Wavellite with Quartz (new find)

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 (early 2011). This piece features a few light yellow color sphere-shaped radiating aggregates of Wavellite associated with a GEM quality, colorless, prismatic Quartz crystal creating a very attractive and aesthetic specimen. The quality of the Wavellite spheres is good, especially when compared to finds from the last 15 years at Siglo XX. Despite a little bit of roughness to the termination of the Quartz crystals, this is a nice display specimen of an uncommon mineral.