NIKISCHERITE with Vivianite - image 1
NIKISCHERITE with Vivianite - image 2
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NIKISCHERITE with Vivianite

Unknown Owner
Nikischerite is one of those "one-time find" minerals, not even repeated even within the same mine. Described in 2003 from Huanuni tin mine, Oruro Department, Bolivia this Wermlandite Group mineral occurs in association with Vivianite, Siderite, Pyrite and Cronstedtite. This fine miniature specimen features a single perfect pale lime-green 'sphere' of Nikischerite alongside bladed Vivianite crystals. The ball of Nikischerite is 6 mm in diameter and made up of many microcrystals. It is a really fine rich colour compared with many example from this very limited find. It is from the superb systematic collection assembled by brothers Martin and Michael Günther (1951-2007 & 1956-2021). It is mounted on a small acryllic block for display and handling.

Product details

Species
VivianiteAbout Vivianite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.1 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm
Added on05/28/2025
Locality
Bolivia, Oruro (Department), Huanuni mineRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
05/2025Unknown Owner$350.00
—Crystal ClassicsNot 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.