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Vivianite

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This mine has produced what are clearly some of the finest quality Vivianite specimens ever seen. This miniature size piece is an absolutely beautiful, highly lustrous, gemmy emerald-green, sword-shaped "textbook" crystal group of Vivianite with minor metamorphosed Sandstone.

Product details

SpeciesVivianite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions5.0 x 2.5 x 1.6 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.