SAMPLE OF VANADINITE CRYSTALS EXTRACTED IN MOROCCO. MULTI CRYSTALIZATIONS BASED ON AND CRYSTAL PERFECTIONS, BOTH FOR THE COLOR AND SHAPE. Perfect crystallization on matrix. Heavy mineral, but brittle. Transparent or translucent, with semi-semiadamantine or resinous luster. Brownish red color.
Vanadinite was considered a rare mineral. Discovered by Andrés Manuel del Rio, in 1830, in Zimapán (Mexico).
It is a very heavy but fragile mineral.
It is usually Transparent or translucent.
Its crystals can lose their brightness and transparency if they are exposed to light.
