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MD-120238
Vauxite
Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Miniature, 3.5 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
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Here we have a remarkable, very well crystallized, rich blue color, ridiculously rare specimen consisting of radiating crystal aggregates of Vauxite on clay matrix. It is very difficult to obtain any specimens of this incredibly beautiful phosphate. This piece is from the type locality for this material which was discovered along the Contacto and San Jose veins in this mine and was first described by Sam Gordon and Mark Bandy.