VANADINITE from MOROCCO

We present here a surprising pocket of Vanadinite from a new mine near the old ACF Mine workings, with robust geometric, cogwheel-like and flowery crystal habits - we bought the entire pocket and cherrypicked out about 70 choice specimens for update. In person, these are very much more robust, and show unusual forms, compared to most previous finds in this area. 40 Premium specimens are in the first portion of this update, with professional photos by Joseph Budd. The second portion of the update has many miniatures, mostly bargains at $500 and under.

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UPDATE PART II: THIS PORTION OF THE UPDATE CONSISTS OF FINE MINIATURES AND THUMBNAILS, ALL UNDER $1500, AND MOSTLY UNDER $500 ! Some real sleepers, here!

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VAN09-45 - Vanadinite - $ 300
Mibladen, Morocco

miniature, 3.8 x 3.8 x 1.6 cm
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A single huge, flowery, splayed crystal with incredibly glassy and lustrous side faces, that look completely different than its front face and surprise you when you see the difference in person as I would display this one - so that both features show at an angled display view. Superb crystal with unusual flair, compared to other finds and styles of this species. No damage, complete all around...it is a really unique miniature.


VAN09-44 - Vanadinite - $ 300
Mibladen, Morocco

miniature, 4.0 x 3.6 x 2.4 cm
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Extremely lustrous, robust crystals to just over 1 cm pile on somehow to a small bit of matrix here, to form a very treelike, upright specimen with a lot of flash. As with much of this pocket, the backside is covered by an oriented secondary growth of powdery brown vanadinite.Complete all around and 3-dimensional.


VAN09-40 - Vanadinite - $ 750
Mibladen, Morocco

miniature, 4.4 x 3.4 x 2.9 cm
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One of my favorites of these miniatures for the price range, this unusual piece has a vertical, hoppered crystal to 2.8 cm in the middle. It shows excellent lustre on the front display faces, although the back is coated with later overgrowth. The depth and complexity of this frontal view set it apart from others here, as does the attached minor matrix at bottom. Superb, unusual example from this new pocket


VAN09-37 - Vanadinite - $ 95
Mibladen, Morocco

miniature, 3.5 x 3.5 x 1.7 cm
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A big fat, flowery crystal, very unlike others here in its form. Coated with secondary powdery brown vanadinite on back and sides, hence inexpensive for a large crystal as the pride is adjusted accordingly


VAN09-34 - Vanadinite - $ 600
Mibladen, Morocco

miniature, 3.8 x 2.9 x 2.0 cm
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A stunning miniature with a huge composite crystal atop. Frm the sides you see the cogwheel-like form and superb, radiating crystals typical of this pocket. pristine and complete all around. The side edges have orange-yellow flashes of internal gemminess that are striking. UNLIKE much of this pocket, the backside is NOT covered by an oriented secondary growth of powdery brown vanadinite. Huge crystals, complete all around, with geometry and flash. Just a great miniature of a robust style very differrent than many past finds here.


VAN09-32 - Vanadinite - $ 400
Mibladen, Morocco

miniature, 3.4 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm
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A complete-all-around tightly packed crystal cluster of cogwheel-like , gear-shaped crystals in tight arrangement. VERY geometric! Has sharp edges with flashes of yellow-orange and gemminess. As with much of this pocket, the backside is covered by an oriented secondary growth of powdery brown vanadinite. Superb miniature!


VAN09-31 - Vanadinite - $ 125
Mibladen, Morocco

miniature, 3.1 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
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Really outstanding toenail-sized specimen with fat crystals and excellent display. As with much of this pocket, the backside is covered by an oriented secondary growth of powdery brown vanadinite. Xls to 2 cm


VAN09-16 - Vanadinite - $ 900
Mibladen, Morocco

miniature, 3.6 x 3.4 x 2.6 cm
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A stunning miniature with cogwheel-like form and superb, radiating crystals. pristine and complete all around. The side edges have flashes of internal yellow-orange color and of gemminess that is striking. As with much of this pocket, the backside is covered by an oriented secondary growth of powdery brown vanadinite. Xls to 1.7 cm. A superior miniature at a good price, with the best qualities of this pocket.


VAN09-13 - Vanadinite - $ 300
Mibladen, Morocco

miniature, 3.6 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm
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A lustrous, complete-all-around , miniature-sized cluster of 3-dimensional crystals. The side edges have yellow-orange flashes of internal gemminess that are striking. As with much of this pocket, the backside is covered by an oriented secondary growth of powdery brown vanadinite. Xls to 1.7 cm.


VAN09-06 - Vanadinite - $ 1500
Mibladen, Morocco

miniature, 4.5 x 3.3 x 2.5 cm
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A stunning miniature with amazing, complex, hoppered side edges that have gear-like form to them. These also have flashes of internal gemminess and yellow-orange color that are striking. As with much of this pocket, the backside is covered by an oriented secondary growth of powdery brown vanadinite. The front of the specimen is intriguing for the geometric stairsteps of which it is composed, but looking into the top hoppered faces is perhaps more appealing yet. Large Xls to 3 cm


VAN09-04 - Vanadinite - $ 200
Mibladen, Morocco

miniature, 3.5 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm
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Super, geometric miniature with fat crystals to 2.2 cm in size…rather large! Very minute, but present , edge wear in form of a few tiny dings.


VAN09-03 - Vanadinite - $ 125
Mibladen, Morocco

miniature, 3.1 x 3.0 x 0.8 cm
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A vibrant, complete toenail-sized cluster of 3-dimensional crystals. The side edges have yellow-orange flashes of internal gemminess that are striking. As with much of this pocket, the backside is covered by an oriented secondary growth of powdery brown vanadinite. Xls to 1.8 cm


VAN09-02 - Vanadinite - $ 200
Mibladen, Morocco

thumbnail, 3.0 x 2.7 x 2.0 cm
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A vibrant, complete thumbnail cluster of 3-dimensional crystals. The side edges have yellow-orange flashes of internal gemminess that are striking. As with much of this pocket, the backside is covered by an oriented secondary growth of powdery brown vanadinite. Xls to 1.5 cm


VAN09-01 - Vanadinite - $ 1500
Mibladen, Morocco

miniature, 4.2 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm
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A stunning miniature with cogwheel-like form and superb, radiating crystals. A few tiny dings on periphery at bottom, but otherwise pristine and complete all around. The side edges have flashes of internal gemminess that are striking. As with much of this pocket, the backside is covered by an oriented secondary growth of powdery brown vanadinite. Xls to 2 cm


VANA09-58 - Vanadinite - $ 900
Mibladen, Morocco

cabinet, 11.5 x 8.2 x 8.1 cm
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Emplaced on a mound of matrix are rather uniform sized crystals of vanadinite, to .8 cm across. The crystals are fat and equant, lustrous, doubly terminated. A few crystals exhibit gemmy highlights of yellow and orange from their side faces, characteristic of this pocket. Overall a very rich and 3-dimensional large specimen for the size and price range.



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