VanadiniteA lovely miniature specimen of Vanadinite. A handful of sharp, lustrous, rich orange red color, tabular hexagonal crystals of Vanadinite, measuring up to 5 mm, sit aesthetically on the underlying matrix. My favorite aspect of the piece is the main group of crystals at the top which have intergrown to form a beautiful "flower" like cluster and almost resembles an octagonal shape like a stop sign. It's good quality and virtually undamaged. These

A rarely seen matrix Gahnite (a zinc-bearing member of the Spinel Group) from Stratford in Alleghany County which was collected circa 1950s-1960s and comes from the collection of noted Italian author and mineral collector

Specimen # BOL711B151

A worthwhile specimen that is comparably better than most I have seen from Siglo XX

and is somewhat translucent

It's still a very worthwhile piece to add to any collection of gem minerals or species from Myanmar

which gives way into a thin pale blue-green zone

Many of these crystals have yielded the most impressive red "Ruby Spinel" gems ever found

doubly terminated crystal of deep emerald green colored Vivianite is attached to a small amount of red sandstone matrix

A beautiful miniature sized specimen with a central finger-shaped cast with good luster

giving it a two-tone appearance

Specimen #PREH31128

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