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Vanadinite, Barite

Vanadinite, Barite

Specimen # 100111
Mineral: Vanadinite, Barite
Location: Coud'a Workings, Mibladen Mining District, Midelt, Khénifra Province, Morocco
Size: 4.9 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Price: $150.00 CAD

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These deep red vanadinite crystals from Morocco are perched on delicate bladed crystals of cream-coloured barite. The largest vanadinite is 1.0 cm across. In excellent condition, this is a first class specimen. 

If you'd like to see more about the Mibladen Mining District, including photos of some of the vanadinite workings, see Morocco: The Northern Sahara and the Atlas Mountains (Part 2). (Note, the big hole depicted in the first photograph in the other half ot the article - see Part 1 -  is a vanadinite specimen-mining operation at Coud'a.)

 

These deep red vanadinite crystals from Morocco are perched on delicate bladed crystals of cream-coloured barite. The largest vanadinite is 1.0 cm across. In excellent condition, this is a first class specimen. 

If you'd like to see more about the Mibladen Mining District, including photos of some of the vanadinite workings, see Morocco: The Northern Sahara and the Atlas Mountains (Part 2). (Note, the big hole depicted in the first photograph in the other half ot the article - see Part 1 -  is a vanadinite specimen-mining operation at Coud'a.)

 

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