AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Morocco > Vanadinite on Mottramite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 81378 |
Mineral: | Vanadinite on Mottramite |
Locality: | Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco |
Description: | Large complex vanadinite crystals to 11 mm, with sparkling black mottramite crystals to 1 mm between the vanadinite crystals, plus bladed yellow wulfenite on the bottom. These are commonly mislabeled as Endlichite, but they lack arsenic. Collected ca. 1975 |
Overall Size: | 8.5x5x3.5 cm |
Crystals: | micro to 11 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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