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Vivianite on Siderite

Laszlo Kupi Fine Mineral Photography
Laszlo Kupi Fine Mineral Photography
Budapest, Hungary
0 for sale·Member since 2025

Lovely, vivid green, sharp and well-formed crystals of vivianite, arranged in a natural X-shape on a pyrite-speckled siderite matrix. (ex- Laszlo Gal Collection)

Product details

Species
Vivianite, Siderite, PyriteAbout Vivianite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.0 x 3.0 x 1.6 cm
Added on06/04/2025
Locality
Bolivia, Oruro (Department), Huanuni mineRegional guide →

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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.