Vauxite (excellent color) on Wavellite

Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (Type Locality)
Thumbnail, 2.5 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Start Time: 10/27/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 11/03/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Vauxite is known in many forms and colors from Siglo XX, and this piece shows an excellent blue color. The piece hosts several layered crystal groups of excellent blue color bladed Vauxite which are sitting on a very thin layer of botryoidal white Wavellite, which is completely hollowed out and paper thin. It is very difficult to obtain Vauxite crystals on matrix from this locality, and as you can see, the Vauxite aggregates are simply gorgeous under magnification. The color great for the species and is a full sized display quality thumbnail of this ultra rare phosphate that is found in only ONE locality in the world!!

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