Ultra Rare lot of Honey and Reddish Brown Bastnaesite Facet and Cabbing Rough from the Khyber Agency in Pakistan. This material is EXTREMELY difficult to get a hold of and is highly sought after by collectors. 1 carat stones that are slightly included are selling for several hundred dollars per carat and this lot is a steal for the price! Most of the stones in this lot are slightly included to heavily included; however, there are a few nice stones in here that will make spectacular finished gems.

We would say that roughly 20%+ of this lot is some type of facet grade. There are a few stones in here that will face up very clean and even eye-clean; however, most of these stones will cut sub-carat if you are going for top clarity when faceting instead of yield. This is one of the few lots of this material that we picked up as it was sold at a reasonable price. We have seen lots this size sell for far over the price we are charging IN Pakistan and we don't know anyone else who is selling this material in the rough in the US at the moment.

If you are interested in this lot please research the particulars on Bastnaesite to familiarize yourself with cutting properties. We don't know how much more of this we can pick up at a reasonable price so don't miss your chance to pick this up.

1. Bastnaesite is an ULTRA rare mineral that rarely occurs in Facet Grade and is the source of rare earth-elements including gadolinium, samarium, and neodymium. The recent finds in Pakistan have amazed collectors around the world for their size and clarity. Many small Pakistani crystals and stones have broken world records and the largest stones have left collectors breathless! No one really knows how large these deposits are and the material is only available very sporadically.