Mineral Specimens with Vanadinite

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VANA09-5 - Vanadinite - SOLD
Mibladen, Morocco
miniature, 6 x 6 x 3 cm

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Mother nature has perched this exquisite cluster of vanadinite crystals squarely in the center of its matrix. The crystals are mostly doubly-terminated and are equant, lustrous and translucent. They reach 2 cm across. Gemmy orange to yellow highlights emanate from the crystals and a secondary phase of lustrous, tan vanadinite on the sides and backs of some crystals gives the specimen even more character by highlighting the frontal faces. Mesmerizing for its geometry, this is a killer large miniature or small small cab! Pristine!

VANA09-50 - Vanadinite - $ 2000
Mibladen, Morocco
miniature, 5.5 x 3.5 x 3.1 cm

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Rising aesthetically on a stalk of matrix is a cluster of vanadinite crystals, to 2 cm across, exhibiting striking parallel growth. The tabular crystals have fine luster and a rich reddish-orange color with gemmy yellow orange highlights characteristic of this pocket.Several crystals are also doubly terminated although the back side is coated by a beige secondary growth of vanadinite. A beautiful flowery specimen with really good aesthetics, this makes for a standout miiature in a case

VANA09-51 - Vanadinite - $ 750
Mibladen, Morocco
small cabinet, 9.2 x 6.8 x 2.7 cm

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Discrete crystals of lustrous, translucent, tabular to equant, reddish-brown vanadinite, to 1.5 cm across are emplaced on matrix.Most of the crystals are doubly terminated, with gemmy yellow-orange highlights on the edge faces. 2 minor abrasions have taken place on a couple of crystals (as you can see from the top-down stark view shown) but this does not diminish the overall visual quality of the specimen when displayed in person at a tilted angle, and in context with the reduced price. In fact, I just snipped off the left-side damaged crystal while writing this and so only the one damaged spot, more subtle, at bottom, remains. Really quite a good , showy specimen for such starkly isolated crystals, for the price range!

VANA09-52 - Vanadinite - $ 2000
Mibladen, Morocco
small cabinet, 7.2 x 5.6 x 3.9 cm

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Fat, equant crystals of vanadinite, to 1.6 cm across nearly cover this knoll of matrix. The crystals are glassy and translucent, brick-red with gemmy yellow-orange highlights on the edge faces, characteristic of this pocket. Some crystals are doubly terminated. The piece, despite its exposure in the pocket, so 3-dimensionally, is pristin except for the few tiniest of little dings hard to spot unless on very close examination. As with others here, many have a beige secondary coating of vanadinite on the lower faces but this does not show or detract from display. A striking specimen with the color and fat crystal habit this pocket has produced , and quite different than other recent finds here.

VANA09-53 - Vanadinite - $ 900
Mibladen, Morocco
miniature, 4.3 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm

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Lustrous brick-red crystals of vanadinite, to 2.1 cm across, with gemmy yellow-orange highlights and super luster on the side faces, combine to make up this aesthetic cluster. The crystals are fat and equant, doubly terminated, with a few exhibiting a cogwheel or gear-like form. The backside is coated by a powdery secondary generation, that is not lustrous. It has excellent sculptural quality and exhibit the color, form , and gearlike habit of the best of this pocket. A striking and unusual miniature!

VANA09-55 - Vanadinite - $ 2000
Mibladen, Morocco
cabinet, 13.2 x 10.4 x 6.8 cm

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Two separate vanadinite clusters exist on either side of this matrix specimen which can be displayed vertically or horizontally as you prefer to show off one or both pockets. It obviously stuck out into pocket space, and so we have here really unusual coverage. The best crystals are those nestled in a vug : super lustrous, to 1.5 cm across, with good translucence. These brick-red, colorful crystals have the gemmy yellow-orange highlights typical of the pocket, on their edges. Many have a unique cogwheel or gear-like form. The second cluster , more exposed and pointing up and out from the other side, has crystals to 2.0 cm across. They are reddish-brown, and doubly terminated although with a lustrous, beige secondary coating of vanadinite on the backside. Careful trimming could result in two disparate but fine specimens. However, we thought it very dramatic to leave "as is" and illustrating how these pockets form in nature. While there is a small bit of damage to the crystals on the sides of the pocket cluster, the core is pristine and the other cluster also is complete. Really, then, you get a lot of color and crystal quality on this piece for the price, we felt.

