Vanadinite on Quartz from Apache Mine (Vanadium Shaft), 8 km north of Globe, Gila County, Arizona
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 71974
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| Mineral: | Vanadinite on Quartz
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| Locality: | Apache Mine (Vanadium Shaft), 8 km north of Globe, Gila County, Arizona |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent red-orange vanadinite crystals to 2 mm overgrown on lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals to 4 mm on one face of brown matrix. The earliest generation of vanadinite crystals on the quartz is yellow-brown with red overgrowth. Collected ca. 1980 |
| Overall Size: | 9x7x4 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 4 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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