Vivianite Crystal - Height: 7.9 cm - Width: 1.7 cm- 36 g - (1)

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Vivianite crystal, a single cabinet specimen from the Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania; 36 g, 7.9 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm, intense emerald-green colour with bluish tones, highly transparent with well-defined prism faces and a sharp natural termination.

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A striking single vivianite crystal from the Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania.

This beautiful small cabinet specimen displays an intense emerald-green color with a subtle bluish tone, excellent transparency, and a clean elongated crystal form. The crystal shows well-defined prism faces and a sharp natural termination, giving it a very elegant display presence.

Romanian vivianite from Roșia Poieni is highly collectible, especially when it shows this kind of saturated green color and gemmy transparency. This is a very eye-catching specimen for collectors of European minerals, phosphate minerals, or vivid single-crystal display pieces.

Details:

Mineral: Vivianite

Locality: Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
Size: 7.9 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm
Category: Single crystal
Size Range: Small cabinet
Color: Intense green with bluish tones
Condition: Natural specimen

NOTE: Photos taken under black light. The specimen is still very dark green, but the internal structure is visible with a clear backlight.

A striking single vivianite crystal from the Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania.

This beautiful small cabinet specimen displays an intense emerald-green color with a subtle bluish tone, excellent transparency, and a clean elongated crystal form. The crystal shows well-defined prism faces and a sharp natural termination, giving it a very elegant display presence.

Romanian vivianite from Roșia Poieni is highly collectible, especially when it shows this kind of saturated green color and gemmy transparency. This is a very eye-catching specimen for collectors of European minerals, phosphate minerals, or vivid single-crystal display pieces.

Details:

Mineral: Vivianite

Locality: Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
Size: 7.9 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm
Category: Single crystal
Size Range: Small cabinet
Color: Intense green with bluish tones
Condition: Natural specimen

NOTE: Photos taken under black light. The specimen is still very dark green, but the internal structure is visible with a clear backlight.

Details

Number of objects
1
Main mineral
Vivianite
Mineral form
Crystal
Weight
36 g
Country of origin
Romania
Height
7.9 cm
Width
1.7 cm
Depth
1.2 cm
Ships from USVerified
2
Objects sold
Private

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