Vanadinite

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Vanadinite, 2.5 cm, from the Hamburg mine, Silver district, Arizona; collected in spring of 1978 with David Shannon. This was found in a pocket that yielded 45 flats of thumbnail to museum sized specimens. Years later David and Graham Sutton drove a tunnel in search of another great pocket to no avail. Malcolm Alter photo.

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SpeciesVanadinite
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, Arizona
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Self Collected Minerals page 329

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Vanadinite
Mineral guide
Learn about Vanadinite
vivid red-to-orange hexagonal barrels with bright luster; secondary lead mineral from oxidized zones, famed in Mibladen, Morocco, prized for color.
Regional guide
Vanadinite from Arizona
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