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Vanadinite

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Old Yuma Mine vanadinites compare favorably with the best United States vanadinites, including the Apache and North Geronimo (Pure Potential) Mines. And Old Yuma vanadinites are less common. Lustrous, brick-red, hexagonal vanadinite barrels to 5 mm cover the matrix on this classic specimen. The vanadinites have a preferential coating on one face. This piece probably dates to the 1960s or 1970s. Ex. Jaime Bird Collection.

Product details

SpeciesVanadinite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.0 x 3.6 x 2.6 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityUSA, Arizona, Yuma Mine

Known provenance

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

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Vanadinite
Mineral guide
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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 Yuma Mine, Arizona, USA
Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountains, Arizona: vanadinite famed for fiery red-orange barrels, superb luster, and a historic U.S. locality prized by collectors.