Wavellite on Quartz

Item Description

Some of the most aesthetic and displayable specimens of Wavellite have come from the Siglo XX mine in Bolivia as described by Mark Bandy. This specimen is from a recent find of this material (late 2011). This piece features a few attractive, yellow color, sphere-shaped radiating aggregates measuring up to 1.1 cm across on white / colorless translucent Quartz crystal matrix. It does appear that there is a "Japan Law" twin Quartz on the piece as well, but it's somewhat buried, so I can't be 100% sure. The quality of the spheres is good, despite a little bit of roughness, especially when compared to finds from the last 20 years at Siglo XX. A nice display specimen of an uncommon mineral, with good color.