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Vauxite

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Vauxite is known in many forms and colors from Siglo Veinte, and this piece shows an excellent blue color. The piece hosts several layered crystal groups of fine blue color bladed Vauxite which are sitting on a very thin layer of white Wavellite. It is very difficult to obtain Vauxite crystals on matrix from this locality, and as you can see, the Vauxite aggregates are simply gorgeous under magnification. The color is good for the species as well.

Product details

SpeciesVauxite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.4 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityBolivia, Potosí, Siglo Veinte Mine

Known provenance

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

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Vauxite
Mineral guide
Learn about Vauxite
a rare hydrated iron–aluminum phosphate with sky-to-cornflower-blue rosettes and delicate micaceous laths; Bolivian localities mark its rarity.
Vauxite
Regional guide
Vauxite from Siglo Veinte Mine, Bolivia
from Siglo Veinte Mine, Bolivia: rare blue phosphate crystals in radiating aggregates, Bolivian type locality prized for rarity and provenance.