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Vivianite

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Though the crystals are rather dull and coated, this specimen is notable not for crystal quality so much as for its prodigious size - this is just an amazingly thick "book" of vivianite crystals - 6 cm thick of densely-packed, ultra-thin layers - cannot say I have ever seen one like it! And, the specimen is DOUBLY-TERMINATED! There are small balls of childrenite here and there on the specimen. Ex. James Zigras collection.

Product details

SpeciesVivianite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.4 x 6.3 x 4.4 cm
Added on10/23/2024

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 Siglo Veinte Mine, Bolivia
from Siglo Veinte Mine, Bolivia - a famed Llallagua locality for blue-green Vivianite and related vauxite-family phosphates, prized by collectors.