Vanadinite on Baryte (Zerfass Coll.)

Mibladen, Midelt Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Small Cabinet, 9.9 x 7.0 x 5.3 cm
Start Time: 07/27/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/03/2017 6:38:22 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Rich brick-red, glassy, lustrous, tabular hexagonal vanadinite prisms, to 1.2 cm, with gorgeous flashes of yellow-orange fire are richly clustered atop the mounded matrix of oxide-tinted barite blades on this excellent, aesthetic and classic combination from Mibladen. There are three generations of different sized crystals on this piece, adding character. Colorful and fine combination material from the Paul Zerfass Collection # 483.

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