AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Morocco > Gersdorffite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 58927 |
Mineral: | Gersdorffite |
Locality: | Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco |
Description: | Sharp octahedral gray-metallic gersdorffite crystals, an uncommon nickel-arsenic sulfide, with remnants of a green mineral (genthite?) on one end where it was attached. One gersdorffite crystal is very distinct. Ex. B. Gaber collection #564; ex. Paul Pohwat collection #583 (Mineral Collection Manager at Smithsonian) |
Overall Size: | 32x19x14 mm |
Crystals: | 5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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