Detailed information
Species
Vanadinite, null, null
Dimensions
40 x 30 x 38
mm
Locality
Apex mine, San Carlos Manuel Benavides Municipality Chihuahua, Mexico
Condition
No recorded repairs
Apex mine is one of the few places in the world that produces supreme quality Vanadinite and this is an excellent example from the Apex mine, Chihuahua, Mexico. A nice miniature with a variety of crystals; going from quite elongated with dominant hexagonal faces to the more classic style with the dominant pinnacoidal faces. A butterscotch colour with intense hues of orange provides these crystals with a depth and complexity that keeps it interesting to gaze at, but the added texture from the dusting of Calcite makes this into a fantastic specimen.