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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 73992 |
| Mineral: | Vanadinite and Calcite |
| Locality: | Old Yuma Mine, west of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent red vanadinite crystals to 4 mm intermixed with distorted transparent colorless calcite crystals to 3 mm. The vanadinite crystals are hexagonal form with flat basal pinacoid terminations modified by pyramidal edge faces. Collected ca. 1970 |
| Overall Size: | 7x3.5x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-4.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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