Diaspore (rare) Amber blue color cubes and cuboctahedral

blue color cubes and cuboctahedral crystals of this hard-to-find species on matrix

On the back and bottom of the specimen

Specimen# CO712B197

I think the rough spots are forgivable

it provided collectors with some of the most distinctive and memorable display specimens from any locality in southwestern Colorado

Diaspore (rare) Amber blue color cubes and cuboctahedralThis Diaspore is a beautiful "Brilliant Oval" cut gem with very slight inclusions and a gentle lilac pink hue in incandescent lighting but shows more of a yellow pink hue in LED lighting. Outdoors, the color is more of a pure pink, with no purple overtones. When it comes to gem quality Diaspore, most people are familiar with the sandy colored gems from Turkey (sometimes marketed as "Zultanite" or "Csarite"), but in 2020 there was a brand new discovery