Brookite (INCREDIBLY rare, faceted stone) June birthstone Adularia was defined as a

Adularia was defined as a variety of Orthoclase

Near the base of the crystal

The crystals have good luster

but when viewed down the "c" axis

complex modified scalenohedral crystals with a translucent quality ranging from white to colorless in areas

Brookite (INCREDIBLY rare, faceted stone) June birthstone Adularia was defined as aThis Brookite, when backlit, shows a rich burnt orange hue with excellent clarity, and the cherry on top is that there is a beautiful black "phantom" line running down the middle, which is a perfect identifier that it's truly a Brookite. If you've ever seen a Brookite crystal from Balochistan, you'll instantly recognize the thin black "phantoms" that are synonymous with those crystals. This gem, understandably, has a very shallow and narrow "cushion"