VANA09-56 - Vanadinite - $ 1200
Mibladen, Morocco
cabinet, 12.3 x 10.2 x 4.9 cm

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This matrix specimen is highlighted by three disparate clusters of equant, doubly terminated, reddish-brown vanadinite crystals to 2.3 cm across. These large crystals are unusually well-isolated on the matrix! Gemmy highlights of yellow-orange color emanate from deep in the crystals through their side faces - characteristic of this pocket. The backsides of the crystals have a powdery beige secondary coating , but are complete. One cluster has some edge wear but this is offset by a lower price than the 5k asked if it were pristine. The sheer size, color and form of the crystals overall carries a lot of impact; and by their unusual and impressive isolation on contrasting matrix which really gives a dramatic visual effect.

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.

VANA09-6 - Vanadinite - SOLD
Mibladen, Morocco
miniature, 5.25 x 4 x 3.5 cm

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Complete floater composed of only solid vanadinite, this outstanding miniature features lustrous and translucent, gear-shaped, reddish-brown crystals reaching 2 cm across.Orange to yellow gemmy highlights are present along with incipient hopper growth. Most of the crystals are doubly-terminated. There is on the base of many crystals, a lustrous secondary phase of vanadinite while on the back side (out of view) is a non-lustrous tan phase. Just a superb miniature of unusual habit

VANA09-7 - Vanadinite - SOLD
Mibladen, Morocco
miniature, 5.75 x 5 x 3.6 cm

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The composition of this aesthetic mound of nearly equant, intergrown, glassy and translucent, gear-shaped , reddish-brown crystals, is highly sculptural. It is pure vanadinite. Highlights of orange and yellow emanate from the crystal depths. Many crystals, to 1.5 cm across, are doubly terminated and a few exhibit incipient hopper growth. The underside and back side of the crystals have a secondary vanadinite phase of yellowish-tan color, with the yellow being lustrous. These oriented growth coverings serve to all the more accentuate the front face which is shockingly lustrous as you can see.The specimen is pristine and complete all around (although as I said, coated on other faces).

VANA09-8 - Vanadinite - $ 750
Mibladen, Morocco
miniature, 4.75 x 3.6 x 3.2 cm

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Growing as a near floater, this has only a tiny contact point in the backside. It is a flower-shaped, exquisite cluster of nearly equant, doubly terminated, glassy and gemmy, gear-shaped, reddish-orange, vanadinite crystals to 1.8 cm across. The yellow to orange highlights emanate from deep in the crystals The prism faces are incredibly lustrous while the basal faces are a little less so. All in all a super competition quality miniature!

VANA09-9 - Vanadinite - SOLD
Mibladen, Morocco
small cabinet, 5.5 x 4.25 x 3.6 cm

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Composed of nearly equant, intergrown, glassy and translucent, gear-shaped, reddish-orange crystals to 2.0 cm across, this vanadinite specimen is also competition quality. Gemmy highlights of orange and yellow emanate out of the depths of the crystals. Surprisingly, pristine. This is a fine, quality specimen!It shows very interesting geometry, and a mix of simple and complex crystal habits with gear-like cogs interconnecting them.

VanAz - TN 1081 - Vanadinite - SOLD
Pure Potential mine, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
thumbnail, 2.5 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm

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TN 1081 - Vanadinite from Pure Potential mine, La Paz County, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/vanaza.jpg]

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WW55 - Vanadinite - SOLD
Mibladen Mine, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
thumbnail, 2.3 x 2 x 1.8 cm

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Gorgeous cluster of deep orange-red tabular hexagonal crystals, the classic habit for the species. The luster varies from good to superb, and the partially gemmy crystals are arranged around a central 1.4 cm Vanadanite. A killer thumb.

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