Vanadinite

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Holding a freshly collected vanadinite on barite from the pocket pictured above. Freshly collected specimen (after a quick wash) from the pocket pictured above. Spirifer collection. All photos on this page by Joanna Praszkier.

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Added on10/22/2024
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Self Collected Minerals page 291
  • Mineralogical Record Volume: 44, Issue: 3special Issue: Self Collected Minerals page 36

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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.
Vanadinite
Regional guide
Vanadinite from Mibladen, Morocco
red to orange-red hexagonal crystals with luster on baryte; iconic Mibladen, Morocco specimens formed as late lead vanadate in arid limestone.