Arsenian Vanadinite Page

Hillsboro Rock Shop
10593 Hwy. 152
Hillsboro, New Mexico
(575) 895-5180

Photographs by Ted French

Read about the Sierra County minerals in

the Mineralogical Record Vol. 20 #1 page 59



The following specimens are from the Bobbie Dee claim

Hillsboro district, Sierra Co., New Mexico

The Hillsboro district is the type local for Arsenian Vavadinite.
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AVANA 2


Many Yellow Arsenian Vanadinite Crystals

Bobby Dee Claim, Hillsboro District, Sierra Co., NM

Specimen size; 3/4" (20mm) by 11/16" (17mm) by 1/4" (7mm)

Crystals to 3mm

AVANA 2 $6.00

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AVANA 3


Many Orange/Yellow Arsenian Vanadinite Crystals
Beautiful intergrown and free standing crystals

Bobby Dee Claim, Hillsboro District, Sierra Co., NM

Specimen size; 7/8" (23mm) by 3/4" (20mm) by 3/8" (10mm)

Crystal size up to 5mm

AVANA 3 $7.00

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VANA 1


Three micro Red/yellow Arsenian Vanadinite Crystal Sprays
From the Type Location
Crystals measure 6mm to 10mm along the C-axis
Very large for this location
These crystals are well terminated
Crystals are not translucent.

Bobby Dee Claim, Hillsboro District
Sierra Co., NM

AVANA 1 $9.00

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AVANA 6


Beautiful yellow Arsenian Vanadinite crystals

on dogtooth Calcite with a brownish coating over

about 1/4 of the specimen.

Bobby Dee Claim, Hillsboro District, Sierra Co., NM

Specimen size; 2-1/4" (57mm) by 1-1/4" (31mm) by 3/4" (20mm)

AVANA6 $12.00

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AVANA 5


Beautiful yellow Arsenian Vanadinite crystals

on dogtooth Calcite with a brown coating over

about half of the specimen.

Bobby Dee Claim, Hillsboro District, Sierra Co., NM

Specimen size; 3" (76mm) by 2-1/2" (63mm) by 1-3/8" (34mm)

AVANA5 $26.00

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VANA 2


Yellow Arsenian Vanadinite on Calcite

Three intergrown crystals and one almost covered with Calcite
Bobby Dee Claim, Hillsboro District, Sierra Co., NM

Specimen size; 1" (25mm) by 3/4" (19mm) by 9/16" (14mm)

VANA 2 $8.00

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Arsenian Vanadinite from Mexico

MAVANA 1


Brown Arsenian Vanadinite

From an old (1960's) collection.

Intergrown crystals in protected vugs

Erupcion Mine, Los Lamntos Mts.,
Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico

Specimen size; 80mm by 55mm by 45mm

Crystals to 12mm

MAVANA 1 $140.00

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MAVANA 2


Brown Arsenian Vanadinite

From an old (1960's) collection.

GREAT massive and intergrown crystals

Erupcion Mine, Los Lamntos Mts.,
Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico

Specimen size; 115mm by 95mm by 65mm

Crystals to 25mm

MAVANA 2 $175.00

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