Wavellite with Quartz sphere A good sized

A good sized

and certainly one of the more interesting and eye-catching pieces that I’ve offered

“sword”-shaped crystal with a beautiful termination with Siderite on Pyrite matrix

Considering the higher prices on the new Chinese wire Silvers

This specimen was collected in August of 2009 in Bolivia

Wavellite with Quartz sphere A good sizedAlthough Wavellite is a fairly well known phosphate species, it is truly only found in a handful of localities in well crystallized display specimens. The majority of the Wavellites from world localities feature either micro crystals, or incomplete (broken) spheres on matrix. The Bolivian Wavellites, particularly those from the famous Siglo XX mine, are among the best in the world due to the fact that they occur with eye visible spheres that are often