Vanadinite

specimen number:
2062990

location:
Apex Mine, San Carlos, Chihuahua, Mexico

description:

Attractive lustrous brown orange red crystals of vanadinite to 0.5 cm in size across the top of matrix. This is in great condition. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Ray DeMark.

The Apex Mine, located near San Carlos in Chihuahua, Mexico, is situated within a rugged desert terrain characterized by sedimentary and carbonate rock formations that host extensive oxidation zones. Historically, the site has seen intermittent mining exploration and small-scale operations targeting base metals, but it has achieved international renown primarily as a premier mineral collecting locality. Collectors and miners have extracted world-class, highly crystallized specimens of vanadinite from it's vugs and cavities, often associated with calcite.

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