PAS-106
Paravauxite
Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine), Llallagua, Potos
Large Cabinet, 16.6 x 11.0 x 2.6 cm
Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
SOLD
A rich plate with DOZENS of sharp, translucent, beautiful crystals running all over it, to 1.2 cm in length; and many of which are doubly-terminated. A vein of some white phosphate material runs through the middle. Despite its size, this plate, and the crystals on it, are largely unscathed. The piece is quite display-worthy and comes with a nice original label. Almost certainly this was field-collected on one of the famous Vaux expeditions in the early 1900s. TYPE LOCALITY MATERIAL: Paravauxite was described in 1922.