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ARSENATIAN Vanadinite "ENDLICHITE"

Unknown Owner
A well-developed crystal specimen of Arsenatian Vanadinite variety Endlichite displaying excellent chunky curved face crystals, with a lustrous beige colour measuring to 2.3cm with lots of parallel growth. Many of the terminations are covered in a micro-druse of black probable Mottramite. A very fine example of the variety from Morocco.

Product details

Species
VanadiniteAbout Vanadinite →
SizeCabinet
Dimensions6.7 x 11.5 x 4.3 cm
Added on10/24/2024
Locality
Morocco, Oriental Region, TouissitRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Unknown Owner$2,500.00
—Crystal ClassicsNot 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 Touissit, Morocco
Touissit vanadinite is the quieter, more mineralogically complicated Moroccan classic. It does not trade on the blazing cherry-red drama of Mibladen; its appeal is subtler and, for many serious collectors, more intriguing. The best Touissit pieces show robust hexagonal prisms and barrel-shaped crystals in olive, butterscotch, tan, bronze-brown, smoky yellow, burnt orange, and cream-white tones, commonly with a silvery or dusty surface sheen and occasional zoning. Fine examples have the look of aged metal or polished old honey rather than candy-red brilliance.