Vanadinite, Baryte

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Gemmy and lustrous, dark cherry-red to brick-red vanadinite crystals are richly and beautifully concentrated along the crest of the incredibly sculptural matrix of globular, vaguely bladed, snow-white baryte. The large tabular crystal is 1.2 cm and has super points of gemmy fire. This is a major, two-sided specimen, as the back is festooned with rust red-brown vanadinite prisms on the distinctive, parallel-growth baryte blades. This specimen is from the late 1990s-early 2000s finds at the ACF Mine at Mibladen, Morocco. Ex. Mijer Collection.