Morococala Mine, Santa Fé mining district, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia

A group of crystals on matrix. JSS specimen and photograph.

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A multi-layered crystal of Vivianite. The front has a nice overgrowth of small crystals. You find these mostly as singular crystals. Bought in an online auction. Photo and Collection: Costes Tom

3.4 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm ex. Brian Kosnar Collection In 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 ...

© Brian Kosnar - Mineral Classics

This specimen features a GEM crystal measuring 2 cm tall , 0.7 x 0.6 cm wide, perched smartly on well-trimmed matrix! 5.1 x 3.3 x 1.8 cm

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5.3 x 3.4 x 2.1 cm. A vivianite specimen of SUPERB quality, from Bolivia, out of the collection of Dave Stoudt. These crystals have the best gemminess, color and luster, and the overall form is truly aesthetic. That blue flash you see in one place is really there - a layer of crystal that extends from the top of the specimen has a blue hue to it!

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Dark green vivianite of 36 mm in lenght perched on pyrite associated with many brown siderite crystals in spheroidal aggregates. Photo and collection Antonio Borrelli

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Crystal with 4x2,5x2cm on Pyrite - December of 1993

© Photo & Collection of Martins da Pedra

15.2 x 12.5 x 6.0 cm. This specimen has two crossing crystal clusters forming an X shape. The frontal composite-crystal is 14 x 7 x 4 cm in size. The back crystal is doubly-terminated, elegant and thinner, but gemmier; also with a deep green color when backlit strongly. The lustre is fantastic, like glass, on all front faces. The piece is ...

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Large spray of Vivianite crystals from Morococala Mine, Oruro Dept., Bolivia. Specimen measures approximately 12.0 x 6 x 4.4 cm.

© Peter Hargis

5.9 x 3.4 x 2.6 cm. A gemmy 3.5-cm crystal of vivianite on matrix - bottle-green as is classic from here, but with a bluish edge, which is not common at all for vivianites from Bolivia. Fine glassy luster and sharpness all around. Ex. Joe Freilich Collection.

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Vivianite crystals on matrix. Field of view mm 5x4 Photo Enrico Bonacina, collection Fabio Brignoli (roccelllans)

© Enrico Bonacina

Vivianite crystals on pyrite Dimension of big crystal 1,5 cm Collection and photo Alessio Piccioni

A superb and beautiful gemmy green lustrous glassy double terminated crystal of vivianite measuring 5.3 cm in length is set on a small amount of matrix. Size: 5.3 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm.

© Dan Weinrich Minerals

8.3 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm. In the early 1980's this mine produced some of the largest and most spectacular Vivianite specimens in Bolivian history. There were plates of crystals just pouring out of the mine for a brief period of time. Then, the mine manager decided that the miners were too distracted collecting Vivianite and not attending to their duties ...

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76 x 24 x 29mm. The crystals show perfect lustre, sharp termination and also finest clearity. The right one appears in green colour, the left one in blue. The specimen features highest aesthetic and there is absolutely no damage. Material and foto Martin Gruell.

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5.2 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm. Three gemmy and lustrous, beautiful, bluish-green, prismatic vivianite crystals to 2.4 cm are attractively set on mounded matrix covered with sparkling, iridescent, brassy pyrite microcrystals on this classic and excellent specimen from the 1980s finds at the famous Morococala Mine of Bolivia. The etching on the vivianites ...

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Group of crystals of Vivianite, some of them doubly terminated, with parallel growths, excellent luster and color, and on a matrix coated by small octahedral crystals of Pyrite with slightly curved edges so, after a verbal communication of Alfredo Petrov, the locality is confirmed, uncertain on the original documentation.Morococala Mine, Santa Fe, ...

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Two intergrown apatite crystals, partially coated with druzy siderite, and with sphalerite inclusions in the centre.

