Celestite #2 bundle purple and blue with unusual

purple and blue with unusual chevron patterns

The lighter coloured enamel stands out well against the darker bourlette and root

or "polyhedral" shape is all natural

It is an unusually flattened

It is the gem variety of the mineral Corundum

Celestite #2 bundle purple and blue with unusualThis lovely hand picked Celestite specimen is from Madagascar. This piece has wonderful colour, good terminations and it also has some slight green areas, caused by the presence of Sulphur. You will receive the exact Celestite crystal pictured. It is also known as Celestine, and is named after the Latin word for "sky or heaven", and in ancient culture it was said to be pieces of the sky that had fallen to earth. It is usually found in a delicate blue