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Vanadinite - $17 Reduced to $8
Four Man Mine, Taouz, Er
Rachidia Province, Morocco
8.9 x 5.5 x 4.2 cm (3.5 x 2.2 x 1.7 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
here to order
Opaque, red to orange-red
vanadinite crystals on a carpet of microcrystalline calcite, on top of
a matte gray goethite matrix. The vanadinites reach 7 mm. Some crystals
are incomplete. Displays shown in first two pictures without a stand.
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6455:
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Vanadinite - $30 Reduced to $16
Four Man Mine, Taouz, Er
Rachidia Province, Morocco
8.5 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm (3.3 x 3.3 x 2.2 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
here to order
Strangely flattened,
red-brown vanadinite crystals on a lumpy, matte gray goethite matrix.
At first glance the vanadinites appear broken and smashed, but closer
examination shows they have a flattened growth pattern with distinct
hexagonal growth rings. Crystals elsewhere on the specimen suggest that
the vanadinite may have been deposited between matrix layers, then the
top layer was removed. This growth pattern is unique in my experience.
Displays well from many angles without a stand.
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6458:
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Vanadinite - $20 Reduced to $10
Four Man Mine, Taouz, Er
Rachidia Province, Morocco
7.7 x 6.3 x 3.3 cm (3.0 x 2.5 x 1.3 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
here to order
Upon an earthy, limonite
matrix sits a carpet of microcrystalline calcite, which hosts red,
tabular vanadinite crystals. The vanadinites are mostly opaque, and
reach 6 mm in size. A few chips and incomplete crystals -- mostly
around the edges -- and these do not detract. Displays as shown in the
first photo without a stand.
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6461:
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Vanadinite - $16 Reduced to $8
Four Man Mine, Taouz, Er Rachidia Province,
Morocco
6.8 x 6.3 x 3.7 cm (2.7 x 2.5 x 1.5 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
here to order
An earthy brown limonite
matrix hosts opaque vanadinite crystals. The vanadinites are tabular to
barrel-shaped, mostly opaque but with good luster. Individual crystals
reach 6 mm across. Accented with a colorless calcite crust. A few
missing vanadinites. Sits for display as in the first photo without a
stand.
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6462:
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Vanadinite - $17 Reduced to $8
Four Man Mine, Taouz, Er Rachidia Province,
Morocco
7.7 x 6.4 x 5.0 cm (3.0 x 2.5 x 2.0 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
here to order
Deep red, translucent to
opaque, tabular vanadinite crystals on an earthy brown limonite matrix.
The largest vanadinite is 7 mm across (last picture). Most of the
smaller vanadinites have some damage, but these could probably be
trimmed away if desired. The matrix has a fuzzy, bladed surface
(pseudomorph after siderite?; see the last picture) and very distinct
growth rings.
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6469:
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Vanadinite - $12 Reduced to $6
Four Man Mine, Taouz,
Er Rachidia Province, Morocco
7.1 x 6.1 x 3.7 cm (2.8 x 2.4 x 1.5 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
here to order
A cluster of lustrous,
deep orange to red vanadinite crystals to 4 mm on matte gray goethite
matrix. Minor calcite.
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6476:
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Vanadinite - $12 Reduced to $6
Four Man Mine, Taouz,
Er Rachidia Province, Morocco
8.8 x 6.0 x 5.3 cm (3.5 x 2.4 x 2.1 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
here to order
Red-brown vanadinites on
and under a thin, colorless calcite crust, all on goethite/quartz
matrix. The largest vanadinite is about 6 mm across. A few of the
vanadinites are incomplete, but these do not detract.
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6477:
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Vanadinite - $10 Reduced to $5
Four Man Mine, Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Morocco
4.9 x 4.0 x 3.1 cm (1.9 x 1.6 x 1.2 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
here to order
Orange-red, translucent
to opaque vanadinite crystals to 3 mm scattered over matrix. Accented
with colorless to brown calcite. Some contacted crystals around the
edges, but quite a few vugs and crevasses with undamaged vanadinites.
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6493:
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Vanadinite and Goethite - $50 Reduced to $28
Four Man Mine, Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Morocco
12.3 x 7.2 x 6.2 cm (4.8 x 2.8 x 2.4 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
here to order
A rich carpet of brown to
red vanadite crystals on a contrasting gray
goethite matrix. The vanadinites reach 4 mm on the display face. Sits
well for display without a stand. The locality is named after the small
crew that works it.
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6494:
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Vanadinite and Goethite - $35 Reduced to $18
Four Man Mine, Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Morocco
11.3 x 10.1 x 7.0 cm (4.4 x 4.0 x 2.8 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
here to order
Red and orange vanadinite
crystals to 2 mm on three-dimensional,
contrasting gray goethite matrix. Sits for display at several angles
without a stand. The locality is named after the small crew that works
it.
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6541:
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Adamite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
7.0 x 6.7 x 4.0 cm (2.8 x 2.6 x 1.6 inches)
Specimen status: Sold
Sprays of light yellow,
terminated adamite crystals to 2.1 cm lie flat on a limonite/calcite
matrix. Good green fluorescence under shortwave UV (second picture).
One crystal group has a small contact, otherwise no damage.
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6542:
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Adamite - $28 Reduced to $15
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
6.5 x 6.2 x 4.3 cm (2.6 x 2.4 x 1.7 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
here to order
A glassy, 2.6 cm
colorless to green, transparent to opaque adamite crystal group in a
vug on limonite matrix. Not the prettiest adamite crystal, but above
average size for the species. Good green fluorescence under shortwave
UV. Colorless to white calcite also present. No damage.
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