© Alfredo Petrov

A superb glassy deep green highly translucent to transparent gemmy vivianite crystal measuring 2.0 cm in height is set nicely upon matrix. The crystal is free-standing from the matrix and complete all around. No damage. Size: 4.1 x 3.0 x 1.8 cm. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 6: 125-137.

© Dan & Diana Weinrich Minerals

Beautiful specimen with a main, doubly terminated, lustrous, dark bluish-green crystal of vivianite, with iridescent micro-crystals of pyrite. Finding: about 2003 Overall piece size: 7.5 x 4.5 x 8.5 cm Mauro Rapazzini private collection.

© Mauro Rapazzini 2014

5.2 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm. Three gemmy and lustrous, beautiful, bluish-green, prismatic vivianite crystals to 2.4 cm are attractively set on mounded matrix covered with sparkling, iridescent, brassy pyrite microcrystals on this classic and excellent specimen from the 1980s finds at the famous Morococala Mine of Bolivia. The etching on the vivianites ...

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8.4 x 5.2 x 3.5 cm. Striking, water-clear, vivid green vivianite prisms to 2.1 cm are aesthetically clustered atop a narrow wedge of shale coated with sparkly, iridescent, brassy pyrite microcrystals on this excellent and classic specimen - from the 1980s finds at the Morococala Mine of Bolivia. This combination has always been highly desirable, ...

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Vivianite crystal mm 2,6x1,2 on matrix. Photo and collection Fabio Brignoli (roccelllans)

© Fabio Brignoli

8.3 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm. In the early 1980's this mine produced some of the largest and most spectacular Vivianite specimens in Bolivian history. There were plates of crystals just pouring out of the mine for a brief period of time. Then, the mine manager decided that the miners were too distracted collecting Vivianite and not attending to their duties ...

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3.6 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm. A 3.4 cm, beautiful, bluish-green, prismatic vivianite crystal is attractively set on the aesthetic, wing-like, matrix covered with sparkling, iridescent, brassy pyrite microcrystals on this classic and excellent specimen from the 1980s finds at the famous Morococala Mine of Bolivia. The etching on one face of the vivianite ...

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This Bolivian locality became famous amongst mineral collectors for enormous vivianite crystals. This one is typical and very nice. A matrix-less grouping of large lustrous blocky complex dark green slightly translucent crystals measuring 12.0 x 6.1 x 4.4 cm in size overall. Pretty much complete all around with some cleaving on the back side. From ...

© Dan & Diana Weinrich Minerals

2.3 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm. An interesting thumbnail of a sharp spear-point of a transparent teal-blue vivianite crystal accented with two shards of matrix from the Morococala Mine of Bolivia. Classic material from the 1980s from the Jaime Bird Collection.

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Beautiful specimen with a main, biterminated, lucent, dark bluish-green crystal of vivianite, with iridescent micro-crystals of pyrite. Finding: about 2002 Overall piece size: 7.0 x 4.2 x 4.0 cm Mauro Rapazzini private collection.

© Mauro Rapazzini 2012

12x8x4 cm

A superb glassy deep green highly translucent to transparent gemmy vivianite crystal measuring 2.0 cm in height is set nicely upon matrix. The crystal is free-standing from the matrix and complete all around. No damage. Size: 4.1 x 3.0 x 1.8 cm. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 6: 125-137.

© Dan & Diana Weinrich Minerals

Choice terminated transparent green to bluish-green single crystal of vivianite measuring 2.3 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm in size. In very good condition damage-wise. Ex Anna Mae Anderson collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 6: 125-137.

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Vivianite crystal with bits of matrix covered in micro-crystalline pyrite.

© A&M

3.1 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm In the early 1980's this mine produced some of the largest and most spectacular Vivianite specimens in Bolivian history. There were plates of crystals just pouring out of the mine for a brief period of time. Then, the mine manager decided that the miners were too distracted collecting Vivianite and not attending to their ...

© Brian Kosnar - Mineral Classics

Large inter-grown deep green lustrous crystals of vivianite forming a 11.5 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm cluster with little attached matrix. Complete all around 360 degrees - in very good condition damage-wise. Ex Wolfgang E. Henkel collection.

