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MD-266176
Paravauxite
Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Small Cabinet, 6.3 x 4.4 x 4.0 cm
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Lustrous, light green blades of paravauxite to 1.0 cm fill the elongated vug in sculptural matrix on this excellent old-time specimen from the type locality in Bolivia - the Siglo XX Mine. This classic, very rare phosphate was collected by Sam Gordon on 1929-1930 Vaux Expedition to Bolivia, Peru and Chile for the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences. Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Sciences Collection.

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