Vanadinite in Calcite - Apex Mine, San Carlos, Chihuahua, Mexico

Vanadinite in Calcite - Apex Mine, San Carlos, Chihuahua, Mexico

80 x 50 x 32mm           95gms

Stacked rhombs of white pearlescent calcite crystals, some showing salmon to orange colouration and clearly seen bright areas of Vanadinite crystals showing through.

There are some great examples of ‘hoppered’ Vanadinite crystals scattered around the specimen.

Probably collected from the original find of this material in the 1960’s and’70’s and less commonly seen these days.

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