Vivianite amber “straw”-colored orthorhombic crystals on matrix

“straw”-colored orthorhombic crystals on matrix

Specimen # BOL711B139

It’s incomplete on the back where it came off the matrix

AND the fact that the crystals are on matrix

The termination on the above specimen is very sharp and highly lustrous

Vivianite amber “straw”-colored orthorhombic crystals on matrixThese Vivianite crystals have, without question, the best luster and often gemminess of any Vivianite specimens to date from this country, or virtually any other country. Another outstanding feature is the wonderful color contrast between the vivid emerald green of the Vivianite and the altered red sandstone matrix. These pieces have what I think is some of the best matrix for these crystals from Bolivia. It's not completely unstable like decomposing