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Vanadinite

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Lustrous brick-red crystals of vanadinite, to 2.1 cm across, with gemmy yellow-orange highlights and super luster on the side faces, combine to make up this aesthetic cluster. The crystals are fat and equant, doubly terminated, with a few exhibiting a cogwheel or gear-like form. The backside is coated by a powdery secondary generation, that is not lustrous. It has excellent sculptural quality and exhibit the color, form, and gear-like habit of the best of this pocket. A striking and unusual miniature!

Product details

SpeciesVanadinite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.3 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Added on10/23/2024

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 Mibladen, Morocco
red to orange-red hexagonal crystals with luster on baryte; iconic Mibladen, Morocco specimens formed as late lead vanadate in arid limestone.