Beryl Var. Pezzottaite

This is a colorful, gemmy example of the Cesium-rich Beryl from the type locality. We were fortunate enough to get a mention in the Mineralogical Record that covered the Tucson 2011 Main show regarding what a value our Pezzottaites were. This crystal is thick, transparent in places, and has excellent color. There are no dings, it's in good shape, having the typical tabular crystal habit of this rare variety of Beryl. It weighs 3.2 grams. Typically the wholesale on this piece would be around $100 - $125 per gram. They were found one time, in this deposit in Madagascar and that was it. (other locales in other countries are exceptionally rare, I know of only one other from Bill Larson's collection.)