Sapphirine tanzania blue or bright red-violet in

blue or bright red-violet in polarized light

rather matte luster

An attractive Actinolite specimen that gets its appeal from the beautiful contrast between the black

almost complete magnesioaxinite

all others covered with limonite

Sapphirine tanzania blue or bright red-violet inWe are selling off our stock: Sapphirines of this quality have not been found for several months. The matrix is very hard and often adheres strongly to the crystals, so damage from exposing the crystals or formatting the steps is common. Only rarely do the crystals break away from the matrix undamaged. A thick sapphirine crystal, a few matrix residues on the surfaces; two notable defects on the edge.