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UNIQUE - Botroidal vanadinite from the Kabwe mine - Height: 7 cm - Width: 6 cm- 200 g
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UNIQUE - Botroidal vanadinite from the Kabwe mine - Height: 7 cm - Width: 6 cm- 200 g

Una giacitura esclusiva ed estremamente rara sul mercato attuale, proveniente da un ritrovamento unico della storica miniera di Bunker Hill, oggi nota come miniera di Kabwe. Il giacimento è ormai esaurito e questi esemplari di vanadinite sono stati rinvenuti esclusivamente in una zona molto limitata. Il campione mostra chiaramente, sui lati, le successive fasi di crescita e le concrezioni sovrapposte, conferendo grande interesse mineralogico ed estetico. Gisement exclusif et extrêmement rare sur le marché actuel, issu d’une découverte unique de la célèbre mine de Bunker Hill, aujourd’hui connue sous le nom de mine de Kabwe. Le gisement est désormais épuisé et ces spécimens de vanadinite ont été trouvés uniquement dans une zone très restreinte. L’échantillon présente clairement sur les côtés des phases successives de croissance et des concrétions superposées, offrant un grand intérêt minéralogique et esthétique. An exclusive and extremely rare occurrence on today’s market, originating from a unique find in the historic Bunker Hill mine, now known as the Kabwe mine. The deposit is now exhausted, and these vanadinite specimens were found only in a very limited area. The sample clearly displays successive growth stages and layered concretions on the sides, adding strong mineralogical and aesthetic appeal.

No. 103114564

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UNIQUE - Botroidal vanadinite from the Kabwe mine - Height: 7 cm - Width: 6 cm- 200 g

UNIQUE - Botroidal vanadinite from the Kabwe mine - Height: 7 cm - Width: 6 cm- 200 g

Una giacitura esclusiva ed estremamente rara sul mercato attuale, proveniente da un ritrovamento unico della storica miniera di Bunker Hill, oggi nota come miniera di Kabwe. Il giacimento è ormai esaurito e questi esemplari di vanadinite sono stati rinvenuti esclusivamente in una zona molto limitata. Il campione mostra chiaramente, sui lati, le successive fasi di crescita e le concrezioni sovrapposte, conferendo grande interesse mineralogico ed estetico.

Gisement exclusif et extrêmement rare sur le marché actuel, issu d’une découverte unique de la célèbre mine de Bunker Hill, aujourd’hui connue sous le nom de mine de Kabwe. Le gisement est désormais épuisé et ces spécimens de vanadinite ont été trouvés uniquement dans une zone très restreinte. L’échantillon présente clairement sur les côtés des phases successives de croissance et des concrétions superposées, offrant un grand intérêt minéralogique et esthétique.

An exclusive and extremely rare occurrence on today’s market, originating from a unique find in the historic Bunker Hill mine, now known as the Kabwe mine. The deposit is now exhausted, and these vanadinite specimens were found only in a very limited area. The sample clearly displays successive growth stages and layered concretions on the sides, adding strong mineralogical and aesthetic appeal.

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