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This Bolivian locality became famous amongst mineral collectors for enormous vivianite crystals. This one is typical and very nice. A matrix-less grouping of large lustrous blocky complex dark green slightly translucent crystals measuring 12.0 x 6.1 x 4.4 cm in size overall. Pretty much complete all around with some cleaving on the back side. From ...

© Dan & Diana Weinrich Minerals

A 6.8 x 4.0 x 2.6 cm dark bluish-green crystal of vivianite with a small amount of matrix. Ex Lawrence and Virginia Heiner collection.

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4.7 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm In the early 1980's this mine produced some of the largest and most spectacular Vivianite specimens in Bolivian history. There were plates of crystals just pouring out of the mine for a brief period of time. Then, the mine manager decided that the miners were too distracted collecting Vivianite and not attending to their ...

© Brian Kosnar - Mineral Classics

Fine large cluster of terminated dark bluish-green vivianite crystals measuring 13.3 x 9.5 x 4.8 cm in size with minor attached matrix. Shows nicely all around; very fine large crystals with no damage. Ex Lawrence and Virginia Heiner collection.

© Weinrich Minerals, Inc.

6.4 x 6.0 x 3.8 cm. A striking, beautiful, blocky, parallel-growth cluster of bluish-green, prismatic vivianite crystals is attractively set on the aesthetic, wing-like matrix covered with sparkling, iridescent, brassy pyrite microcrystals on this classic and excellent specimen from the 1980s finds at the Morococala Mine of Bolivia. The densely ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

8.4 x 5.2 x 3.5 cm. Striking, water-clear, vivid green vivianite prisms to 2.1 cm are aesthetically clustered atop a narrow wedge of shale coated with sparkly, iridescent, brassy pyrite microcrystals on this excellent and classic specimen - from the 1980s finds at the Morococala Mine of Bolivia. This combination has always been highly desirable, ...

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Greenish-black Vivianite crystals from Bolivia. Specimen was photographed and resides in the Natural History Museum in London, U.K.

© A. Haighton

4.7 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm. In the early 1980's this mine produced some of the largest and most spectacular vivianite specimens in Bolivian history. There were plates of crystals just pouring out of the mine for a brief period of time. Then, the mine manager decided that the miners were too distracted collecting vivianite and not attending to their duties ...

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7.3 x 6.2 x 3.6 cm. The Morococala tin mine became famous for its production of enormous vivianite crystals on the 280 meter level in a few pockets from 1981 to 1992. Superb specimens were numerous, but then the mine manager decided that the miners were too distracted collecting vivianite and not attending to their duties underground, so they ...

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14.0 x 9.4 x 6.8 cm. A striking large specimen of lustrous, beautiful, bluish-green, prismatic vivianite crystals attractively set on a large, elongated, sculptural matrix of sparkling, iridescent, brassy pyrite microcrystals on shale on this classic and excellent specimen from the late 1980s - early 1990s finds at the Morococala Mine of Bolivia. ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

9.0 x 9.0 x 6.0 cm. This well-known Bolivian mine produced some the world's largest and finest vivianites from 1981 to 1992. A striking, highly sculptural, parallel-growth cluster of beautiful, indigo-blue to blue-green, prisms with a fabulous, luminous textured face is aesthetically set on the matrix plate partially covered with sparkly golden ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

6.4 x 6.0 x 3.8 cm. A striking, beautiful, blocky, parallel-growth cluster of bluish-green, prismatic vivianite crystals is attractively set on the aesthetic, wing-like matrix covered with sparkling, iridescent, brassy pyrite microcrystals on this classic and excellent specimen from the 1980s finds at the Morococala Mine of Bolivia. The densely ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

6.2 x 4.9 x 2.2 cm. A striking and aesthetic specimen of lustrous, beautiful, bluish-green, prismatic vivianite crystals attractively set on an elongated, bar-like matrix of sparkling, iridescent, brassy pyrite microcrystals on this classic and excellent specimen from the 1980s finds at the Morococala Mine of Bolivia. The beautiful indigo-blue and ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

10.4 x 7.0 x 5.8 cm. An impressive cabinet cluster of large vivianite prisms from the 1980s finds at the famous Morococala Mine of Bolivia. The beautiful, incredibly lustrous, bluish-green crystals reach 7.4 cm and are attached to a pyritic matrix crust. Depending on the lighting type, background and light incidence, the crystals glow with ...

