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ARSENATIAN Vanadinite "ENDLICHITE"

$1,500.00

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A very lustrous, almost metallic looking specimen of Endlichite, an arsenate enriched variety of Vanadinite from Touissit, Morocco. Excellent intergrown curved barrel-shaped crystals of light silvery-olive green Endlichite measuring to over 1 cm form a highly lustrous display surface over an underlying sparse gossan matrix. A beautiful example of Endlichite, a term which appears to be being dropped in favour of 'arsenic-bearing Vanadinite'.

Product details

Species
VanadiniteAbout Vanadinite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.5 x 9.5 x 3.5 cm
Listed on10/24/2024
Locality
Morocco, Oriental Region, TouissitRegional guide →
SKUCC11991

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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.