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Calcite var. Cobaltoan Calcite from Agoudal Mine, Bou Azzer District, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, Morocco

 
Calcite var. Cobaltoan Calcite from Agoudal Mine, Bou Azzer District, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, Morocco

Calcite var. Cobaltoan Calcite from Agoudal Mine, Bou Azzer District, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, Morocco

Calcite var. Cobaltoan Calcite from Agoudal Mine, Bou Azzer District, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, Morocco

DESCRIPTION:No. 60998
Mineral:Calcite var. Cobaltoan Calcite
Locality:Agoudal Mine, Bou Azzer District, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, Morocco
Description:Lustrous translucent purplish-pink cobalt-rich calcite (commonly labeled as cobaltoan calcite) crystals with remnants of sulfide-rich matrix included in the bottom. The calcite crystals are complex scalenohedrons with rhombic termination faces.
Overall Size:24x19x15 mm
Crystals:5-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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