“6.5 x 5.7 x 3.4 cm. Bustamite is rare for the Kalahari district, and this is a rich specimen, with intense color. The soft pink hue is not pale…it’s actually quite strongly colored for a pastel hue. The color is very similar to the rich pink Bustamite from the Franklin Mine, and the habit is a cross between Franklin's blocky crystals and the ''hairy'' Bustamite from Broken Hill, Australia. Good fluorescence. Ex. Charlie Key Collection.
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Robert Lavinsky - 14th May 2009