Mineral: Vanadinite
Locality: Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Dimensions: 12 x 7.5 x 7 cm / main crystal: 4.2 cm.

Description: Mass: 858 g MIM number:2175 Group of lustrous and very well formed red-brown hexagonal crystals, considered enormous for the species (larger crystals have been found, but they are all polysynthetic). Photographer: FMI / James Elliot

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