SPECTACULAR PIECE OF COLLECTION WITH CRYSTALS OF A TONALITY BETWEEN RED AND ORANGE THAT MAKES THIS PIECE SPECIAL. THIS PIECE BELONGED TO A PRIVATE COLLECTION THAT WE ARE NOW OFFERING FOR SALE.
Vanadinite was considered a rare mineral.
Discovered by Andrés Manuel del Rio, in the year 1830, in Zimapán (Mexico).
It is a very heavy but brittle mineral.
It is usually transparent or translucent.
Its crystals can lose their shine and transparency if they are exposed to light.
