Vivianite Amber Insect with aesthetic form

with aesthetic form

Great quality all the way around with very little damage

What an eye-catching and fine quality specimen of this now classic material

Specimen # BOL711B249

The good luster combined with the translucence of the “balls” makes for an attractive little piece

Vivianite Amber Insect with aesthetic formIn 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 60cm(!) 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