Paravauxite on Vauxite (very rare)

Item Description

Here we have a notably rare and good-sized small cabinet piece from the famous Siglo XX Mine in Bolivia featuring a "plate" loaded with small, bladed, beautiful blue color, radiating aggregates of Vauxite which are coated by very pale green (nearly white) blades of Paravauxite and minor micro "sugary" Quartz which can be seen at the micro level. Tiny We photographed these eye-catching crystals with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to show that they are truly terminated crystals and not just a mass. It is very difficult to obtain any specimens of these incredibly beautiful phosphates from this locality on the market these days. This specimen is from the type locality for Vauxite and Paravauxite which were originally discovered along the Contacto and San Jose veins in this mine and first described by Sam Gordon and Mark Bandy. It is so unbelievably rare to find beautifully crystallized specimens of Vauxite and Paravauxite of this size, because they only come from one mine in the world in good display specimens.