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Vanadinite

Unknown Owner
Saturated red color on this lustrous cluster of barrel vanadinites on matrix. A great specimen for this classic Arizona locality, with nice provenance. In good condition with only a couple small dings visible. Collected 1980's Morris and Hays

Product details

Species
VanadiniteAbout Vanadinite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.2 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm
Added on09/13/2025
Locality
USA, Arizona, Yuma MineRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
03/2026Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—DanZ RockshopNot disclosed

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Vanadinite
Mineral guide
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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 Yuma Mine, Arizona, USA
The locality name on many older labels reads simply “Yuma Mine” or “Old Yuma Mine,” but the classic collector locality is not in Yuma County and not near the city of Yuma. It is the Old Yuma Mine in the Tucson Mountains of Pima County, now within the Tucson Mountain District of Saguaro National Park. For vanadinite collectors, that distinction matters: Old Yuma pieces are a historic Arizona suite, quite different in feel from the modern Moroccan abundance that dominates today’s market.