| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Morocco > Vanadinite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 43216 |
| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco |
| Description: | Rich cluster of lustrous barrel-shaped hexagonal vanadinite crystals on vuggy matrix. The vanadinite crystals are greenish-brown color with many having a white overgrowth on the pinacoid termination. Commonly mislabeled as the As-rich variety Endlichite. Ex. W. Frech (1913-1998) collection #470 |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x4.5x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 8 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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