Sapphirine

Outstanding, large, very sharp Sapphirine crystal group each measuring ~2.5 cm. across, aesthetically set in biotite-sillimanite gneiss matrix from a major “best-of-species” discovery in 2023-2024 in southern Madagascar at a hence unknown locality in the Vangaindrano area. For this find, it was fairly unusual to find two large, perfect crystals on matrix, and totally undamaged. This specimen has been professionally prepared in a mineral lab to maximally expose the sapphirine crystals and also result in the specimen being “self-standing” in an aesthetically-ideal display position. These ‘best of species’ sapphirine specimen are all from a one-time find in 2024 and none of this size or quality have been found since. Fantastic quality for this rare mineral!