AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Morocco > Skutterudite in Calcite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 68249 |
Mineral: | Skutterudite in Calcite |
Locality: | Bou Azzer District, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, Morocco |
Description: | Lustrous silver-metallic equant skutterudite crystals with translucent colorless calcite in between the crystals. The skutterudite crystals are large for this species. More skutterudite crystals could be exposed by carefully excavating the calcite. Collected ca. 1995 |
Overall Size: | 4.5x3.5x3 cm |
Crystals: | 3-22 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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