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6.2 x 5.8 x 2.8 cm Largest Crystal: 4.8 cm In 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 ...

© Brian Kosnar - Mineral Classics

3.2 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm. Perched beautifully on weathered pyrite is an exquisite, lustrous and gemmy, light minty-green vivianite crystal, measuring 2 cm in length.

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5.9 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm. A vivianite specimen of excellent quality from Bolivia. These crystals have the best gemminess, color and luster, and the overall form is aesthetic. The gemmy bottle-green color is clearly evident under several lighting conditions on this fine, sharply terminated, parallel-growth blocky crystal cluster. The flash on the sides ...

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A 6.8 x 4.0 x 2.6 cm dark bluish-green crystal of vivianite with a small amount of matrix. Ex Lawrence and Virginia Heiner collection.

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10.3 x 8.8 x 6.3 cm. This well-known Bolivian mine produced some the world's largest and finest vivianites from 1981 to 1992. A striking and beautiful, sharp, doubly-terminated, indigo-blue to blue-green, 8.2 cm opaque prism with a fabulous, luminous textured face is aesthetically set on the matrix plate partially covered with sparkly golden ...

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Transparent crystal, nice green, 4.4x2.3x1 cm. Excellent condition.

© Bill Dameron

3.3 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm. In the early 1980's this mine produced some of the largest and most spectacular vivianite specimens in Bolivian history. There were plates of crystals just pouring out of the mine for a brief period of time. Then, the mine manager decided that the miners were too distracted collecting vivianite and not attending to their duties ...

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14.0 x 9.4 x 6.8 cm. A striking large specimen of lustrous, beautiful, bluish-green, prismatic vivianite crystals attractively set on a large, elongated, sculptural matrix of sparkling, iridescent, brassy pyrite microcrystals on shale on this classic and excellent specimen from the late 1980s - early 1990s finds at the Morococala Mine of Bolivia. ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Intertwining of tabular, monoclinic, blue, vivianite crystals, on a typical matrix covered by sparkling, iridescent, brassy pyrite microcrystals. Collection and photo by Gianfranco Ciccolini.

2.6 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm In the early 1980's this mine produced some of the largest and most spectacular vivianite specimens in Bolivian history. There were plates of crystals just pouring out of the mine for a brief period of time. Then, the mine manager decided that the miners were too distracted collecting vivianite and not attending to their ...

© Brian Kosnar - Mineral Classics

4.8 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm In 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 ...

© Brian Kosnar - Mineral Classics

3.8 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm In the early 1980's this mine produced some of the largest and most spectacular vivianite specimens in Bolivian history. There were plates of crystals just pouring out of the mine for a brief period of time. Then, the mine manager decided that the miners were too distracted collecting vivianite and not attending to their ...

© Brian Kosnar - Mineral Classics

This is a wonderful specimen of vivianite from the Morococala Mine, which has not produced specimens for many years. This mine was a big producer of big vivianites for a brief period of time. This one had darkened over time from exposure to light, but still shows a vibrant blue/green color when backlit. Formerly in the collection of Vincent & ...

© Adam Kelly

6.6 x 4.2 x 2.0 cm. Some of the finest vivianite specimens in the world came from the 1980s and 1990s finds at this well-known mine. A classic parallel-growth cluster of tabular terminated crystals is aesthetically set on thin matrix covered with sparkly translucent golden-yellow siderite crystals. The lustrous crystals look purple to black under ...

