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Vauxite

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A rich plate of crystals of this very rare and beautiful phosphate species. This is from a small hoard I purchased many years ago, from the Marty Zinn collection. As is typical for the material, this is a thin plate of solid vauxite

Product details

SpeciesVauxite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.5 x 3.4 x 0.2 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityBolivia, Oruro (Department), Huanuni mine

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Vauxite
Mineral guide
Learn about Vauxite
a rare hydrated iron–aluminum phosphate with sky-to-cornflower-blue rosettes and delicate micaceous laths; Bolivian localities mark its rarity.
Vauxite
Regional guide
Vauxite from Huanuni Mine, Bolivia
blue hydrous phosphate from Huanuni Mine, Bolivia; prized for delicate blue tabular forms, rarity, and storied provenance in the Bolivian tin belt.