Vanadinite (classic material) (ex Gary Weaver Collection)

Item Description

Classic, intense red color, very lustrous crystals of hexagonal Vanadinite up to 4 mm on matrix from this classic locale. Outside of Morocco, these have to be some of the best known red Vanadinites in the world. Great quality overall, and very little damage. This is not a reference specimen, it's and a must-have for any Arizona collector, or fan of secondary ore minerals. From the collection of Gary Weaver (1944-2019), an electrical engineer who worked for Hughes Aircraft in California. After retiring to Prescott, Arizona in the early 2000s, Gary rekindled his childhood love of minerals, amassing a collection of roughly 2000 specimens focusing on localities in which he and his wife had lived or visited (Mexico, Peru and the western / southwestern United States). You can read Gary's obituary here https://www.dcourier.com/news/2019/apr/27/obituary-gary-richard-weaver/