VANADINITE FROM MOROCCO SPECIMENS

Morocco is home to some of the most awe-inspiring and jaw-dropping minerals in the world, specifically brilliant, ruby-red vanadinite. Vanadinite occurs in arid regions worldwide, but Morocco produces the finest and largest blood-red crystals on the market. Collectors around the world know that only top-shelf specimens come from Morocco. One would think that premium quality limits variety, but this is not the case in Morocco. Crystal size, shape, and color will vary depending on the locality of the specimen, but the astounding quality remains constant. Typically, crystals form in short, tabular, hexagonal prisms with a silky luster. They appear in a variety of colors ranging from bright red to orange, yellow, and brown.