Vivianite miniature One side of the crystal

One side of the crystal is contacted where it more than likely was removed from the host rock

This specimen is an impressive

colorless Quartz crystals on matrix

Specimen # BROOK31902

A few accenting blades of Ferberite and nearly micro Quartz crystals sit on the matrix to create this beautiful and three-dimensional display specimen

Vivianite miniature One side of the crystalIn the early 1980's, the Morococala mine produced some of the largest and most spectacular Vivianite specimens in history. An incredibly large "room" of crystals was discovered, producing giant plates of crystals and individual singles measuring up to 60 cm (!) which were just pouring out of the mine for very a brief period of time. Then the mine manager decided that the miners were too distracted collecting Vivianite and not attending to their duties