Vivianite Europe let alone the fact that

let alone the fact that the crystal stayed on matrix

medium blue-green colored Amazonite crystals with no matrix

The Himalaya mine in Bolivia lies on the great mountain peak of Cerro Illimani (pronounced ee-yee-MAHN-ee) just outside of the capital city of La Paz

and it’s simply BETTER IN PERSON

A wonderfully well-crystallized

Vivianite Europe let alone the fact thatThese Vivianite crystals have, without question, the best luster and often gemminess of any Vivianite specimens to date from this country, or virtually any other country. Another outstanding feature is the wonderful color contrast between the vivid emerald green of the Vivianite and the altered red sandstone matrix. These pieces have what I think is some of the best matrix for these crystals from Bolivia. It's not completely unstable like decomposing