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MD-240115
Vanadinite, Baryte
Mibladene (Mibladen; Mibladan; Miblanden), Upper Moulouya lead district, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Miniature, 4.5 x 3.6 x 2.0 cm
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A fine, arborescent, Mibladen miniature vanadinite specimen from the finds 8-10 years ago. The diverging clusters of highly lustrous, brick-red, hexgonal vanadinite prisms look like leaf-covered branches above the psilomelane-covered, white baryte "tree trunk." Viewed on end, many of the cogwheel-like, echelon vanadinite crystals have gemmy flashes of yellow and orange. An aesthetic, nearly pristine specimen from this famous find.