Bastnasite

Carbonate Group

Key Properties

Property Value
Mohs Hardness 4.5 (4-4.5)
Typical Size 1-20+ carats (commercial: 2-10 carats; typically sold as specimens)
Typical Price Range $3-30+ per carat (commercial: $5-15; fine crystals $20-30+)
Rarity Level Limited Occurrence
Availability Level Readily Available
Availability Driver Limited Deposits
Investment Appropriateness Speculative Collector Gems

Pricing

Typical Price
$4.00
per carat
Listing Price
$170.16
per carat
Sold Price
$28.54
per carat
My Price
N/A
per carat

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BEARISH
38.75

Score Components

Geo rarity
65
Mkt availability
35
Invest Appr
50
hardness
5
price
5

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Detailed Descriptions

Rarity Description: Cerium rare-earth fluorocarbonate mineral. Yellow to reddish-brown. Important rare earth ore; primarily mineralogical interest.

Availability Description: Available through mineral dealers; too soft for jewelry use; primarily specimen and collector market.

Investment Description: Rare earth mineral; no gem market; specimen value only; soft and unsuitable for wear; purely mineralogical interest.

Seller Prices

Seller Faceted Price Rough Price
suchengems $85.14/ct -
crysta1gems $56.67/ct -
qualitygemsmine $47.50/ct -
fakhr $13.00/ct -
trustedgems $11.34/ct -

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Origin Variants

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Color Variants

Variant Color Rarity Price Multiplier
Brown Bastnasite Brown Common x1.00
Orange Bastnasite Orange Uncommon x1.00
Yellow Bastnasite Yellow Common x1.00

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