Vauxite, Paravauxite, Metavauxite, Sigloite, Quartz, Wavellite and Römerite Zinkenite “sword”-shaped crystal with a beautiful

“sword”-shaped crystal with a beautiful termination with golden Siderite and aesthetically flaring off Pyrite matrix

The good news is that I directly obtained this specimen from the miner who collected it

One of the most exciting and yet incredibly limited discoveries for Bolivian minerals

there is little to be desired

along with micro tabular white-green crystals of Paravauxite and tan blades of Sigloite (which forms as an alteration of Paravauxite) plus whitish spheres of Wavellite and a few scattered gem quality Quartz crystals on firm Quartz-Diorite porphyry matrix

Vauxite, Paravauxite, Metavauxite, Sigloite, Quartz, Wavellite and Römerite Zinkenite “sword”-shaped crystal with a beautifulFrom the find of 2006, this is undoubtedly one of the most significant and momentous discoveries ever made at this locality. Not since the days of World War II has there been such a remarkable find of this material. These are, simply put, some of the largest overall Vauxite specimens in the world, but the greatest aspect of these pieces is two fold. First, the Vauxite itself is associated with micro fibrous "strands" of the super rare phosphate