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Vivianite

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This small cabinet size piece features an absolutely beautiful, good quality, highly lustrous, gemmy, emerald-green, doubly-terminated, sword-shaped "textbook" crystal of Vivianite on sandstone. This piece is fine condition, and is one of the gemmiest larger crystals I've seen from the find.

Product details

SpeciesVivianite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions9.8 x 4.5 x 2.7 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.