Mixed Bolivian Minerals
No. Bltd 53 Viv
VIVIANITE with Pyrite -
$775
Vivianite from Bolivia is a tough species to photograph.
I tried my best to get the great rich green color and true
gemminess of this specimen to come through in the
photographs, but this piece looks better in person. I
personally acquired this specimen in Bolivia in the Fall
of 2000 at the mine at Huanuni. This was one of very
few gem Vivianites that I was able to obtain. It is simply
a very gemmy, sharp, highly lustrous crystal.
Locality: Huanuni mine, Huanuni, Dalence Province,
Oruro Department, Bolivia
Specimen Size: 7 x 1.7 x 1 cm.
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No. Sn Huan Lg 1
CASSITERITE with Quartz -
$2,200
For those who are not familiar with Cassiterite from
Huanuni, it is unlike any of the other Cassiterites from
Bolivia because these crystals are elongated tetragonal
prisms and this is THE BEST Cassiterite
specimen I have ever seen from Huanuni. It does not
show well in the photographs, but it has fantastic,
jet-black, incredibly lustrous crystals associated with
minor "milky" Quartz crystals. A great "cabinet"
specimen !
Locality: Huanuni mine, Huanuni, Dalence Province,
Oruro Department, Bolivia
Specimen Size: 11 x 7 x 4 cm.
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No. Stann 1 Bol
STANNITE -
$300
A fantastic "floater" group consisting of sharp,
lustrous, well-formed crystals. This is some old great
classic San Jose material and a killer "thumbnail" of
this copper/iron/tin sulfide.
Locality: San Jose mine (now extinct), Oruro (town),
Oruro Department, Bolivia
Specimen Size: 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm.
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No. Bltd 1 Sid
SIDERITE -
$545 (SOLD)
These are seldom seen, but very magnificent
specimens because they are actually lustrous, sharp
"rosettes" of Siderite covering Quartz. The individual
"points" of Siderite that are shooting out of the
specimen are Quartz crystals which are covered by
Siderite. A very aesthetic and hard to come by
specimen.
Locality: Chojñacota, Loayza Province, La Paz
Department, Bolivia
Specimen Size: 15 x 12.3 x 6.4 cm.
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No. Sn 172
CASSITERITE on Quartz -
$4,500 (SOLD)
A grand specimen of world-famous, classic,
exceptional, sharp, highly lustrous, gemmy, golden
color crystals of Cassiterite on crystallized Quartz
matrix. Before there were Chinese Cassiterites, these
were the only ones really available in any quantity. This
specimen is essentially perfect all the way around the
display side.
Locality: Viloco (formerly Araca), Loayza Province, La
Paz Department, Bolivia
Specimen Size: 10.5 x 6.5 x 6 cm. (Largest Crystal: 2.4
cm. across)
Mined: 1955
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No. Vx 103
VAUXITE -
$795 (SOLD)
A lovely, delicate crust of gorgeous, lustrous, sharp,
crystallized "balls". This is a fantastic example of
an extremely rare, but incredibly beautiful, best blue color phosphate !
Part of the appeal of collecting minerals is the chance
to have a specimen in your possession that is both rare
and beautiful. It is this combination that truly makes
collection minerals unique. Vauxite is one of my
favorite minerals for the simple reason that it is an
amazing blend of the two features that I mentioned
previously, rarity and beauty. This piece is especially
significant because the shape in which it formed. The
best way to describe the shape is that it is a like a
half-tube, or half-pipe. A totally unique shape as most
Vauxite specimens are not nearly as three dimensional
as this one.
Please note that this specimen is from Huanuni,
and not Siglo XX. I can verify this because I personally
know the man who collected them in the late 1970's.
Locality: Huanuni mine, Huanuni, Dalence Province,
Oruro Department, Bolivia
Specimen Size: 7.5 x 4 x 3 cm.
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