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Vivianite

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This piece features absolutely beautiful, lustrous, gem-quality, emerald-green, sword-shaped "textbook" crystals of Vivianite with minor metamorphosed Sandstone. A fine overall Vivianite specimen from this now well-known discovery.

Product details

SpeciesVivianite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.0 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityBolivia, Potosí, Tomokoni mine

Known provenance

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

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Vivianite
Mineral guide
Learn about Vivianite
color-changing, pleochroic crystals from Bolivia, prized for prisms and velvety luster on matrix; rare, collectible, with light-sensitive care.
Vivianite
Regional guide
Vivianite from Tomokoni Mine, Bolivia
from Tomokoni Mine, Bolivia: sharp, glassy green crystals on red sandstone, prized for purity, timing, and matrix retention.