Paravauxite with Metavauxite (ex Matioli Collection)

Item Description

A great phosphate association piece featuring micro fibrous "strands" of the super rare phosphate Metavauxite, plus tabular micro crystals of pale greenish Paravauxite and small whitish spheres of Wavellite along with minor golden Childrenite which means that this is a dream for phosphate collectors. It is incredibly rare to have FOUR individual phosphate species all on one specimen, and the fact that this mine is the TYPE LOCALITY for Paravauxite and Metavauxite makes it all the better. This piece is a remarkable, very well crystallized, ridiculously rare, specimen best viewed under the microscope. This piece is from the Contacto veins in this mine. It is so unbelievably rare to find good size, beautifully crystallized matrix specimens of Paravauxite and Metavauxite from Bolivia like this one. Ex Paolo Matioli Collection.