Herderite, faceted, Brazil. 2.95 carats.

A faceted herderite from paraiba state, brazil. Named for a german mining engineer, sigmund august wolfgang von herder (17761838) by the noted geologist wilhelm haidinger in 1829, herderite is a phosphate from the same mineral family as apatite and occurs as colourless, yellow or pale green crystals. A fine example of a rare collectors gemstone. Dimensions: 13.36 x 6.21 x 4.03 mm. All images are of the gemstone on offer here and were taken by gemgazer.

This item is made of herderite.