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Vanadinite (Jaime Bird Coll.)
- Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
- Thumbnail, 2.6 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm
- Start Time: 07/05/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/12/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An aesthetic, 360-degree, bladed rosette of tabular vanadinite prisms from early production in the 1970s from the Jaime Bird Collection. The hexagonal crystals are a lustrous, brick-red and have sparkly gemmy areas. Some of the crystal edges have a preferential brown oxide coating. Complete all-around, with only a couple of bruised crystals on the backside of the piece. Classic and uncommon older Mibladen.