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Vauxite

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Here we have a remarkable, very well crystallized, beautiful blue color, ridiculously rare, specimen consisting of radiating crystal aggregates of Vauxite on allophane matrix. I have photographed the crystals under high magnification to show that they are truly terminated crystals and not just a blue mass. 4.2 x 4.0 x 1.2cm

Product details

SpeciesVauxite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.2 x 4.0 x 1.2 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityBolivia, Potosí, Siglo Veinte 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 Siglo Veinte Mine, Bolivia
from Siglo Veinte Mine, Bolivia: rare blue phosphate crystals in radiating aggregates, Bolivian type locality prized for rarity and provenance.