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14.0 x 9.4 x 6.8 cm. A striking large specimen of lustrous, beautiful, bluish-green, prismatic vivianite crystals attractively set on a large, elongated, sculptural matrix of sparkling, iridescent, brassy pyrite microcrystals on shale on this classic and excellent specimen from the late 1980s - early 1990s finds at the Morococala Mine of Bolivia. ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

9.0 x 9.0 x 6.0 cm. This well-known Bolivian mine produced some the world's largest and finest vivianites from 1981 to 1992. A striking, highly sculptural, parallel-growth cluster of beautiful, indigo-blue to blue-green, prisms with a fabulous, luminous textured face is aesthetically set on the matrix plate partially covered with sparkly golden ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

3.3 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm. In the early 1980's this mine produced some of the largest and most spectacular vivianite specimens in Bolivian history. There were plates of crystals just pouring out of the mine for a brief period of time. Then, the mine manager decided that the miners were too distracted collecting vivianite and not attending to their duties ...

© Rob Lavinsky & MineralAuctions.com

Beveled, translucent-white Fluorapatite crystal 1.3 cm wide X 1.0 cm tall X 0.6 cm thick, standing up on edge, on matrix of crystalline-massive Galena, Sphalerite, and Pyrite. Several micro Fluorapatite crystals are also present. Fluorapatite UV FL: SW & LW pale yellow-golden PHOS: none Personal collection of Sharon Cisneros.

© Eugene & Sharon Cisneros

2.5 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm. In the early 1980's this mine produced some of the largest and most spectacular vivianite specimens in Bolivian history. There were plates of crystals just pouring out of the mine for a brief period of time. Then, the mine manager decided that the miners were too distracted collecting vivianite and not attending to their duties ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

6.2 x 4.9 x 2.2 cm. A striking and aesthetic specimen of lustrous, beautiful, bluish-green, prismatic vivianite crystals attractively set on an elongated, bar-like matrix of sparkling, iridescent, brassy pyrite microcrystals on this classic and excellent specimen from the 1980s finds at the Morococala Mine of Bolivia. The beautiful indigo-blue and ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

3.3 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm. In the early 1980's this mine produced some of the largest and most spectacular vivianite specimens in Bolivian history. There were plates of crystals just pouring out of the mine for a brief period of time. Then, the mine manager decided that the miners were too distracted collecting vivianite and not attending to their duties ...

© Rob Lavinsky & MineralAuctions.com

2.2 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm In the early 1980's this mine produced some of the largest and most spectacular vivianite specimens in Bolivian history. There were plates of crystals just pouring out of the mine for a brief period of time. Then, the mine manager decided that the miners were too distracted collecting vivianite and not attending to their ...

© Brian Kosnar - Mineral Classics

Translucent to opaque vivianite on matrix.

© Ion Cotaescu

6.1 x 4.2 x 4.0 cm. In the early 1980's this mine produced some of the largest and most spectacular vivianite specimens in Bolivian history. There were plates of crystals just pouring out of the mine for a brief period of time. Then, the mine manager decided that the miners were too distracted collecting vivianite and not attending to their duties ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

7.8 x 5.3 x 4.9 cm These vivianites date back to a discovery in the early 1980s. This find produced some of the largest and most spectacular vivianite specimens in Bolivian history. A friend who was present when they were discovered told me the story of this momentous find. He said that there were plates of crystals just pouring out of the mine ...

© Brian Kosnar - Mineral Classics

4.7 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm. In the early 1980's this mine produced some of the largest and most spectacular vivianite specimens in Bolivian history. There were plates of crystals just pouring out of the mine for a brief period of time. Then, the mine manager decided that the miners were too distracted collecting vivianite and not attending to their duties ...

© Rob Lavinsky & MineralAuctions.com

Translucent euhedral parallel-growth Vivianite crystals to 7cm. on marcasite(?) microcrystal and pyrite base (4.5x2.0x1.5cm) (see video) Doug Scott collection

© JR Montgomery