Vanadinite on Goethite on Baryte

Item Description

We have all seen a lot of vanadinite but this one surprised me...it is from a rare, small find of decades ago (1990s) and you almost never see them for sale. What a bold and contrasting specimen of Vanadinite on Goethite from the famous ACF Mine in Morocco! This is just a striking small cabinet specimen of bright red, translucent, hexagonal plates on glistening black-brown Goethite microcrystals. They are truly Coke can red. The Vanadinites are from 3 to 9 mm across and occur as small groupings of a few to several crystals, rarely as isolated plates on the scintillating Goethite. The Goethite crystals are less than 1 mm, but under the microscope they are translucent brown-black with a super high luster and completely cover clusters of bladed Baryte crystals which is responsible for the ridge-like forms on the display front. The bottom of the piece reveals the whitish Baryte that is mostly, but not entirely covered by Goethite. A beautiful, older specimen from the ACF Mine. This is a cabinet size, a weighty piece in the hand. It is a phenomenal piece that has such shocking color contrast, it is different than all others. Valued $7500-up.