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Vanadinite var. Endlichite on Calcite from Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Vanadinite var. Endlichite on Calcite from Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

Vanadinite var. Endlichite on Calcite from Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 39254
Mineral:Vanadinite var. Endlichite on Calcite
Locality:Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Many slender brown vanadinite crystals up to 4 mm long on colorless calcite crystals up to 5 mm. This variety known as endlichite is arsenic-rich vanadinite. The endlichite crystals are slender, tapering crystals with internal transparency.
Overall Size:6x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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