse. Mainly filled with tumbled and polished stones and a lot of quartz. Climbing up shelves and feeling more than one could see.

In the sliver of lazy daylight trickling in from a distant doorway, trying to find a. Section of my hand not solidly encrusted with decades of dust.

I found a patch to lick. And touched the moisture to the stone - it smiled. This purple mauve and pink ore is one of the most expensive non gem minerals. Sugilite is like hen's teeth and is only available from old collections, deceased estates and. Not directly from the mine.

We cannot wholesale this and be very careful of anyone who claims to!! You may have heard the name Hotazel and thought it a joke. This is as real as the arid mountains that oversee the treasures beneath.

The Kalahari Manganese Field, also known as KMF includes town and villages like Black Rock and Kuruman. Please be very careful when people off quantities of this oddity and check your sources. This is not treated, only cleaned via ultrasonic. Look at the hand for comparison. South Africa is a separate country at the toe of Africa- 6-10 hours before USA. The end of our day is your. Parcels are picked, packed, export docs processed as international parcels must be cleared a day before collection.

SAPO - the South African Post Office no longer offers international. If Friday is a public holiday on our side, parcels will be the following Friday.

Canadians may apply to SELF CLEAR. Applications can be emailed to you and must be processed & confirmed before we dispatch. Covid lockdown is challenging globally and your parcel will pass through multiple airports and terminals. (More than 1 item in the same parcel) calculated on total weight under 1500 grams / 3,3 pounds. USD3.65 + USD3.65 per 100 grams specimen weight + USD3.37.

200-299 grams = USD17.97. 300-399 grams = USD21.62.

PER PARCEL OVER 1.3 KILOGRAMS or 1300 grams. WHOLESALE that's not really our thing. We do not have the manpower or supply to offer bulk, wholesale or special requests. We can't source single items at the same prices we offer.

We can offer limited quantities or LOTS of crystal points, citrines or tumbles - if we have those in stock. Any metaphysical, esoteric or other suggestions are not a substitute for medical advice. Most photos are taken outdoors in natural shade. Great effort is taken to honestly represent each item, all devices differ and so does light, time of day and weather. Thank you for sharing our.

Of earth's treasures and YOUR support! Available items not currently listed include crystal and gemstone jewellery, bulk and single citrines, quartz points, African masks, Congo mineral specimens, Box and lot sets.

Chakra and crystal bags, magic gift sets - minerals and crystals, polished and raw. More info at funkybazarcrystals on youtube and sahotrocks on Etsy, Instagram, Facebook. Message us with special requests.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Rocks, Fossils & Minerals\Crystals & Mineral Specimens\Rare Specimens". The seller is "funkybazarcrystals" and is located in this country: ZA. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• iron ore: rare gemstone
• rare mineral specimen: faceting rough
• Modification Description: natural mineral / crystal
• sakura pink sugilite: cherry blossom sugilite
• biotite granite: violet stone
• norrishite: wessels mine
• faceting rough: cutting stone
• lapidary material: raw gemstones
• purple turquoise: cybelene
• fibrous sugilite: gel sugilite
• sugilite crystal: sugilite gemswtones
• Modified Item: No
• rough sugilite: fibrous sugilite
• royal lazelle: lapidary cutting rough
• manganese ore: kalahari manganese field
• scapolite colour: hackmanite colour
• natural african crystal: unheated raw crystal
• lavulite: luvulite
• Country/Region of Manufacture: South Africa
• bustamite: hematite
• royal azel: royal lavulite