EXEMPLARY OF VANADINITE CRYSTALS OF A VERY GOOD TONALITY AND BRIGHT, FROM MOROCCO. VERY GOOD PIECE WITH FLOATING CRYSTALS JUDGING ONE ABOVE ANOTHER OF A CURIOUS CRYSTALIZATION.
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.