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Vanadinite

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Description
Locality: 
Taouz, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 3.1 × 2.6 cm
Weight: 
34.00gr
Description

Old piece from Taouz is this gorgeous red vanadinite piece, showing arborescent, subparallel tabular crystals clusters of hexagonal form, some with hopper development. It is in perfect condition, it has not even a minor chipping. The base is a crust of black Fe-Mn oxides and small transparent quartz, and the red colour is much intense and less orange that look like in the pictures.

This type of specimens are rare nowadays from Taouz, and this piece was acquired in Taouz in 1979 by Mr Enric Kucera. It comes with a label of his private collection, specimen #638.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vanadinite

Formula: 
Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Zimapán, Mun. de Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico

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