Vanadinite with Calcite (classic locale) ex Evan Jones Coll.

Item Description

A dramatic, LARGE CABINET specimen from the classic, but now hard to obtain, source of San Carlos Mine of Chihuahua, Mexico. Strongly hoppered, butterscotch-colored vanadinite prisms to 3.8 cm richly cover the banded matrix and are strikingly overgrown with cream-colored calcite. The isolated clusters have a distinctive flowstone-look in one view. Broken and bruised crystals are noted here and there, but amidst the sheer size and context this remains a RARE, large combination specimen in this quality and crystal form. These came out in the 1960s and 70s, with none since. Ex Evan Jones Mexico Collection. Valued at $900-1200.