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Vanadinite
- Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
- Small Cabinet, 5.5 x 4.0 x 2.9 cm
- Start Time: 02/05/2015 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/12/2015 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Highly lustrous, brick-red, hexagonal, vanadinite prisms, to 1.6 cm, are aestheticaly clustered on the matrix plate on this showy and rich piece from the major finds around 2008. The crystals have gemmy sections with striking flashes of gemmy, yellow-orange fire. Some crystals have preferential iron oxide coatings on the prism faces. Pristine. The piece looks great from multiple directions! Classic and excellent material.