Vanadinite on baryte

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Vanadinite on baryte D.46645 Click to enlarge image
Mibladen, Midelt Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. Dimensions: 7.5 x 9 x 4 cm. Crystals to 8 mm. Registered 1980. D.46645. Image: Stuart Humphreys
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The transparent and jewel-like red, hexagonal vanadinite (lead chloro-vanadate) crystals contrast nicely with the crested baryte (barium sulphate) crystals over which they are scattered.

Specimen details

  • Origin

    Mibladen, Midelt Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

  • Size

    7.5 x 9 x 4 cm. Crystals to 8 mm

  • Date

    Registered 1980

  • Collection number

    D.46645.

How it became part of the AM Mineralogy Collection

This specimen was purchased from Albert Chapman who bought it at the 1980 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show in the USA.