Vauxite (great color)

Item Description

Here we have a remarkable, well crystallized, beautiful venetian blue color, ridiculously rare specimen consisting of radiating crystal aggregates of Vauxite on white Allophane matrix. We have photographed the crystals with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to show that they are truly terminated crystals and not just a blue mass. It is very difficult to obtain any specimens of this incredibly beautiful phosphate. This piece is from the type locality for this material which was discovered along the Contacto and San Jose veins in this mine and was first described by Sam Gordon and Mark Bandy. I love the fact that not only has the Vauxite formed in beautiful spherical groups, but they have fine luster to boot! Valued at $1200.