Ball-like Wavellite Spheres
Collection
Robert Lavinsky
Description
Some of the most aesthetic and displayable specimens of Wavellite have come from the Siglo XX mine in Bolivia as described by Mark Bandy. This specimen is from a new find of this material. This piece features several superb, rare, yellow colored, sphere-shaped radiating aggregates measuring up to 13 mm across associated with prismatic Quartz crystals on matrix. The quality of the Wavellite spheres is pretty good, especially when compared to finds from the last 15 years at Siglo XX. Ex. Brian Kosnar.
Locality
Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Dimensions
5.0 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm.
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