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Vanadinite

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This very aesthetic vanadinite specimen looks eerily like a saguaro cactus. A long, tapering, lustrous and translucent, orange vanadinite crystal is offset by two other crystals at an acute angle. Dramatic and very fine for the locale!

Product details

SpeciesVanadinite
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.4 x 1.0 x 0.6 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityMexico, Guanajuato, San Carlos Mine

Known provenance

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

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Vanadinite
Mineral guide
Learn about Vanadinite
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 San Carlos Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico
from San Carlos Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico - classic Apex Mine material with elongated hexagonal prisms in butterscotch to rust colors, clusters.