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Vivianite

Unknown Owner
Well developed crystal of Vivianite with a deep green internal color and nicely disposed on a matrix of Siderite and Muscovite. The crystal measures 3 cm x 1.5 cm. Nice and aesthetic Vivianite specimen. It is in excellent condition, without damage.

Product details

Species
VivianiteAbout Vivianite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions3.0 x 6.0 cm
Added on06/16/2025
Locality
Bolivia, Oruro (Department), Huanuni mineRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
06/2025Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—MChMineralsNot 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 Huanuni Mine, Bolivia
from the Huanuni Mine is a connoisseur’s material: fragile, deeply colored, and inseparable from one of the great tin systems of the Bolivian Andes. The best pieces show flattened, spear- to sail-shaped crystals in saturated bottle-green, blue-green, or sea-green tones, often with a glassy luster and enough internal transparency to glow at the edges. On matrix, the contrast can be superb: vivianite blades rising from brown siderite, glittering pyrite, black cassiterite-rich rock, or arsenopyrite-pyrite masses from the same tin-polymetallic environment.